The Boston Celtics' season begins on Tuesday, but they won't have forward Big Baby Glen Davis.

A Marine pilot from North Attleboro who was due home in a week was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan Monday.

A five-foot long alligator wandering near a Massachusetts highway has been wrangled safely away from the public.

We all love our flag, but do we know enough about it? Some state lawmakers say no we don't, and they want to pass a new state law requiring kids to be taught about "Old Glory."

Harvard University says six researchers who became sick in August apparently were poisoned.

Boston Police have issued a community alert following the sexual assault of a woman early this morning in the Fenway neighborhood.

Former Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez has dropped the price on his Boston penthouse from $8.5 million to $7.9 million, reports the Boston Herald.

Celtics guard Ray Allen needed stitches Saturday to close a cut above his left eye after getting inadvertently elbowed during practice, reports WEEI.com.

Shiloh Pepin, a 10-year-old Maine girl who had a very rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," has died.

Police have arrested a New Hampshire man at a Massachusetts motel in connection with the shooting death of a man found dead in the street in Manchester.

State Police and Barnstable Police are investigating a triple shooting early Saturday morning.

A Roman Catholic bishop wants an apology from U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy for criticizing church leaders who will oppose universal health care plans unless there are tighter abortion restrictions.

The travel itinerary leaves little time for sightseeing, which is fine with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Special computer equipment used to help children with disabilities was stolen Wednesday from a car outside a school in Methuen.

President Obama is coming to Boston Friday. So how much will it cost taxpayers?

An elderly man who plowed into the front of a Wal-Mart store faced a judge Thursday morning.

Two 14-year-old boys have died in a head-on crash in Southwick and police say one of them was behind the wheel.

There is another danger on the road that we all face drivers texting and e-mailing. And while lawmakers debate what to do about them, there is a new piece of software that could help keep you and those around you

A local high school is about to have 125 security cameras installed. The goal is to prevent crime and protect safety.

The ninth-season winner of the reality TV show "Big Brother" is headed to court to face drug charges.