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New cars for Orange Line trains went into service Wednesday, in an expected boost for the embattled Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Gov. Charlie Baker and MBTA officials held a press conference at Wellington station in Medford to launch the six new cars.

The festivals are over and Earthlings from around the globe headed home Sunday after a weekend camping and partying in the dusty Nevada desert and trekking to remote gates of Area 51, a formerly top-secret U.S. military base long the focus of UFO and space alien lore. They left in peace, officials and the host of a free “Alienstock” festival...

A man stole thousands of dollars in gifts meant for the bride and groom at his friend’s wedding in Ashland, Massachusetts, this weekend, authorities said. Daniel Bothwell, 32, of Fairport, New York, appeared in Framingham District Court on Monday where he was arraigned on a felony larceny charge.

A New York man is facing a felony charge after being accused of stealing thousands of dollars in gifts meant for the bride and groom at his friend’s wedding in Ashland, Massachusetts.

New Hampshire has filed a lawsuit against the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma as part of an effort to address the opioid epidemic. Including New Hampshire, at least six states have sued members of the Sackler family in September. New Hampshire, which was among the states that rejected a Purdue/Sackler settlement proposal, also had filed a separate complaint...

Embattled Mayor Jasiel Correia of Fall River, Massachusetts, came in second Tuesday in a primary election and will appear on the ballot in November. Correia, 27, pleaded not guilty last week to extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana companies. He’s also pleaded not guilty to federal charges he defrauded investors in a smartphone app he was developing. In...

Massachusetts’ two major casinos are reporting gambling revenue increases while the state’s smallest and oldest gambling hall’s revenues dropped. August revenue numbers released Monday by the state’s Gaming Commission show that Encore Boston Harbor posted $52.5 million in gross gambling revenues during the month, an 8% increase from July, which was the Wynn-owned resort’s first full month of...

A Maine man is suing for millions of dollars after his house was blown up during a police standoff.

Embattled Fall River, Massachusetts, Mayor Jasiel Corriea, who was recently ousted in a city council vote in favor of his removal, was not at a hearing Friday in connection to the latest federal charges he faces.

By law, National Grid has to repair the road to “as good a condition” as it was in before they dug it up. But, and it’s a big but, they only have to fix the part of the road they worked on — no matter what the other half looks like.

City councilors in Fall River, Massachusetts, have voted to remove Mayor Jasiel Correia from office temporarily. The Fall River City Council voted 8-to-1 Tuesday night in favor of appointing Council President Cliff Ponte to replace Jasiel Correia temporarily as acting mayor. Correia was arrested after allegedly extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana companies.

Gov. Charlie Baker is saying he’ll take his cues from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission on any proposed changes to the state’s marijuana law. The Republican was asked Monday if any changes were needed after Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia was arrested last week on charges he conspired to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from companies seeking to operate...

This month marks five years since the ice bucket challenge helped raise millions of dollars for the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Those behind the viral charity campaign gathered at Copley Square Monday to commemorate the anniversary with a soaking celebration.

Customers are getting their money back after they say Father & Son Moving & Storage held their belongings hostage.

Your home could be the key to putting more cash in your pocket.

Purdue University in Indiana wants the public to know that it has no connection to a Connecticut-based company blamed for helping drive the nation’s opioid crisis.

Todrick Hall has been preaching about inclusion, self-acceptance and gay pride for much of his career. So it made sense that he would preach about those messages as he accepted an MTV Video Music Award on behalf of Taylor Swift for her anti-hate anthem “You Need to Calm Down.” The clip, which he co-produced, stars himself and close friend Swift,...

A judge says actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, can continue using a law firm that recently represented the University of Southern California — an alleged victim in the case. The couple appeared in Boston federal court Tuesday to settle a dispute over their choice of lawyers in a sweeping college admissions bribery case.

Two people have been arrested after 15 burglaries and attempted burglaries in Portland, Maine. The rash of burglaries started in July, with the latest at a construction site early Thursday morning. Portland Police arrested 42-year-old Danny Arnold at the scene of that burglary after he broke into and entered a work trailer at 100 Fore St.

Robert De Niro’s company, Canal Productions, filed a lawsuit Saturday against a former employee asking for $6 million for allegedly “breaching her fiduciary duties.” The employee allegedly charged hundreds of thousands of dollars of personal expenses on the company card, transferred millions of company frequent flyer miles to her own account and spent hours of work time binge-watching Netflix, among...