It was 5 a.m. on a July morning on Banks Street. Using a tranquilizer dart gun that looked like an assault rifle, a volunteer veterinarian drew a bead on a wire-haired terrier mix named Scrim. The dog ...

Lala, an abandoned dog who survived six days in a dangerous snowstorm last month, has been adopted, Needham police said Thursday. The wire-haired terrier mix now is part of “an incredibly loving ...