The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.

Republican state Sen. Peter Durant said he welcomes the increased scrutiny — and called on the Healey administration to disclose the nature of the inspections, and details of what they reveal.

An estimated $1 million worth of fentanyl and “a loaded AR-15 with ammo” was recovered from a room at the Quality Inn in ...

"You have to start screening better at the door, and that’s what needs to be done," state House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano, D-3rd Norfolk, said.

The blue state recorded 316 'serious incident' reports at hotels, congregate sites, scattered sites and co-shelters within ...

The arrest of an illegal immigrant with fentanyl and a loaded assault rifle at a family shelter site in Revere is putting an intense new light on safety in ...

The Massachusetts restaurant franchise that lays claim to inventing the modern roast beef sandwich has a new owner and big plans for the future.

The grants include funding for McGrath Highway in Somerville, station improvements at JFK/UMass in Boston and electric ...

From a fabled punk band to a trashy art exhibit, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.

Across China’s west, the Communist Party is placing children in boarding schools to assimilate a generation of Tibetans into the national mainstream and mold them into loyal citizens. By Chris ...