The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced there will be a 10 mile-per-hour (MPH) increase from 40 to 50 MPH on parts<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Sacharis Gathers was charged with trafficking for sexual servitude, deriving support from prostitution, and possession with intent to distribute a class B substance, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. He was ordered held on $50,00 bail with GPS monitoring and home confinement if he is released.

A Braintree man has been arrested for sex trafficking in Boston, police said Tuesday. Sacharis Gathers, 20, is charged with trafficking for sexual servitude, deriving support from prostitution, possession of Class B (crack cocaine) and an outstanding straight warrant for violations of auto laws,

Sacharis Gathers, 20, pleaded not guilty during an arraignment in Boston Municipal Court Tuesday, prosecutors said.

A 20-year-old Braintree man is facing sex trafficking charges after he was busted near Mass and Cass, according to the Suffolk DA’s office.

The largest known New England earthquakes were a 6.5-magnitude in 1638 centered in Vermont or New Hampshire, and a 5.8-magnitude centered offshore from Cape Ann in 1755, which resulted in severe damage to the Boston waterfront.

Hundreds of people are facing layoffs as a result of fashion retailer Nordstrom’s decision to shutter a pair of popular store locations in Massachusetts.

There might be kids that are bigger, faster, and stronger, but they don’t have the same hockey IQ,” said Braintree coach Dave Fasano. “He does a lot of good things out on the ice.”

A woman testified Thursday that Jabrill Peppers grabbed her by the neck, slammed her against the wall and pushed her down the stairs.

Jurors deliberated for around an hour before turning in non-guilty verdicts for assault and battery with dangerous weapon, assault and batter and strangulation charges Friday afternoon.

Cumby’s has lost its lawsuit against a Massachusetts health board after a local store was busted for offering an illegal flavored tobacco product for sale.

Fire crews battled a house fire in Braintree on Saturday.The two-alarm fire was reported on Franklin Street. There were no reported<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More