"These are serious allegations, but until I have more information, I’m not going to comment on it," Gov. Maura Healey said.

"These are serious allegations, but until I have more information, I’m not going to comment on it," Gov. Maura Healey said.

Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins is facing an extortion charge after he allegedly demanded a refund from an executive of a cannabis ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins resigned from the Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees, where he serves as chair, days after he was arrested in Florida on charges that he extorted a ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who faces a federal extortion indictment, has resigned his post on the Board of ...

When it comes to some Massachusetts state officials, if you give them a P-card, they will spend. A lot. What they’re spending ...

Tompkins, who has held the sheriff’s seat for more than a decade, was arrested in Florida last week with federal prosecutors ...

Random home invasion murder rocks peaceful Shenandoah Valley as Kevin Walker kills Holly Hatcher, mother of Nashville country ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkin was charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company by federal authorities last week.

More than a decade ago, a scandal over fraudulent research that misled cancer patients unfolded on Sally Kornbluth’s watch.

A 14-year-old was charged Tuesday with two counts of first-degree murder after he was accused of shooting his parents in ...