Charlie McKenna

A 26-year-old man who was the subject of what prosecutors dubbed an “intensive manhunt” was arrested in New Bedford on Wednesday in connection with a 2023 murder.

While most of Massachusetts will see “steady light to moderate” rain on Thursday, those in higher elevations could get an early taste of winter.

Police encouraged anyone with information about the shooting to contact them.

A 45-year-old man who stabbed a man to death after a physical altercation with his cousin was convicted of multiple charges Thursday.

| Two people were arrested Friday morning in connection with the neglect and death of an older woman, and police are still searching for a third suspect, the Plymouth County District Attorney's office announced.

| A third person is now in police custody in connection with the neglect and death of a 79-year-old woman in Brockton, prosecutors announced.

A student told police he had been texting with a man who hung out outside school but the conversation became “weird” so he blocked his number.

| The trial for Jabrill Peppers, the New England Patriots captain charged with strangling a woman in his apartment and throwing her down the stairs last month, has been set for January 2025.

| An attorney representing Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers argued during a brief pre-trial hearing Friday morning that if the assault his client is accused of actually happened, the woman would have been hospitalized.

| Karen Read's defense has filed a motion in Norfolk Superior Court to add a new out-of-state lawyer to her defense team for her upcoming trial.