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

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

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

The governor of Massachusetts on Wednesday proposed that at least one member of a family staying in emergency shelters be in the country legally, hardening her stance at a time when concerns are being ...

Did Laquan Johnson carry out a premeditated killing against a foe, or did his quick thinking save the life of himself and his ...

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

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

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

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

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

Source says scuffle broke out inside Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station after off-duty officer arrested for allegedly taking ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. states are continuing to drift further apart on gun policies, and a new report by a gun violence prevention advocate found that many states with the toughest ...