Washington County’s director of public relations, who was arrested in a prostitution sting operation Friday night in Ohio, has resigned from his job hours after county officials placed him on leave.

Minnesota has close ties to sting operations as a policing technique — in fact, the Minneapolis Police Department pioneered the “bait car” sting program. Though arguably successful, police sting ...

Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier says the Worcester ... With respect to prostitution stings, WPD officers will only be allowed to conduct enforcement without having a subject of an ...

A scorpion stung a woman at Logan Airport in Boston Sunday night, according to Massachusetts State Police. Sgt ... and Prevention say that scorpion stings can cause intense pain and redness.

A spokesperson for Massport, which runs the airport, referred questions to State Police. Scorpion stings are potentially serious, the US Forest Service says on its website. They “can be serious ...