More than 100 criminal cases have been dismissed in Massachusetts during a strike by some defense attorneys. For the past eight weeks, the majority of Massachusetts bar advocates, private attorneys who take court-appointed work paid for by the Commonwealth outside their typical private responsibilities,

“The case dismissals today, with many more expected in coming days and weeks, present a clear and continuing threat to public safety,” James Borghesani, a spokesperson for the Suffolk County district ...

"This is only a first finding and mosquito surveillance will be key to tracking any developing areas of increasing risk," Goldstein said in a statement.

Police are investigating after someone vandalized the Massachusetts State House in Boston early Wednesday.

The cause of a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that left 10 people dead remains undetermined for now as officials investigate whether smoking materials and an issue with a medical ox...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says the state will provide money to improve public safety staffing in Fall River, after meeting with city officials about the response to a fire at an assisted-living facility that killed 10 people.