Two arrested on drug charges in Hyde Park
HYDE PARK, MA — Boston police arrested two men following the execution of three search warrants Tuesday as part of a joint narcotics investigation. Officers assigned to the Drug Control Unit of District E-5, DEA Task Force, and members of the Youth Violence Strike Force conducted the operation on Sept. 8, 2026.
Lynn mom questions safety after waiting hours for special needs son’s school bus
A mother in Lynn, Massachusetts, said she called police after the school bus that was supposed to bring her 5-year-old son home from his first day of kindergarten was hours late, raising concerns about transportation for special education students in the district. Kelly Trickett said her son Ben started kindergarten...
Wellesley mother accused of murdering 2 children to appear in court
WELLESLEY, MASS. (WHDH) - A Wellesley mother will be in court Thursday morning for a hearing in connection with the deaths of her two young children. Court documents show Janette MacAusland admitted to strangling her six- and seven-year-old children back in April. Police said she then fled to Vermont where...
83-year-old Lexington woman pleads guilty to wire fraud in nearly $11 million Ponzi scheme
The scheme involved over 200 victims, officials say. An 83-year-old woman who owned and operated a West Springfield-based financial services company pleaded guilty last week in federal court to five counts of wire fraud in connection with a nearly $11 million Ponzi scheme, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office annou
‘Enough is enough’: Patrick Clancy threatens to take legal action as misinformation spreads online
BOSTON (WPRI) — Lindsay Clancy‘s former husband is threatening to take legal action against the online conspiracy theorists and social media influencers who have blamed him for the deaths of their three children. In a statement to 12 News, Patrick Clancy’s attorney Howard Cooper explained that, over the past few months
Ex-Toyota Employees and Contractor Sued Over a $2.1 Million Paint Scheme
Two insiders and an exclusive contractor are being served after allegedly faking peeling-paint claims.
25 years after Sept. 11, a Massachusetts man honors his brother’s memory by sharing...
Pat Bavis still remembers the day he learned about the attacks on Pearl Harbor in his high school history class in Boston in the '70s. “You're sheltered when you're a young boy … and you think the world's all hunky-dory,” he said. “Then you see these videos of tragedy. And the servicemen, you know, what they did and wh
Mass. restaurant owner guilty of hiding more than $500K in taxes in employee wage...
A Massachusetts man who owned and operated two restaurants in the state pleaded guilty to a tax scheme that netted him more than $500,000. Marios Michalakis, a 44-year-old Westwood resident, pleaded guilty Tuesday to six counts of failing to collect, report and pay federal employment taxes, according to the U.S. Attorn
Man cited for excessive speed in Berlin
BERLIN, VT — A Massachusetts man was cited for excessive speed on Interstate 89 on Sept. 9, 2026. Troopers with Vermont State Police were monitoring traffic on Interstate 89 near Mile Marker 49.8 at approximately 7:54 a.m. Troopers observed a vehicle traveling in excess of the speed limit. Radar...
Boston oil company warning customers of high prices to avoid sticker shock
A Boston home heating oil company is already fielding nervous calls from customers, and they typically don't see a rush until the end of September.
