The Bay State has the second strongest gun laws in the nation, according to new rankings from gun safety advocates Everytown.

Governor Maura Healey said the right-to-shelter laws' “original intent” was not to cover the “waves and waves of people,” ...

On the run for more than three years, Darasy Chhim, alleged member of Lowell’s One Family Clique, was captured by police for his suspected role in a multistate drug trafficking conspiracy. According ...

Covering his head with a hooded sweatshirt, 18-year-old Anthony Lopes left Brockton District Court after facing a judge on gun charges.Police<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

An 18-year-old was arrested on firearms charges during an investigation into a teen girl's shooting in Easton, Massachusetts.

Fire Department today said the McCully fire, which resulted in the death of one firefighter and hospitalized five others, has been classified as accidental due to unattended cooking. Honolulu ...

TSA agents at New England airports screened more than 33.5 million passengers. Although New England saw 48 firearms detected, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport topped the national list ...

BOSTON - The heavily scrutinized right-to-shelter law in Massachusetts would change significantly under a new proposal shared ...

Less than a week after condemning security concerns surrounding a lack of background checks performed at shelters, ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey proposed significant changes to the state’s Right to Shelter law on Wednesday.

The residency requirements could effectively end the law as it's currently applied, meaning newly arrived immigrants could be ...

The "changes are appropriate and needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of the state shelter system," Gov. Maura ...