The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.

Republican state Sen. Peter Durant said he welcomes the increased scrutiny — and called on the Healey administration to disclose the nature of the inspections, and details of what they reveal.

An estimated $1 million worth of fentanyl and “a loaded AR-15 with ammo” was recovered from a room at the Quality Inn in ...

The blue state recorded 316 'serious incident' reports at hotels, congregate sites, scattered sites and co-shelters within ...

The arrest of an illegal immigrant with fentanyl and a loaded assault rifle at a family shelter site in Revere is putting an intense new light on safety in ...

"You have to start screening better at the door, and that’s what needs to be done," state House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano, D-3rd Norfolk, said.

The Massachusetts restaurant franchise that lays claim to inventing the modern roast beef sandwich has a new owner and big plans for the future.

The grants include funding for McGrath Highway in Somerville, station improvements at JFK/UMass in Boston and electric ...

A new law lets Boston increase maximum fines for the first time in decades — from $300 up to $2,000. The change is primarily ...

Across China’s west, the Communist Party is placing children in boarding schools to assimilate a generation of Tibetans into the national mainstream and mold them into loyal citizens. By Chris ...