Boston MA

"Bostonians have always refused to bow down and have been a voice for the nation." In 1773, colonists threw tea in Boston harbor to protest unfair taxation, but on the 252nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, Bostonians threw ice in opposition to the ICE “terror campaign.”. Hosted by...

Starting in the fall of 2026, graduates from Boston Public Schools and Boston Charter Schools whose family’s adjusted gross income is $75,000 or less will qualify for full tuition coverage at Suffolk University. The University announced Dec. 18 that this expanded family income-tuition waiver program will apply to...

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Millions of Americans are starting to feel the heat as the cost to warm their homes continues to increase. Heating costs are expected to rise by at least 9% this winter. National Grid is submitting a request to increase customer rates starting in 2027. The hike would be rolled out throughout...

All of the top ten most-borrowed books in 2025 were written by women. The Boston Public Library released its most-checked out books in 2025 this week, and like last year, women authors dominated the list. All of the top ten most-borrowed books in 2025 were written by women, with romance...

Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston's Department of Supplier Diversity recently celebrated the first annual Scaled Impact Celebration at Faneuil Hall. The event recognized the achievements of the SCALE program's inaugural cohort, comprised of 27 small, local businesses that received up to $200,000 in grant...

A 31-year-old Malden man was given at least a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday for threatening to shoot and kill a mechanic at a Holbrook auto body shop in 2022, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey’s office. Brain Enwonwu was found guilty by a jury on Monday...

A Worcester man was charged in connection with fraudulently obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) while working as a full-time TSA Security Officer, according to the office of Leah Foley, the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts. Ismael Rosado Jr., 40, was charged with one count...

Friends and family traveled from near and far last Sunday to celebrate the 106th birthday of Elide Charles, a long-time Dorchester resident who arrived in the neighborhood with her Haitian family in 1969. Born on Dec. 1, 1919, in Jacmel, Charles is the sole survivor of three siblings. She married...

Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead in N.H. After Manhunt

In a stark revelation shaking federal welfare oversight, two Mattapan convenience store owners face charges for allegedly trafficking nearly $7 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, swapping EBT cards for cash in operations run from spaces smaller than many apartments. U.S. Attorney Leah...