According to a doctor, another person ate a single package of the noodles and suffered a 10-day bout of vomiting and nausea — and needed surgery that required using a drill to break up the noodles after forming a gastric obstruction.

A man was killed Wednesday evening in a shooting in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Boston police said the shooting was reported just before 7:30 p.m. in the area of 1334 Dorchester Ave. There, they found the male victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The victim was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. He later succumbed to his…

Two men were killed and a third person was injured Wednesday morning in a 2-vehicle crash near a Massachusetts high school, according to police. The fatal crash occurred at 4:05 a.m. on Granite Street in Braintree, about a block away from the high school campus. Aerial footage from NBC Boston’s SkyRanger helicopter showed a pickup truck on the right...

Two Massachusetts men were killed early Wednesday morning in a head-on collision in Braintree.

An 18-year-old man was shot last Tuesday night in Randolph, Massachusetts, police said. Authorities said they received a report of multiple gunshot wounds at about 11:20 p.m. in the area of West and Old West streets. A 911 caller told police a man in a nearby apartment had suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. The victim, who was only…

One person was killed Wednesday morning in a car crash near Braintree High School.

A card that gun purchasers must show weapons retailers in Rhode Island to prove they have a basic understanding of gun safety is not being tracked, an investigation found. Several law enforcement officials are calling for more stringent certification requirements for the state’s so-called “Blue Card,” as there is currently no way to determine whether a card is real,...

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze that claimed the life of one person early Tuesday in Framingham, Massachusetts. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said the overnight inferno was reported at a single-family home located at 46 Swift Rd. Video from the scene showed a two-story home with two windows boarded up. The home’s two garage doors also...

One person was killed in an overnight fire at a home in Framingham, Massachusetts.

One person was hospitalized early Friday after a violent single-vehicle car crash in Leominster, Massachusetts. Firefighters responded to the crash at Route 12 near Route 2 at about 2:30 a.m. A white car with extensive damage was seen on the road. A photograph of the crash shows the vehicle’s front end destroyed by the impact. Details on what led up…

Prosecutors have filed extortion, domestic violence, and several other charges against a former LAPD officer — who was accused of sexually assaulting and attempting to extort his one-time girlfriend, herself an LAPD detective and the wife of former LAPD assistant chief Jorge Villegas. Danny Reedy, who has not been arrested, was named in a criminal complaint filed for warrant Monday…

Authorities are investigating after a 26-year-old man was shot overnight in Lowell, Massachusetts. The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to a Boston-area hospital, authorities said. His condition was unclear. Police could be seen investigating in the area of 53 Ware Street Tuesday evening. Details on what led up to the violence were not immediately clear. The…

Maine State Police say a body has been found in a home that was destroyed by fire in Fort Fairfield. Spokesman Steve McCausland says investigators found the body in the basement Monday night and believe it’s the 90-year-old homeowner, Dawn Findlen, who lived in the home alone. Fire investigators say the cause of the blaze is undetermined due to...

A woman was killed and two others were injured late Sunday night following a two-car crash in North Andover, Massachusetts. Police said the incident happened just before 10:30 p.m. in the area of 422 Waverly Rd. There, two vehicles were extensively damaged and one landed on its side. The fatal victim was identified as 30-year-old Yahaira Colon, according to North…

Three people were hospitalized following a two-car crash in North Andover, Massachusetts.

A man allegedly posed as an Uber driver and kidnapped a woman leaving a Boston nightclub last month before sexually raping her at a Rhode Island home, prosecutors say. Alvin Campbell Jr. — the brother of Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell — was held on $250,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty Thursday to kidnapping and rape charges. According to…

A man was taken into custody at gunpoint Thursday in a dramatic arrest in the middle of busy Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, in connection with an overnight stabbing in Revere, authorities said. Prosecutors said 32-year-old Jason Dulcetta allegedly stabbed his father in the chest with a crowbar just after midnight in the area of 4 Jordan St. and then…

A man was taken into custody Thursday on Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, in connection with an overnight stabbing in Revere, authorities said.

Dramatic video shows the arrest of a man accused of stabbing his father in Revere, Massachusetts. He was pulled over on Route 1 in Saugus before he was apprehended.