Boston’s Mayor Makes the Wrong Call on Rent Control
Earlier this week, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu endorsed a restrictive version of rent control that supporters are pushing for a November statewide ballot referendum in Massachusetts. “There is so much urgency and pressure from housing costs on our residents,” she said. “Something’s got to give.”. “Something”...
Labouré College to close in August
The Labouré College of Healthcare, in Massachusetts, plans to cease academic operations at the end of August, according to a Thursday announcement. Nearby Curry College, pending regulatory approvals, has agreed to absorb the shuttering college’s nursing program. It plans to operate the programs under a new unit...
State police searching for suspect who struck trooper while fleeing Encore Boston Harbor casino
The person in question is suspected of carrying a weapon while at the casino.
He killed a man at 19 and married a Boston city councilor in prison....
A former Boston city councilor’s husband has been given an unexpected second chance after killing a man in 2000. When Tanzerius Anderson was 19, he shot and killed Inaam Yazbek on March 25, 2000. Anderson, now married to former Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, took full responsibility for the man’s...
‘Lock your doors’: Police in Mass. city warn of string of burglaries while residents...
After a series of break-ins and burglaries involving victims who were at home when the crimes occurred, police in a Massachusetts city are warning the public to lock their doors and windows.
Video shows corrections officers brawling in elevator at Boston jail
The fight among the three women erupted Saturday morning at the Suffolk County House of Correction. A video obtained by 7 News Boston shows three correctional officers apparently fighting inside an elevator at the Suffolk County House of Correction early Saturday morning. The video, timestamped at around 7:30 a.m.,...
Michelle Wu will be the only US mayor at international security conference. Here’s why
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will be the first and only U.S. mayor invited to join an international security conference in Germany this weekend. Wu will be traveling to the Munich Security Conference to sit on a Saturday panel focused on city leadership, according to a statement from her office. “Boston...
Framingham MA Police identify officers linked to misconduct probe
The Framingham Police Department has identified the two officers whom it says are no longer on the force as a result of an internal misconduct investigation . Police Detective Kyle Pursell resigned before the internal probe was complete, while Officer Reece Black was terminated as a result of its findings, police...
Massachusetts RMV License Fraud Case Ends With Light Sentence
BOSTON — A Brockton man who gamed the system to hand out driver’s licenses like candy has finally faced justice — and it’s as shocking as the scheme itself. Carlos Cardoso, 72, was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston to time served — just one day behind bars — followed by two years of supervised release,...
Patriots star Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to strangulation, assault charges
The wide receiver's personal chef claims he struck her in the face and put her in a chokehold during a dispute over unpaid wages.
