Storm damage reported across Mass. after tornado touches down
There were widespread reports of tree damage and thousands of people without power in Massachusetts as a strong storm system that produced at least one tornado ripped through Saturday. Damage reports were still coming in Saturday afternoon, as the tornado warning in the Greater Boston area expired. But police...
ICE undertakes ‘Operation Patriot 2.0’ surge in Massachusetts
Immigration and Customs Enforcement began an immigration law enforcement surge in Massachusetts and Boston this week, while challenging their sanctuary laws.
FIRST ALERT: Tracking severe weather today (live radar)
Severe weather is front and center for today. A sharp cold front will dive into our warm, humid airmass and set off a line of storms in western New England by early afternoon. This line will march east, arriving in Greater Worcester by 4 to 5 p.m. and Greater Boston by 6 to 8 p.m. The South Shore, Cape and Islands...
Thieves Stealing Phones and Draining Bank Accounts in Boston
Boston police warn of late-night phone thefts at bars—scams that could easily spread to Maine or New Hampshire.
San Gennaro Festival kicks off in Boston’s North End
BOSTON (WHDH) - Starting today, the San Gennaro Festival will take over Boston’s North End. The three-day festival features food from more than three dozen restaurants. There will also be a beer garden, espresso martini bar, and live music. The feast continues all weekend, wrapping up with a procession...
Crews battle large brush fire in West Roxbury
A brush fire broke in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood on Thursday, prompting a large emergency response.
Boston Public Schools Combat Chronic Student Absenteeism With House Calls
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper went on a door-to-door campaign on Wednesday, Sept. 3, making house calls and encouraging students with histories of chronic absenteeism to return to school. This year, 70 volunteers turned out for the campaign to encourage students to...
MBTA Offers Free Rides on Weekends After 9 PM
MBTA is offering free rides on all subways, buses, commuter rail, and ferries after 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays for five weekends this September and October.
Man was sentenced to die in prison for killing a mother of 6. Now...
A man who killed a mother of six children during a masked robbery in Lynn in the middle of the night is being released to ICE after being granted parole on Tuesday. Oeun Lam, now 52, was convicted of first-degree murder in the first-degree for the death of Cheang Ley Nhor, 41, in 1993. He was sentenced to life in...
Two people hospitalized following shooting in Boston
Two people have been hospitalized after a shooting on Tremont Street, Boston Police say.
