A father could face charges after the incident in Peabody.
New England
Western Massachusetts, hit hard by opioids, embraces jail-based treatment
Massachusetts is just one of a handful of states where civil commitment to jail is widely used.
Traffic congestion in Massachusetts reaches tipping point
Small disruptions are making notoriously difficult commutes even worse in Boston, where the infrastructure hasn’t kept pace with a surging economy.
Bronx man sentenced to 26 years for sex trafficking, drug dealing
Vincent Graham, 35, pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year to selling drugs and coercing a Biddeford woman into prostitution.
Panel probing motorcycle crash that killed 7 is frustrated with registry’s response
Massachusetts lawmakers are looking into the motor vehicle department’s failure to act on a notice that a truck driver had been charged with drunken driving weeks before he was involved in the deadly crash.
Woman used fake blood, made up attack story, New Hampshire police say
The woman told a TV station that her ruse was a cry for help, that her neighbor had been harassing her and she wanted it to stop.
Second lawsuit filed in crash that killed 7 motorcyclists in New Hampshire
The common-law wife of one of those killed sues the trucking company that hired the driver of the pickup truck in the crash.
Family, friends pay final respects to RFK’s granddaughter
A Mass is celebrated for Saoirse Kennedy Hill, 22, in Centerville, not far from the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Mass.
Funeral arrangements set for RFK’s granddaughter
Saoirse Kennedy Hill was the 22-year-old daughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy’s fifth child, Courtney, and Paul Michael Hill.
Sex abuse scandal enveloping Connecticut magnet school
Police are continuing an investigation that has led to charges against two former staff members.