AG Secures $2.4M Settlement With School Bus Company
State officials say a major school bus operator got caught playing favorites instead of playing fair, and now it is paying up. Beacon Mobility Corporation, an Ohio-based student transportation company, has agreed to a $2.4 million settlement after Massachusetts investigators alleged it quietly carved up special-educati
Brockton teen critically hurt at Montello car meetup, driver charged
A Brockton teenager remains in critical condition after she was thrown from the roof of a moving car and pinned beneath the vehicle during a car meetup at the Montello MBTA Station early Saturday morning, according to police. Police arrested the alleged driver, Rhianna C. Ortiz, 20, of Brockton, in connection with the
Springfield man’s in-custody death in South Bay jail ruled a homicide
The state medical examiner determined Shacoby Kenny died from brain damage caused by cardiac arrest during physical restraint by correction officers. The death of the Springfield inmate who died after an altercation with corrections officers at the South Bay House of Correction last year has been ruled a homicide, auth
Handcuffed man runs from lCE outside Boston courthouse
BOSTON (WHDH) - The Department of Homeland Security told 7News that a man escaped ICE custody outside of a Boston courthouse last week. Video shows the man running in handcuffs from agents as they escort him to a car. ICE said agents eventually found him and took him back into...
Man arrested in connection with Boston shooting, police still searching for second suspect
A Boston man was arrested in connection with a shooting that left a victim hospitalized. Aahmonyea Platt, a 20-year-old Jamaica Plain resident, was taken into custody on July 24 and charged with assault to murder, according to a Boston police statement. On July 5, Boston police responded to a report...
Salem, Mass., Is Installing New License Plate Readers
(TNS) — The city is no longer using automatic license plate readers from Flock Security over data privacy concerns and pushback from local advocates. The cameras went out of use on July 1, as the city’s contract with Flock expired on June 30. New license plate readers owned and operated by the city are taking their pla
Lynn home damaged in fire, siding melts off
LYNN, MASS. (WHDH) - A home in Lynn was damaged late Monday night. Part of the siding melted off from the flames at the house on Clinton Street. Firefighters said an arson investigator was at the scene. (Copyright (c) 2026 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be...
Saugus restaurant faces liquor license hearing in crash that killed Mass. state trooper
A Saugus restaurant is set to face a hearing today over allegations it overserved the driver involved in the wrong-way crash that killed Massachusetts State Police Trooper Kevin Trainor.
Retired MA State Trooper Sentenced for Fraud
BOSTON – A retired Sergeant for the Massachusetts State Police was sentenced on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, which was later forgiven. Damian Halfkenny, 54, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to one year...
Driver accused of intentionally hitting and killing man riding scooter in Boston
A driver accused of intentionally hitting and killing a man riding a scooter in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood has been charged with second-degree murder. Jhonny Ruiz Soto, 21, is accused in a crash on Saturday at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Seaver Street. Police were called to the intersection...

















