BOSTON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- A law decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana in Massachusetts has raised a host of enforcement issues, Lawrence, Mass., Police Chief John Romero said.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The fine for running red lights in the city of Los Angeles has more than doubled to almost $400, officials said.

BOSTON, April 6 (UPI) -- A rash of machete attacks in Massachusetts has raised concerns the inexpensive weapons are too easily obtained, officials said.

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LAWRENCE, Mass., March 4 (UPI) -- A man in Massachusetts had his fingertips removed in an alleged attempt to prevent police from identifying him through fingerprints.

LAWRENCE, Mass., May 3 (UPI) -- Thieves who broke into a Lawrence, Mass., apartment found DVDs allegedly showing the renter, James Raboin, raping two girls, leading to Raboin's arrest.

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A federal judge has barred new oil drilling off a stretch of the California coast until a better study of environmental hazards is completed.