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SALEM (AP) - Authorities in Massachusetts say an 11-year-old boy who was trying to cross tracks to get his bike was hit and killed by a commuter rail train. The Essex County District Attorney's office says the boy was killed Friday night in Salem...

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As the battle lines continue to form in the debate over making Massachusetts a sanctuary state a number of communities are quickly moving to become sanctuaries on their own. Newton and Salem join Boston, Cambridge, Lawrence and Somerville as declared sanctuaries for illegal aliens...

SALEM, Mass. (AP) _ A Massachusetts woman who bit off a portion of a rookie police officer's ear during her arrest outside a bar has been sentenced to four years in jail. The Boston Herald reports that 19-year-old Emma Wiley was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to assault and battery on a police officer and mayhem...

Did you happen to notice the road sign that said "Witches Castle 1 mile - Trespassers Will Be MELTED!" Fall is in the air, and nothing is more iconic when the leaves start to change colors than a jaunt to Salem! This year, the 33rd Annual Salem Haunted Happenings is a celebration you don't want to miss out on...

The first medical marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts has opened nearly three years after voters overwhelmingly approved marijuana for medicinal use. Alternative Therapies Group's dispensary in Salem began accepting patients by appointment only Wednesday...

Police say a 97-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman were found dead outside their homes in different towns after this week's blizzard.

UPDATE:  Police say a man who barricaded inside a home in Salem, Mass., was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot early this afternoon. Tthe man's name has not bee released.  An earlier story is below. Massachusetts state police have deployed a bomb squad in Salem after authorities evacuated neighbors living near a home in which an armed man has barricaded himself...

Heather Graham's latest novel, The Hexed, is a fast-paced suspense novel set in Salem, Mass. that contains elements of mystery, paranormal and romance. Throughout the story, the reader is taken into a surreal world only Graham could weave.

The Massachusetts State Lottery has paid out $15 million for an instant scratch ticket win, but the ticket was not sold in Fairhaven. The payout on the $30 "World Class Millions" instant game was presented to the BWE Nominee Trust of Marblehead, for a winning ticket that was sold in Salem...