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Judge Beverly Cannone will oversee the next Karen Read case proceedings in Norfolk Superior Court, a court representative said Monday.

Three midwestern states are trying to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone across the United States in a recently filed amended lawsuit targeting so-called shield states like Massachusetts. The complaint challenges the ability of telehealth providers to dispense the drug through the mail to patients and makes it illegal for minors. Loc...

Tuesday marks one year since Breanne Pennington, a young mother of four, was found shot to death in her Cherry Street home in Gardner, Massachusetts.

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Webster, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning, prosecutors said.

A grandmother was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash this weekend, according to police in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The woman was hit Saturday evening near the intersection of Spring Street and Pleasant Street. Officers responded around 8:45 p.m. to find the woman on the sidewalk, suffering from serious injuries. Police say the woman was in a ...

A Social Security Administration worker suggested to the woman they “help each other out” at a Mass. hotel parking lot, federal prosecutors say.

Someone set fire to political signs on a lawn in Sterling, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Sterling police confirmed officers and firefighters were called out just after 10 p.m. to investigate the fire. There were no suspects in the area when officers arrived, and investigators said there were no other reports of vandalism in town. A neighbor pulled up...

Mass General Brigham is no longer delaying non-emergency procedures due to a shortage of intravenous fluids, but said rationing is continuing.

President Joe Biden is coming back to New Hampshire on Tuesday. Biden is set to give a speech in Concord on his administration’s efforts to lower the cost of prescription drugs, the White House said. They didn’t share more specifics. When Biden was last in New Hampshire, in May, he was still the Democratic candidate for president. He al...

A veteran MBTA leader will soon end his tenure chairing the agency’s board, and a former co-chair of the Massachusetts Legislature’s Transportation Committee will step into the role at a pivotal point. MBTA Board of Directors Chair Thomas Glynn, 78, plans to step down on Nov. 1, Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Monda...

A hiker from Canada died after suffering a medical emergency on a mountain trail near Conway, New Hampshire, on Saturday, authorities said. The 58-year-old man from Montreal was nearly 2 miles from the trailhead of Mt. Chocorua’s Piper Trail when he had the medical emergency, New Hampshire Fire and Game said. While the type of medical emergen...

An 18-year-old has been charged after allegedly bringing a gun to a high school parking lot in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday morning. Multiple students at Memorial High School in Manchester reported to staff and school resource officers that they spotted someone with a gun in the parking lot near the stadium, according to city police. Report...

Grammy-winning Colombian superstar Shakira is bringing her world tour through Boston next year with an appearance at Fenway Park.