A suspect is in custody Thursday after crashing a stolen car near Encore casino, then carjacking a Republic Services trash ...

Residents and businesses in more than a dozen communities across eastern Massachusetts are continuing to creatively manage trash disposal amid the monthlong Republic Services waste collection strike.

Meanwhile, in a separate lawsuit, cities and towns suing Republic lost their bid to force the company to pick up their trash.

A wild afternoon ended in Everett when a suspect was shot and Tased several times while he stole a trash truck, and is now in the hospital in critical condition.

A toddler was taken to the hospital in critical condition Thursday night after nearly drowning at a Boston home, police said.

The work stoppage “has pushed our justice system to the brink,” according to Boston Bar Association President Matt McTyge.

They wanted a judge to recuse himself from the review of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence, but a federal appeals court ...