UPDATE: Missing East Boston teen located
Boston Police confirm that a missing teen out of East Boston has been located.
Beloved Boston bartender who inspired ‘Cheers’ character faces health challenge
Eddie Doyle was the heart and soul of the world's most famous bar. Now the man who inspired the hit show "Cheers" is facing a health challenge, and his friends are reaching out for help. Doyle tended bar at the Bull & Finch Pub on Beacon Street for decades. The...
Boston’s police oversight board sees ‘widespread refusal’ by officers to cooperate
In the wake of George Floyd’s killing in 2020 and the civil unrest that followed, many states and local municipalities passed a series of new laws aimed at bringing more transparency and accountability to police departments. Boston created the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) that year —...
BU protest condemns student who called ICE on Allston workers
Dozens of demonstrators protested on the campus of Boston University to condemn the student who took responsibility for a recent ICE raid at the Allston Car Wash.
Ex-officer seeks to move Sandra Birchmore trial out of Mass. over ‘biased’ coverage
Lawyers for the former Stoughton police officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore after grooming her for years are asking to move the case out of Massachusetts, saying that media coverage has biased the public into believing he's guilty. Matthew Farwell, faces federal charges of killing a witness or victim and...
Roxbury mom claims 7-year-old with marks on his arms was assaulted by music teacher
A Roxbury mother told Boston 25 her 7-year-old son in first grade was assaulted by a teacher at the Orchard Gardens K-8 school last week.
Boston man charged in connection with selling ghost guns at grocery store, gas station
On a Thursday afternoon in August, two 3D-printed ghost guns and 20 rounds of ammunition were purchased for $1,300 in a Dorchester Stop & Shop parking lot as grocery shoppers bought milk, eggs and ingredients for dinner. In September, more guns were sold by the same person, according to court...
Police seek suspect in Halloween assault in Salem parking garage
Police are searching for a suspect wanted in an early morning assault at a Salem, Massachusetts, parking garage on Halloween. Investigators said the suspect pictured above is believed to be involved in the assault at the Museum Place Garage on Oct. 31 around 12:45 a.m. He was described as "short,"...
More than 270 Logan TSA agents get big bonus after shutdown
TSA agents in Boston are getting a bonus for working throughout the government shutdown, Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem said.
Davis Square Grapples with Unprecedented Increase in Homelessness, Drug Use, and Violence: A Controversial...
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