About 3,000 state employees experienced job-related injuries from 2010 to 2012 serious enough to require time off, while four workers lost their lives. That’s one of the findings of a special advisory committee charged with gauging workplace risks and dangers …
A congressional committee’s investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings has reinforced that the biggest threat to the U.S. and other countries is the radicalization of homegrown terrorists, U.S. Rep. William Keating said Monday. He said the Homeland Security Committee is …
A trio of would-be Massachusetts car thieves had to hit the brakes on their plan because none of them knew how to drive a stick. Police in Springfield say the men pulled a knife on a food delivery driver Tuesday …
Child welfare advocates are calling on the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to back legislation that would extend the time victims of childhood sexual abuse could file lawsuits. The open letter to Cardinal Sean O’Malley came days …
State officials say the number of accidents involving newly licensed teenage drivers has dropped by half since 2007 when Massachusetts boosted the amount of training required of young drivers and stiffened penalties for traffic infractions. Drivers age 16 and 17 …
The parents of a young woman who died in a car crash near Gillette Stadium after drinking in the parking lot during a concert have settled the wrongful death lawsuit they brought against the Kraft Group, which owns the stadium …
A Boston, Mass., man charged with making a fake $2 million claim to the Boston marathon victims’ fund has been indicted with his brother for allegedly conspiring in the scam. The state attorney general’s office said Thursday 22-year-old Branden Mattier …
Police in Braintree and Quincy, Mass., are on the lookout for thieves who have been prying iron grates out of streets and leaving storm drains open to unsuspecting bicyclists and pedestrians. Braintree Mayor Joseph Sullivan last week warned residents to …
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Wilmington, Mass.-based Lynette’s Limousine Service, Inc. to immediately cease all operations, declaring that its vehicles and drivers pose an imminent hazard to public safety. Lynette’s Limousine Service …
Safeco Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Insurance company, began selling its personal lines insurance products in Massachusetts this month. Safeco provides a broad suite of auto, home, motorcycle, watercraft, RV and other specialty insurance products through 400 independent agencies across the …