The Honduran man left the US before the Essex DA's office interviewed the girl, six weeks after the alleged incident.

Individuals below the age of 18 are faced with significant barriers when receiving abortion care due to additional parental ...

T he city council in Worchester, Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to make the state’s second-largest city a sanctuary for transgender and gender-diverse people.

Massachusetts expanded its childcare system by 8,700 seats last year, fueling a continued recovery of the sector once ...

According to case filings, Ryan Romario Dookhan, 29, started communicating with an 11-year-old girl from Petoskey on Roblox, ...

KBW analyst Kelly Motta maintained a Hold rating on First Commonwealth (FCF – Research Report) today and set a price target of $20.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $16.16.

Four new faces may soon be presiding over Massachusetts' family disputes and probate matters as Governor Maura Healey tapped a quartet of attorneys for slots on the Probate and Family Court bench.

Since then, the states have passed laws that created their own juvenile court systems. These are broad systems that function differently within each state. That impacts similar cases in different ...

The Fulton Police Department says it has identified “persons of interest” in the homicide of 17-year-old Mason Sheets.

Instead of being processed in juvenile court — with a menu of options including diversion and juvenile probation — they faced criminal trials and up to 20 years in state prison. One morning last ...

Roosevelt Elementary School principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan and teacher Karly Anderson were arrested after a recent house party with more than 100 teenagers ended with one teen needing medical care.