State officials have awarded more than $2 million in federal funding to help local police departments and state agencies prevent firearm deaths and injuries across Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts State Police and the West Newbury Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in finding a missing neurodivergent girl.

Police said they have identified a suspect and issued a warrant after a juvenile was found being held against her will at a MetroWest hotel earlier this week.

The push from the Massachusetts GOP comes as national Republicans take aim at Boston, other major cities over immigration and law enforcement policies.

Kristian Avery, 46, of Windsor, allegedly broke into the town’s firehouse, attempted to start a fire there and stole a pickup truck early Saturday morning.

A previously missing teenager has been found safe, Massachusetts State Police said Sunday. Madison Marino, 14, was found by a good Samaritan at Manter's field in Newbury, Massachusetts, West Newbury Police Chief Michael Dwyer said.

The Massachusetts State Police, along with the West Newbury Police Department, are asking for help in finding a missing neurodivergent teen. Police say

Police responded to reports of a wrong-way driver on Route 3, headed south in Plymouth shortly before midnight. A State Police trooper found a two-car crash at mile marker 9.2 that appeared to be related to the call, according to Massachusetts State Police Department spokesperson Tim McGuirk.

Federal authorities are threatening to investigate state officials who don't comply with immigration enforcement policies.

A student was charged for a bomb threat at Weston High School, which led to schools' evacuation; the threat involved a teacher from a different state, and the suspect is facing legal repercussions.

A teenage asylum applicant from Massachusetts is being held at the Cumberland County Jail at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her former attorney said. Zeneyda Barrera Hernandez, an 18-year-old resident of Lynn,

But right now in Massachusetts — its trailblazing 2020 police reform law notwithstanding — that training remains a hodgepodge of curricula. The hours spent in classroom instruction vary, and the classes are too often offered by uncertified instructors.