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A 72-year-old man who helped carry out a murder-for-hire plot in Somerville nearly five decades ago has been denied parole after his initial parole hearing in March, with the Massachusetts Parole Board citing more than 100 disciplinary reports and admitted struggles with sobriety behind bars. Michael Fountain pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in January 1977 for his role in the October 1975 killing of Peter DiNatale and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Dinari, the last living lion at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo, was euthanized this week following a steep decline in his health, zoo officials announced Thursday. The 17-year-old male had outlived the typical lion lifespan, but caregivers noticed him growing lethargic and losing his appetite in his final days, and blood work revealed signs of chronic renal failure.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston office has removed Bryan Rafael Gomez from the United States, officials announced this week. According to a statement from ERO Boston, agents arrested Gomez on September 25. He is described as a criminal illegal alien and foreign fugitive...

There was a hazmat response to a plane that landed at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday morning after an unknown substance was found onboard. Aerial footage from Logan shows a Delta plane parked at Gate E16 surrounded by two fire trucks and several other emergency vehicles. Massachusetts State Police...

Tech billionaire Michael Dell is reshaping his Boston real estate holdings.

A Plymouth man who was drunk and racing another car at 141 miles per hour on Route 3 when his Jeep flipped and killed his childhood sweetheart has been sentenced to 10 to 14 years in state prison. Anthony Bradley pleaded guilty to manslaughter while under the influence of alcohol and two lesser charges stemming from the August 2024 crash that killed 29-year-old Lauren Eldridge, a radiologic technologist and mother of a young daughter from Natick.

The 7-week-old kitten was found dodging traffic on I-93 last week. A 7-week-old kitten was rescued from traffic on I-93 North in Woburn last week, a local animal rescue said. A Good Samaritan rescued the kitten, which is now in the care of the Animal Rescue League of Boston, the organization announced Tuesday.

When residents at Bryant Terrace Apartments opened their mailboxes in August, some found lease renewal letters announcing significant rent increases on units long considered affordable — increases the board members controlling the nonprofit that owns the complex say they had no choice but to implement. This illustrates a structural dilemma facing older, historically affordable developments across the state: How can a nonprofit board battling runaway operational inflation, zero government subsidi

A familiar face on Boston television has found a new home in the city’s news market. The veteran journalist, who spent nearly a decade at WBZ-TV, has joined another local station’s newsroom, which is a familiar addition to her broadcasting career. Tiffany Chan is a fill-in anchor at 7News now Tiffany Chan, a former CBS […] The post Former CBS WBZ Anchor Moves to New Boston Newsroom appeared first on Mandatory .

201R Savin Hill Ave., a detached home within a three-unit condominium association, features sweeping views of the nearby beaches. Photos by Qiyuan Wang. Amid a streetscape of 19th-century Victorians on Savin Hill Avenue stands a modern, California-style home overlooking a scenic, sandy shoreline. Listed for sale on Sept. 29, the unusual home attracted more than 80 visitors and went under agreement less than a week later for more than its $1.35 million asking price.