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“I extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Leudis Mejia Sanchez, whose last act in life was a valiant effort to help his son,” Hayden said.”. Two young men pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Tuesday for their part in a 2024 shooting of a Dorchester father and son that left the father dead, prosecutors said.

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Crews responded to the scene of a fire at a home in Framingham Thursday morning. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details. (Copyright (c) 2026 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,...

Norwood police say a late‑night search for a stolen car turned into a two‑vehicle headache early Monday, after officers spotted a pickup that appeared to block their efforts to reel in the fleeing driver. The pickup later turned out to be stolen too, with the keys left inside, and was eventually tracked down in Malden and brought back to Norwood for evidence...

“No matter where you come from,” Steve Cole told the people gathered on Lexington’s Battle Green Tuesday morning, “here you belong.”. Cole wore a blue wool coat with white tassels on the shoulders and a tricorn hat — the 76th Captain Commanding of the Lexington Minute Men, he is the man who, at the annual reenactment, plays Captain John Parker, who led the first battle...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — When Ann McDonald went kayaking several weeks after a 2024 rainstorm, she thought the water in the Alewife Brook just outside Boston was safe. Even though sewage discharges into the brook during heavy storms, public health officials recommended waiting just 48 hours after rain for bacteria levels to drop — so when McDonald’s kayak got stuck in debris, she wasn’t concerned about...

Raider, the Watertown Police Department’s comfort dog, will be celebrating his second birthday, and the public is invited to the party. See details provided by the WPD, below. Guess Who’s Turning 2?. In honor of Autism Awareness Month, join us in celebrating Raider’s second Birthday on Wednesday, April...

SALEM — A judge ruled Wednesday morning that an 18-year-old high school student accused of killing an older woman while she slept in her home in Danvers is not competent to stand trial, a determination prosecutors intend to challenge. Judge Randy S. Chapman made the determination after reviewing a...

A North Billerica man was arrested Tuesday night on 14 charges, including cocaine trafficking and malicious destruction of property, after the allegedly stolen white BMW he was driving crashed into a fence along Loop Road. According to the police report issued Wednesday morning, the Hopkinton Police Department received an alert...

Anyway, according to a study, out of the Top 250 Best Pizzeria Cities in the United States, Massachusetts has NINE of them!

A Boston woman won $1 million from a lottery ticket she bought at a Stop & Shop. Lisha Ellerbee, of Boston, won $1 million from the “$4,000,000 Bonus Money” scratch ticket game. The game costs $10 per ticket to play and was released in September 2024. There’s still...