A Massachusetts lawmaker has been arrested on federal charges, including allegations that he illegally used some $70,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses. The FBI Boston said state Rep. David Nangle, a Democrat who represents parts of Chelmsford and Lowell, was arrested by FBI and IRS special agents at his home in Lowell on Tuesday morning. He faces dozens of…

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Wednesday that her office is suing e-cigarette manufacturer Juul “for its role in profiting off young people and creating a new generation of nicotine addiction.” Flanked by student anti-vaping activists, Healey said an investigation conducted by her office found that Juul specifically targeted teens, purchasing ads on youth focused websites and television stations like…

An 11-year-old girl abducted in Springfield was found safe and her alleged kidnapper arrested Wednesday evening after an Amber Alert was issued amid an hourslong search, Massachusetts State Police said.

The United States Supreme Court said Monday that it will not take up an appeal brought by Michelle Carter, who was convicted of encouraging her boyfriend through texts and phone calls to take his own life. The decision leaves Carter’s conviction intact, though she is expected to be released from jail this week. Carter was convicted in 2017 of involuntary…

A truly heartwarming scene unfolded late last month at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Massachusetts. Boston filmmaker Lee Loechler, with help from illustrator Kayla Coombs, edited himself and his girlfriend, Sthuthi David, into a scene in the Disney classic “Sleeping Beauty” as a way to propose to her. According to the Coolidge Corner Theatre’s website, on Dec. 30, Loechler…

The tragic deaths of a mother and two young children who fell from a parking garage in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood on Christmas Day are being investigated as a double-murder suicide, law enforcement officials said Thursday. Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins identified the deceased as Erin Pascal, 40, of West Roxbury, her 4-year-old daughter Allison, and her 1-year-old son Andrew. “This…

Police in Florida are charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, saying they have videotape of him paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage parlor. “He is one of the individuals, that would be Mr. Robert Kraft,” Jupiter Police Chief Daniel Kerr said at a press conference Friday morning announcing 25 arrests as...

Just in time for Super Bowl LIII, Boston-based Sam Adams is releasing a special GOAT-themed beer in honor of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. “Too Old, Too Slow, Still Here,” a 7.8 percent ABV double New England IPA “commemorating the greatest team of all time and the GOAT itself,” will be sold in crowlers and on draft in the...

Police said they are investigating a report of a missing woman who was last seen on Saturday night at a Boston bar. Family members say 23-year-old Olivia Ambrose was last seen outside of Hennessy’s, an Irish pub near Faneuil Hall, around 10 p.m. Saturday. She is described as 5’2″ tall, with blue eyes and curly brown hair. She was last...