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State and Brockton police are investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday night that killed a 26-year-old man in Brockton's second homicide that day.

A man investigators believe may have stabbed a woman to death in her driveway in Brockton on Wednesday has died after telling police he ingested battery acid, according to the Plymouth County DA's Office.

A Brockton man who shot and killed a New Bedford man in 2019 has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office.

Laroy Cox of Brockton was sentenced to 12 to 13 years in state prison for setting fire to a woman’s apartment and cutting off his GPS monitoring bracelet.

Brockton has been branded the 'ugliest city' in Massachusetts by a national website. WBSM host and Brockton native Ken Pittman took exception to this.

Two men have been charged with the 2021 murder of Jauwon Ambers, 20, of Brockton. Leonard Monteiro, 22, and Ivanilson Brandao, 23, each face a murder charge.

A 19-year-old man allegedly involved in a Brockton road rage assault in which two men were seriously injured in September is being held on a new charge of assault with intent to murder.

A statewide initiative aiming to add greenery to urban landscapes has seen thousands of trees planted in former industrial centers known as 'gateway cities' — but it seems New Bedford is falling behind its SouthCoast sister cities.

A Brockton man the Department of Justice called a career criminal faces a mandatory 10-year sentence, after pleading guilty Wednesday to dealing fentanyl while on probation for another federal conviction.

A Brockton man sentenced Sept. 28 for his role in a massive drug trafficking operation that sold narcotics over the dark web will spend two and a half years in prison — and will have to hand over his BMW.