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 ...

The entrance to the Massachusetts State House in Boston was vandalized early Wednesday morning and the bomb squad was later called in.

A fire that killed 10 people at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility was unintentionally caused by either someone smoking or an electrical issue with an oxygen machine, investigators said Tuesday...

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.