The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.

But during especially frigid weeks, like this one, temperatures dipping to the teens push him inside churches and shelters. ...

Republican state Sen. Peter Durant said he welcomes the increased scrutiny — and called on the Healey administration to disclose the nature of the inspections, and details of what they reveal.

The Herald obtained the “Serious Incident Reports Tracker Data” through a public records request. Because the state withheld ...

Massachusetts’ state-funded migrant-family shelter facilities have been rife with incidents of child rape, drugs, physical assaults and other illicit crimes, ...

Though the number of unhoused people has been steadily rising, the governor has pushed back against a declaration. “I would ...

Heavyweight libertarian economist Milton Friedman's famous observation was that you can't have open immigration and a welfare ...

Massachusetts’ state-funded migrant-family shelter facilities have been rife with incidents of child rape, drugs, physical ...