Massachusetts

Police arrested a man they say broke into a Massachusetts gas station, stole a car and set it ablaze on Duxbury Beach. The Marshfield Police Department said it was helping the Duxbury Police Department on Thursday to investigate the car fire, which appeared to have been intentionally set. The vehicle was registered in Marshfield, where its owner said it had...

A holiday event serving homeless children in Brockton, Massachusetts, has been canceled due to financial challenges, school committee members say. Over the years, Brockton’s Dinner for Champions grew so much that it moved from Brockton High School in 2018 to Lombardo’s Event Center in 2022 — and to Gillette Stadium last year. “It started off with 100 families and it...

Two Iranian nationals, one a dual citizen who lives in Massachusetts, have been indicted in connection with a drone strike that killed U.S. service members overseas. The FBI arrested 42-year-old Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi at his Natick home on Monday. The same day, 38-year-old Mohammad Abedini was arrested in Milan, Italy, where he lives. Federal authorities said the arrests were related...

The man who murdered his cousin’s wife and their three kids in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, in March 2018 was sentenced to consecutive periods of life without parole in a Worcester court Thursday. Matthew Locke, of Ware, was found guilty last month on four murder charges in the deaths of 38-year-old Sara Bermudez, 8-year-old Madison Bermudez, 6-year-old James Bermudez and 2-year-old...

A former bank teller is accused of embezzling more than $180,000 from customer accounts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

Transportation officials say holiday travel will be more spread out than usual since Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year. Here’s what to expect.

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Authorities have identified the victim in a death investigation at a luxury apartment building in Boston’s South End last week and say they are now investigating the case as a murder. The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Shantel Gillespie, Boston police and the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office said Thursday morning. They said that while they are still awaiting a...

Whether you’re traveling by plane, train or automobile this holiday season, top Massachusetts transportation officials gave an update Thursday on what to expect. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the MBTA, Massport and Massachusetts State Police held press conference at 8 a.m. to discuss holiday travel. “I feel like it was just Thanksgiving, but we are here to talk about winter...

The woman accused of posing as a Boston student appeared briefly in court on Thursday morning. Thirty-two-year-old Shelby Hewitt is accused of enrolling in three Boston high schools from 2021-2023 — all while working for the state Department of Children and Families. She was arrested in June of 2023 and is now facing forgery and fraud charges. Hewitt has pleaded...

Earth — and her hometown of Needham, Massachusetts — is going to have to wait a little longer before astronaut Sunita Williams returns from space.

When a 20-year-old blind cat fell through the ice on a pond in Westford, Massachusetts, a big-hearted bystander rowed out to save the animal — video shows him using a shovel to row — and return him to his family....

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A Worcester County couple that’s been scamming people for 20 years — called “professional tenants” because they live at home without paying rent for as long as possible without being evicted — was in court after being exposed in an NBC10 Boston investigation.

The Cannabis Control Commission will offer the executive director position to another person, commissioners said in a Wednesday meeting, after its first choice turned down the job.

As they arrived at Westborough District Court, Russell and Linda Callahan did their best to avoid showing their faces to an NBC10 Boston photojournalist. But there is no hiding the 20-year scheme exposed in our extensive investigation, where we documented the Worcester County couple’s history of defrauding small property owners and living in homes without paying the rent. The Callahans...

Ribbet, a Labrador Retriever puppy who lost both of his eyes in a dog attack in Massachusetts last month, has been cleared for adoption and has found a new home. Following his latest X-rays, the veterinary team at Second Chance Animal Services in East Brookfield, has confirmed Ribbet’s skull fracture has healed properly, the swelling has resolved, and he is...

Massachusetts ranks as the safest state in the country for its low rate of gun deaths, according to the Annual Gun Law Scorecard from the GIFFORDS Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. According to the report, Massachusetts has 3.7 gun deaths per 100,000, the lowest rate in the country. It also ranked as having the fifth strongest gun laws in...

Two entangled North Atlantic right whales were spotted swimming off Nantucket last week, and officials said the younger one is not expected to survive. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said one of their aerial survey crews reported the two whales swimming about 50 miles southeast of Nantucket on Dec. 9. The first whale, a 3-year-old male, was first seen...

Police said the water main break in the area of 400 Centre Street was causing significant impacts to the Newton Corner area Wednesday morning.

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A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over Masasachusetts in recent weeks and more have been spotted recently over other states, sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why.

A woman was hospitalized Tuesday after she was shot in Springfield, Massachusetts. A spokesperson for the Springfield Police Department says officers were called to the 100 block of Stafford Street around 4:20 p.m. for a report of a gunshot victim. Responding officers found an adult female with gunshot injuries that are believed to be non-life threatening. She was taken to...