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A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a man in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Christmas Eve five years ago, prosecutors said Thursday.

Hospitals have been warned to prepare for an IV fluid shortage as the country continues to grapple with the impacts of Hurricane Helene, officials from Mass General Brigham said Thursday. The issue stems from damage to a North Carolina facility owned by Baxter International Inc., a company that provides 60% of IV fluids and other medical fluids for...

The driver accused of killing a 13-year-old girl and seriously injuring her mother and a classmate in Pembroke, Massachusetts, in late December 2019 was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole on Thursday morning. Gregory Goodsell, 36, was found guilty last week on all charges in the crash that killed Claire Zisserson, who was ju...

A former Massachusetts police officer charged with child rape was sentenced Thursday to 10-15 years in prison followed by two years of probation. Shawn Souza, a former police officer in Dartmouth, was convicted Wednesday on two counts of aggravated rape of a child, one count of rape of a child by force and one count of indecent assault and battery&...

The two people killed in Wednesday’s shootings in Worcester, Massachusetts, have been identified. Yubar Perez, a 40-year-old from Worcester, was identified as the man killed at a home on Heroult Street. Police identified the other person as 41-year-old Worcester resident Felix Rivera, who is believed to have killed Perez and then himself hour...

A derailed Green Line train is now officially off the tracks, and service resumed around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. MBTA officials said in an update on X, formerly known as Twitter, that regular service has resumed between North Station and Medford/Tufts and Union Square. Shuttle buses, which had been in place for days, have now been phased out. They sai...

The quiet forecast rolls on. And the shower threat for Saturday appears to be shriveling up. Highs leap back into the low 70s Thursday as sun gets the upper hand. We’ll see the winds shift from onshore to more of a southerly component, ensuring the warmest temperatures remain through Metrowest and the Merrimack Valley/southern New Hampshire. Cooler...

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This year’s Atlantic hurricane season has taken us on an unbelievable journey over the past few months. And though we’re past the peak of this year’s season, October can still bring big storms. If you recall, this year was touted as an active, above-average season from not only the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ...

Police in Massachusetts are warning about thieves swiping new iPhones off doorsteps. The Weston Police Department shared surveillance images Wednesday of a man they say stole an iPhone on Buckskin Drive within minutes of its delivery via FedEx. Police in Needham also said Wednesday they had received many reports of iPhone thefts. “Typically, ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency preamble to a gun reform bill passed this summer, a move that prevents the law from being suspended while opponents work on a ballot measure to put before voters in two years. The law addresses, among other things, ghost guns and red flag laws. “We needed to give time to our agencies and&#82...

A Massachusetts man prosecutors describe as an “elder” in a religious organization was sentenced Wednesday to at least three decades in prison for raping two children. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said 37-year-old Nehemya Smith of Plymouth received a sentence of 30 to 40 years in state prison after being found gui...

The owner of a Massachusetts used car business who’d been wanted since last week on suspicion of fraud, theft and other charges was arrested Tuesday in Boston, police said.

Tuesday’s MBTA Green Line derailment near Lechmere station in Cambridge turned into Wednesday’s commuter headache. While a federal investigation into what happened continues, the T has provided Green Line riders with shuttle buses, replacing service between North Station, Medford/Tufts and Union Square. The derailment added to the frust...