The state’s so-called "insurer of last resort," which covers two out of every five home insurance policies on the Cape and Islands, is proposing a change in its wind-related damage coverage that could bump up rates across the state.

More than 100 firefighters worked overnight to put out a fire onto a home on Allston St. in Dorchester. Officials said a call came in around 10:00 Saturday night, and firefighters remained on scene most of Sunday morning putting out hot spots and making the scene safe.

A storm left almost 600,000 homes and businesses across the Northeast without power early Monday. National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Dellicarpini said there were reports of downed trees around the region and roads that were impassable in spots due to flash flooding.

More than 25 percent of used vehicles sold at eight CarMax locations across the U.S. contained safety defects that weren’t repaired, despite being under recall, according to a review by car safety advocates. Some of the cars included unrepaired Takata airbags, which have been linked to numerous deaths.

A four-alarm fire Thursday in Weymouth destroyed an apartment building that was under construction and affected commuter rail service in the area. Flames started on the second and third floor and went through the roof.

A recall on papayas has been expanded to three brands, with more recalls possible, after the Food and Drug Administration narrowed in on the source of a salmonella outbreak that has been blamed for at least one death and has sickened over 100 more dating back to May.

One person is dead following a crash Thursday morning in Ware. Mary Carey, spokesperson for the Northwestern District Attorney’s office, said that one man died after he was struck by a garbage truck around 9:30 a.m. on Church Street.

Between 11% and 18% of injured workers in 15 states do not return to work within a year of their accident, a range that is in line with previous studies, according to reports released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

A former employee of Insys Therapeutics Inc pleaded guilty on Monday to having conspired to defraud insurers into paying for an expensive fentanyl-based drug that is at the heart of an investigation into the company.

If you want some idea of the complex interconnections of the packaged food industry, just try to figure out how one seemingly innocuous ingredient could lead to massive recalls of millions of units of everything from fish sticks to meatballs to chicken fingers.

A morning break-in and fire has temporarily closed the Regal Beagle bar at 567 Main St. in Indian Orchard, as investigators from the Springfield Bomb and Arson Squad and State Police troopers attached to the State Fire Marshal's Office comb through the debris.

A car smashed into a 7-Eleven in Fairhaven Wednesday morning. Police said an elderly woman mistook the brake pedal for the gas pedal.

Three people were killed and 10 others were hospitalized from what is believed to be an accidental car crash at an auto auction in Massachusetts, officials said.

Three triple-decker houses and the rear of a fourth were damaged by flames early Sunday morning. More than 80 firefighters responded to the flames on Marie Street across from Ronan Park in Dorchester around 4 a.m. Two were injured.

A woman is recovering at the hospital thanks to her son who saved her by running into her burning home. It was a family effort that began with the family dog.