Goodbye, Sun?|New Pot Combo Nearly Kills|Close Call On Amber Alert: Top 10

Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around Massachusetts Patch sites last week:

In what was a busy week at Patch, police announcing there was something deadly different about marijuana that almost killed a man was the most read story by far.

Unfortunately Massachusetts isn't getting a total solar eclipse next week. But it's still going to be a sight to see.

The mother who triggered an Amber Alert was charged with attempted murder after police found her with her 3-year-old in a running car with the exhaust pipe clogged.

The latest Reading bomb scare was also the most perplexing.

Police got a good swing in at drug dealers, recovering more than $1.3 million worth of heroin in one bust. It would have been enough dope to fill 450,000 baggies.

We hate to ask it, but it's fair given the rhetoric being tosses around in recent days. What kind of damage would a nuclear bomb actually do to Massachusetts? It depends on a number of factors.

A breakthrough at MIT might help restore memories of those with Alzheimer’s.

Don Baylor, the man who helped slug the Red Sox into the 1986 World Series, died at the age of 68.

The best high schools (and elementary and middle schools) rankings for 2018 were unveiled by Niche. Take another look at where your school landed.

Meanwhile, the U.S. News & World Report listing the top hospitals in Massachusetts made waves for a notable local omission in the top 20.