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The famous warning from Paul Revere’s midnight ride is mostly a myth. Here's what he actually said on the night the American Revolution began.

Tom Clasby , Quincy's fired elder services director, pleaded guilty Monday, March 9, to all 12 counts of fraud and theft of federal funds that officials say he spent on steak tips, a Prius and a recording studio session, among other things. He embezzled more than $144,000 in cash and material goods from the city...

After 25 years leading the Somerville Arts Council, Executive Director Greg Jenkins was fired by Mayor Jake Wilson’s administration in February. The leadership change comes as part of Wilson’s government restructuring at the start of his mayoral term, but it has rattled the city’s arts community and prompted public...

A Massachusetts man plans on letting his money work for him after hitting big money on a State Lottery scratch ticket. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Ahmed Abualsebah of Watertown is the first $1 million prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new “$2,000,000 Stacked” instant ticket game that...

The owner of the TD Garden​ arena in Boston is suing a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary over an alleged trademark violation.

After buying drugs together in Boston, officials say a man drove another man’s car to South Shore Hospital, leaving it outside the emergency room — with the car’s owner dead in the back seat. Christopher Caron, 42, of Scituate, previously pleaded not guilty to one count of...

Boston police are investigating after a person was shot in the city's Dorchester neighborhood on Saturday. At 2:52 p.m. Saturday, Boston police received a report of a person shot in the area of 480 Quincy St. Upon arrival, officers found a person with a gunshot wound that appeared to be...

BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are investigating a shooting in Brockton on Sunday that left a man hospitalized. Officers responding to a reported assault with a dangerous weapon in the area of 466 Main St. around 4 p.m. found a 50-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg, according to Brockton police.

A Massachusetts man is accused of robbing an elderly woman in a Rhode Island casino. The Lincoln Police Department has arrested 20-year-old Cody Paigen of Winchester, Massachusetts. Paigen is charged with one count of first-degree robbery in connection with an event that occurred on January 19, 2026, at Bally’s Twin...