A man from Boston was sentenced to prison for firearm charges after allegedly almost hitting an officer on his moped.

Seven officers were placed on paid leave after a man died on July 11 following a struggle with police in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

As it stands, Massachusetts has some of the most restrictive beach access laws among the coastal states. Residents can purchase land right down to the low-tide line, leaving many beaches, including in popular tourism destinations like Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, privately owned and off limits to the general public.

Diaz Liranzo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.

Sunday, July 20 is National Ice Cream Day, and there are free scoops and other ice cream deals to be found in Massachusetts. Below we've rounded up a list of offers available to ice cream lovers in the Boston area.

A man in Massachusetts claimed two prizes collectively worth $2 million after his two tickets won money in the same Powerball drawing earlier this month.

The release of statistics indicated crime was down in Massachusetts last year, but the data paint a more complicated picture, one in which arrests are up.

Police say a 5-foot-long water monitor lizard escaped from a home in Webster, Massachusetts on Friday. Now they're looking for it and so is the entire neighborhood.