A man who allegedly shot a US Customs and Border Protection officer twice in a New York City park Saturday evening has a record for a prior assault and a deportation order against him, according to Department of Homeland Security’s Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

One lucky Massachusetts man bought two winning lottery tickets at two different stores, earning him a $2 million payday.

Two dozen beaches are closed for swimming in Massachusetts, mostly because of unsafe levels of bacteria in the water.

Healey scored an approval rating of 59% in a new survey by Morning Consult, ranking her the 16th most popular governor based on the data set. Plus: Josh Kraft releases a new transportation plan

The program spanned two days at the state police headquarters in Framingham last week, and comes as college campuses across the state prepare to welcome students back amid crackdowns on higher education from the Trump administration and lingering tension over the war in Gaza.

The release of statistics indicated crime was down in Massachusetts last year, but the data paint a more complicated picture, one in which arrests are up.

In Gov. Maura Healey’s Massachusetts, these are the best of times — if you’re a freeloading illegal alien. If you’re a law-abiding U.S. citizen, not so much.

A severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 4:09 p.m. valid between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. in effect until 9 p.m. for Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex,

Massachusetts homeowners are set to gain from the SALT deduction cap rising to $40,000, slashing the number affected from 18.4% to just 1%. High-tax areas like Boston and Nantucket could see