Source: Joe Kennedy to challenge Sen. Markey in primary

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a scion of one of America’s most storied political families, is set to announce he willRead More

Fall River mayor survives preliminary election, secures spot on November ballot

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts mayor facing multiple federal corruption charges will be on the November ballot after surviving a preliminary election. JasielRead More

Man angry about Antonio Brown signing accused of threatening to ‘shoot up’ Gillette Stadium

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP/WHDH) — A Rhode Island man faces a charge of threatening Gillette Stadium before the New England Patriots’ regular-season opener against the PittsburghRead More

Boston family demands answers after dog allegedly dies on flight

A family is outraged after their 9-month-old dog allegedly died after being flown to back to Boston, and is looking for answers from the airline.Read More

Students swarm city on ‘Allston Christmas’ move-in day

Hundreds of new and moving residents swarmed the streets in Boston Sunday in the annual “Allston Christmas,” as the lease turnover day of Sept. 1Read More

Hundreds of Newton teachers rally amid impending contract expiration days before school starts

Hundreds of Newton teachers demanding a new contract gathered outside of City Hall days before the first day of classes. A union contract for teachersRead More

Prosecutor: Dracut man followed woman into Lowell HS, told her she was going to get raped

The founder of a nonprofit organization that provides long-term residential drug treatment for young women is accused of following a 20-year-old woman into Lowell HighRead More

2 arrested after 4 separate shootings, 1 fatal in area of Franklin Field in Dorchester

Boston police are investigating four separate shootings overnight in Dorchester that left at least one man dead, officials said, and have charged two people inRead More

6 adults, 5 children displaced after flames tear through triple-decker home in Woburn

Flames quickly spread throughout a triple-decker home in Woburn early Friday morning, leaving six adults and five children displaced. Crews responding to Sturgis Street aroundRead More

‘Starving bag of bones’: Reward offered after emaciated dog found near death in Canton

MSPCA Law Enforcement is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an animal cruelty conviction after a severely emaciated dog was found nearRead More