In a less than two-day period late last week, Massachusetts State Police narcotics and gang interdiction Troopers and MSP’s federal and local law enforcement partners in a joint task force dealt severe blows to two highly organized, high-volume drug trafficking organizations operating out of the Merrimack Valley, as well as …

State House News Service The early voting is done, scores of ballots have been cast by mail, and preparations are underway for primary election night virtual celebrations and concessions, as long as the winners and losers can be fairly determined after the polls close at 8 p.m. Then it’s on …

Update: The Victim in yesterday’s fatal crash in Raynham has been identified as Mariusz Laszcak, 53 of Wilton Connecticut. Original Release below: At approximately 3:40 p.m. today Troopers assigned to State Police-Middleboro responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and a truck on Route 24 southbound at the Exit 13A …

At approximately 3:40 p.m. today Troopers assigned to State Police-Middleboro responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and a truck on Route 24 southbound at the Exit 13A off ramp in Raynham. Preliminary investigation indicates a 2006 Honda motorcycle, operated by a 53-year-old man from Wilton, Conn., was involved in …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the second and third human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. The individuals are male, one in his 50s and the other in his 80s. Both were exposed to WNV in Middlesex County in an area …

A month-long investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction and Enforcement Team (CINRET) resulted yesterday in the seizure of approximately 2.5 kilograms of suspected fentanyl and the arrest of a Lawrence-based supplier. The MSP CINRET investigation, which was assisted by the State Police Gang Unit and members …

A Dennis Port man pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of receipt and possession of child pornography. Sean Gleason, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for Dec. 18, 2020. …

Mayor Jon Mitchell and the Board of Health have updated New Bedford’s strong public health measures to protect senior living facilities, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities. Under an updated emergency order in effect August 24, visitation is allowed by appointment only and a daily log must be maintained at …

A 57-year-old Taunton man who broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home, set her personal property on fire and violently assaulted her, was sentenced Tuesday in Fall River Superior Court to serve up to five years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Isidro Batista pleaded guilty …

The victim of​ the pedestrian/motor vehicle crash involving a Fairhaven Police cruiser on Tuesday evening died at the hospital last night. The victim is 32-year-old Christian Lapaz-Dejesus, who was living in New Bedford. He died around 8:30 pm Thursday night at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Massachusetts State Police …