CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Government officials in Leyden, Massachusetts, are reacting after prosecutors brought embezzlement charges against the small town’s former police chief on Monday.

The Northwestern District Attorney's office said Daniel J. Galvis was arraigned Monday in Greenfield District Court and pleaded not guilty.

Gun reform lawmaking in Massachusetts will continue with urgency behind closed doors. We get the scoop on that and other stories from State House News Service reporter Chris Lisinski.

An arrest warrant has been issued for 20-year-old Chantz Dudley, of Chicopee, who is believed to have fired a shot inside the High School of Science and Technology.

Healey's pardon forgives all state court misdemeanor convictions for possession of marijuana before March 13, 2024. It does not apply to charges of distribution, trafficking, or operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

No students and staff were injured after a single shot was fired at the High School of Science and Technology in Springfield on Monday.

We talk with Keith Beauchamp about his film, "Till," and discover the history behind Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Clark University Professor Ousmane Power-Greene.

The confirmation hearing for Gabrielle R. Wolohojian on Wednesday will be the second Supreme Judicial Court pick by Gov. Maura Healey of a nominee from eastern Mass. The last SJC justice from western Mass, Francis Spina, stepped down in 2016.

A prosecutor who oversees animal mistreatment cases says animal control officers are stretched thin, and there aren't enough shelters to care for animals in police custody.

Six people, including current and former Massachusetts state troopers, have been charged with an alleged bribery conspiracy to give passing scores to commercial driver's license applicants, acting U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Josh Levy announced Tuesday.