BOSTON — Annie Dookhan was indicted on 17 counts of obstruction of justice, eight counts of tampering with evidence, perjury and pretending to hold a college degree.

BOSTON — Of the 110 people who have been released back to Boston, eight have already been re-arrested for other alleged crimes.

BOSTON — It took the state seven months to launch an investigation after they learned chemist Annie Dookhan had allegedly mishandled samples.

BOSTON — The call for JudyAnn Bigby’s resignation follows the state drug lab scandal and the meningitis outbreak.

BOSTON — The attorney overseeing the review of cases possibly tainted by Annie Dookhan, said as many 10,000 people could be affected.

BOSTON — Seventy-nine have been released in Boston.

BOSTON — State prosecutors said in court documents filed Tuesday that “a grand jury investigation is on-going with indictments expected” after Dec. 3.

BOSTON — Approximately 10,000 people were potentially affected by chemist Annie Dookhan’s alleged misconduct, officials say.

BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick has asked state Inspector General Glenn Cunha to take over the review of the former state drug lab at the center of a testing scandal.

BOSTON — Lawmakers will hold hearings looking into the Department of Public Health’s handling of the meningitis outbreak and drug lab scandal.

BOSTON — Attorney General Martha Coakley also asked the governor to appoint an independent investigator to look into broader issues surrounding the now-closed lab.

BOSTON — The money is to handle legal challenges to criminal cases that have potentially been tainted by a chemist accused of mishandling drug samples.

BOSTON — Officials say Patrick will file an appropriations bill next week to cover the costs of the scandal for the next several months.

BOSTON — Groups want an independent investigator to oversee the probe of the state drug lab scandal.

BOSTON — Cases include a man indicted for murder and another who served time for killing a neighborhood cat and burning its remains.

BOSTON — Civil rights activists, criminal justice advocates and attorneys will discuss the local impact of the state drug lab scandal at a town hall meeting in Roxbury on Saturday afternoon.

BOSTON — The special hearings involve evidence that may have been deliberately tainted by a chemist at the now-closed state drug lab.

BOSTON — The resignation follows revelations that the prosecutor corresponded with the chemist at the center of the drug lab scandal.

BOSTON — Community leaders say the influx of ex-inmates will burden existing reentry programs that are already overwhelmed with heavy caseloads and few resources.

BOSTON — Menino plans to increase police overtime to prevent crime as inmates are released in the wake of the state drug lab scandal.