The Latest Breaking News from Massachusetts

A Massachusetts man pleaded not guilty in court after stabbing his mother and stepfather, severely injuring them, claiming that he did so out of self-defense.

‘Although the loss of Anthony was sudden and tragic, he wouldn’t want us to be sad’ read the 43-year-old’s obituary

Thieves snatched a package from a FedEx driver's hands as he was making a delivery in Harvard, Massachusetts, on Friday (10 January).

Five "traffickers" arrested for responding to an undercover cop's sex ad are challenging their convictions in the state's high court.

Incident involving an illegal immigrant in Massachusetts raises concerns about emergency housing assistance program's vetting process.

Massachusetts-based company is working on new treatments for gastrointestinal cancers

Recent election results show the drug war’s punitive mentality still appeals to many Americans, even in blue states.

Six Massachusetts college students are facing charges after police say they assaulted a man who was tricked onto campus as part of the "Catch a Predator” trend on social media

Five college students face charges for luring a soldier to campus in a TikTok-inspired ambush at Assumption University.

My hunting education was in the mountains. I've hiked miles, climbed rock faces, carried around a 50-pound pack while my bow rested on my shoulders, and glassed vast open public lands. Not infrequently, I find myself in the timbers, among the bears, and routinely walking up to bedded moose. I move…

Eight hospitalized after attempted balloon drop at Peabody family fun center knocked over display, which fell about 12ft