Massachusetts' highest court ruled Thursday that it is unconstitutional to sentence anyone under age 21 to life in prison without the possibility of parole, extending a protection that previously applied only to juvenile offenders.
LOWELL Nearly four years ago, the construction of the much-anticipated seven-story, 265,000-square-foot Lowell Justice Center was completed downtown. On Friday, the building received a new name in honor of one of Lowell's own, Cornelius Francis Kiernan.
SALEM — Centuries-old, fragile documents from the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 are being returned to state custody after more than four decades, Trial Court and Peabody Essex Museum officials