1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (158+ words) Three people were killed and another person was hospitalized in a motorcycle crash in Laconia, New Hampshire on Saturday, officials said. Two motorcycles crashed on North Endicott Street Saturday night, Laconia police said. A preliminary investigation found that the motorcycles…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (104+ words) Boston police are looking for a man who they said stole a vehicle in Roxbury with a child in the backseat. The incident occurred in the area of Crawford and Warren streets around 9:15 p.m. Saturday, BPD said in a community alert....

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (425+ words) A growing number of Massachusetts communities are reconsidering their relationships with Flock Safety, the company behind the controversial Flock automated license plate reader cameras. Some Massachusetts towns have ended their contracts with Flock Safety, while others have temporarily disabled cameras…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago   (255+ words) Boston.com Governor Maura Healey honored a Good Samaritan who helped stop the shooting on Memorial Drive in May. On Friday, Healey presented Thomas Joseph “TJ” Swenson Jr. with the Madeline “Amy” Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery during the state’s…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago   (276+ words) A physical fight over an attempted shoplifting incident at a CVS in Dorchester on Friday ended with a 60-year-old woman allegedly slashing the suspect in the chest with a knife, authorities said. Officers responded around 10:50 a.m. to the CVS at 468 Blue…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago   (280+ words) A seventh human case of West Nile virus this year has been confirmed in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced on Friday that a man in his 60s was exposed to West Nile virus in Worcester County. As a…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (130+ words) A Massachusetts man died after falling while rock climbing in Connecticut, officials said. On Thursday afternoon, Environmental Conservation Police and Connecticut State Police responded to a report of a fall victim on the Appalachian Trail on River Road in Kent,…...

8+ hour, 17+ min ago   (138+ words) A Sandwich police officer was placed on leave following his arrest for allegedly operating under the influence while off-duty. Around 9:30 p.m. Friday, police received a report of a motor vehicle crash on Grand Oak Road, Sandwich police said. The caller said…...

14+ hour, 2+ min ago   (299+ words) Three Massachusetts schools have been ranked among Forbes’ picks for the 25 colleges and universities nationwide with the highest payoffs. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, and Williams College all made the list, ranking at 12, 13, and 17, respectively. To determine each…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago   (398+ words) Nearly 2,000 nurses at Boston Medical Center (BMC) voted to authorize a three-day strike amid fraught contract negotiations, their union said Friday. The decision received overwhelming support, with more than 90 percent of nurses in the union voting in favor of authorizing…...