10 years after the Boston Marathon bombings: A timeline of events

There are no known threats to this year’s Boston Marathon, but on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack that killed three spectators, federal, state and city law enforcement leaders said Thursday that they are prepared for anything.

Fire tears through Massachusetts church on Easter Sunday

The fire at a church in Cambridge broke out not long after Easter services, prompting a partial roof collapse, officials said.

Endangered whale spotted swimming with calf in rare footage

The NOAA Fisheries says the critically-endangered species usually travels the New England coast in the spring.

Tom Hanks to speak at Harvard's 2023 commencement

Hanks, 66, has appeared in almost 100 films. Nominated for an Oscar six times, he won best actor for “Philadelphia" in 1993 and “Forrest Gump" the following year.

Man accused of attacking flight attendant raises questions about security, mental health

A Massachusetts man accused of attacking a flight attendant and attempting to open the plane's emergency door on a cross-country flight has directed attention to passengers with mental health illnesses.

Spencer, beloved Boston Marathon dog, dies after cancer battles

Spencer was known to hold a “Boston Strong” flag along the marathon route for the past nine years as runners passed by.

'Wicked smaht' kids find hand grenade while out for a walk

Police said the 12-year-olds’ “smahts” kicked in while they were looking through an old trash pile in the woods.

Massachusetts mother accused of killing 2 children, injuring infant, authorities say

A 5-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy were killed, while a 7-month-old boy was hospitalized. The local district attorney called the incident "an unimaginable, senseless tragedy."

Brian Walshe, husband of missing Massachusetts woman, allegedly searched ways to dispose of body

“10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to,” was among a series of online searches Brian Walshe is accused of making on Jan. 1, days before his wife was reported missing.

The Embrace statue unveiled in Boston on MLK weekend

The four intertwined arms were inspired by a photo of the civil rights leader and his wife when they learned he had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Ana Walshe's husband Brian Walshe is a 'sociopath' and 'physically violent:' court docs

The art fraudster husband, who is criminally charged with impeding an investigation into his wife's mysterious disappearance, was branded a "sociopath" and "physically violent" in court documents that allege he plundered his dead father's estate. 

Missing mother Ana Walshe's husband appears in court on new charges over her disappearance

The husband of Ana Walshe, the missing D.C. real estate executive from Massachusetts who disappeared on New Year's Day, arrived for a court appearance Monday morning at Quincy District Court.

Missing DC real estate executive: Ana Walshe's husband arrested in Mass. for misleading police

A search continues for Ana Walshe, a D.C. real estate executive from Massachusetts who worked and lived in D.C., after she disappeared on New Year's Day, and as police have taken her husband into custody for misleading a police investigation.