Final Red Line report: operator tied cord around throttle

According to the final report on an MBTA incident that happened in December, the operator of a "runaway" Red Line train wrapped a cord aroundRead More

Bystanders are getting trained to use Narcan and they’ve already saved thousands of lives

First responders who’ve used Narcan to save someone overdosing on heroin will tell you it’s a lifesaver. Now, 7News has learned first responders aren’t theRead More

Police arrest suspect in UMass Amherst armed assault

Police have arrested a suspect who triggered a campus lockdown at UMass Amherst on Thursday. Two suspects allegedly assaulted a student on on the UMass-Amherst campus ThursdayRead More

A Little Pill Is Making A Big Difference For Heroin Addicts

For some addicts in recovery, these pills are a miracle drug. “It was extremely helpful. For me, it was very effective,” said one recovering heroinRead More

A new pre-trial detox program designed to keep addicts out of jail

It was Dorothy Mellett’s birthday and she couldn’t have asked for a better gift than a hug from her son, Nik.  “I’m just glad he’sRead More

Sgt. Dic Donohue retiring from MBTA Transit Police Department

Sergeant Dic Donohue announced Tuesday that he is retiring from the MBTA Transit Police Department. Donohue was critically injured during the pursuit of Tamerlan and DzhokharRead More

The new technology helping police track child predators live online

With a click of a mouse, hundreds of colored dots begin to appear in virtually every corner of a digital map a giant monitor. EachRead More

Young woman seriously injured by boat propeller healing

“I was getting a football out of the water,” Nikki Berthiaume recalls, “and I started swimming back to the boat. And when I got closer,Read More

Utah lab testing Baby Doe tooth, hair

Investigators in the Deer Island Baby Doe case have turned to a laboratory in Utah to solve the mystery of where the child was livingRead More

Defense attorney shares different side to Plainville teen in suicide trial

Lawyers for a Plainville teen accused of encouraging her friend to commit suicide through text are sharing messages that, they said, tell a different story. WearingRead More