Florida-based doughnut chain closes sole Mass. location
The sole Massachusetts location of a Florida-based doughnut chain has shut down. Dandee Donut Factory in Revere was closed as of Sunday, according to a Facebook post from the business. “After giving it our all serving our loyal customers in Massachusetts, we are closing our Revere location,” the post read....
Man dead after overnight shooting in Brockton
A man is dead after an overnight shooting in Brockton. According to police, around 3:14 a.m., officers responded to a gunshot report near 81 Vine Street. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. EMS took him to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Another Boston public pool is reopening this summer after years of closures
Danny Vargas learned to swim in second grade at his Jamaica Plain school. Vargas is now 21 and works at the Hyde Square Task Force — and he and his peers have been sending letters and emails to urge local officials to repair and reopen the pool at the Hennigan School.
Sheriff’s office admin guilty in connection with pressuring employee to fix his HVAC system
A former administrator with the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office pleaded guilty to using his official position to order a sheriff's office employee to perform maintenance work at his house. Thomas Brady, a 54-year-old Norwood resident, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of witness tampering and one count of use of...
Former Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office employee pleads guilty to coercing staff, witness tampering
A former Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office official pleaded guilty to using his position to force employees to perform work at his private residence and to tampering with a witness during a subsequent investigation.
26 Trinitarios gang members allegedly tied to multiple murders indicted
Those facing new charges are allegedly connected to 5 murders and 19 attempted murders. Authorities say they have taken out the gang's local leadership. Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that 26 alleged members of the transnational gang known as the Trinitarios were indicted on racketeering conspiracy and drug traf
Mass. public defender agency raises concern about cases involving Karen Read investigators
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 5:25 p.m. on June 9, 2026 to add a comment from the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. The leader of Massachusetts’ public defender agency said Tuesday that the bigoted text messages exchanged by two former investigators revealed in a new lawsuit from Karen Read raised “immed
Man with active warrants who allegedly fled from police in Norfolk County taken into...
A man with several active warrants and an extensive criminal history who allegedly fled from authorities was taken into custody in Franklin, according to police.
Trinitarios gang ‘decimated’ in Mass. as federal officials bring new charges against 26 members
BOSTON — A two-year-long federal investigation led to charges for 26 members of the notorious gang known as the Trinitarios, a transnational criminal organization linked to five murders and 19 attempted murders in Massachusetts over the past decade. The racketeering and drug distribution charges unsealed Tuesday repres
Police searching for missing 15-year-old Boston girl
The teenager was last seen on the morning of Tuesday, May 19. Boston police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old girl, who has not been seen for three weeks. Briyana Jacques, a resident of the city’s Dorchester neighborhood, was last spotted leaving her Rosedale Street home...
