Jeremy C. Fox

A 15-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the shooting of a woman in South Boston, police said.

A 76-year-old Pembroke woman died after she was hit by an SUV while crossing Main Street in Hanson on Tuesday evening, officials said.

A 55-year-old Salem man was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years to life in state prison for the murder of his girlfriend nearly four years ago, officials said.

A wooded section of Pine Banks Park in Malden will be fenced off for further assessment after elevated lead levels were found in the soil, officials said.

The City of Boston and two local nonprofits on Monday announced a partnership that has turned a 27,000-square-foot former Amazon fulfillment center into a food hub with 5,500 square feet of refrigeration and freezer space.

When part of downtown Nantucket lost power Saturday morning, leaving dozens of restaurants unable to safely prepare food, the blackout fell on the busiest day of the 50th annual Nantucket Christmas Stroll.

An AMC movie theater in Methuen is temporarily closed after the city's Department of Health, Human Services, and Inspections confirmed the presence of rodents inside the cinema, an official said.

Discharging wastewater from the decommissioned Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth into Cape Cod Bay would likely leave the bay contaminated

Boston officials outlined the city's preparations for winter weather at a news conference Wednesday afternoon, and they asked residents and business

A 96-year-old Yarmouth woman helped police catch a man and a woman who had allegedly tried to scam the nonagenarian out of thousands of dollars, according to officials.