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Two women were arrested for attempting to shoplift items from a supermarket and then assaulting employees when confronted, police say.

The state board that oversees Massachusetts attorneys has voted to publicly reprimand former U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins. She resigned as the state's top federal law enforcement official two years ago after the Justice Department accused her of abusing her authority and committing ethics violations. Justice...

Boston police have made an arrest in connection with the attack outside Fenway Park last month that left a man with a brain bleed.

Boston police recently created an online dashboard of unsolved homicides dating back to 1963, compiling decades of cases into one place — including dozens that have gone unsolved for 50 years. “We certainly want the loved ones of these victims to know that we remember them, but this is...

The Norfolk County Sheriff’s office urged anyone who gets a call demanding money and threatening them for missing jury duty or claiming there is a warrant for their arrest to simply hang up on likely scammers. The warning issued Monday came after at least two people lost a combined...

BOSTON, MA — Two men were arrested on multiple firearm and drug-related charges Sunday night in Dorchester after police responded to a report of individuals with guns. Officers assigned to District C-11 arrested Shawquan Jackson, 35, of Brookline, and Tyreek Woodley, 26, of Dorchester, at about 8:17 p.m. in the area...

A 14-year-old was arrested after he allegedly threatened people with a replica gun at South Station.

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A new bill proposed at the Massachusetts State House aims to stop the use of harmful pesticides. These pesticides, known as neonicotinoids (“neonics”), are harmful to bees and have caused a massive die-off in commercial beehives in Massachusetts. Joseph Pappas, who works with Environment...

BOSTON (WHDH) - A New Hampshire man who became the fourth patient in the world to receive a pig kidney transplant in January at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has had the kidney removed due to decreasing functionality. Tim Andrews, 67, set a world-record 271 days living with a pig kidney...

Nestled underneath the Boston Seaport's ever-changing landscape of shops, offices and swanky restaurants is a science experiment. For the past year, scientists with the Stone Living Lab at UMass have been watching sea creatures take over a previously flat, concrete wall. They encouraged it by installing...