Waltham woman charged with murder in connection with Quincy woman’s death
A 31-year-old woman was charged with murder in connection with the 2024 shooting death of a Waltham woman, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office said. Melanie Williams, of Waltham, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Zharia Wilcox, 24, of Waltham, Ryan’s office said in a...
Fugitive wanted for beating death of a toddler is caught 5 years later wearing...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (WCVB) - A man wanted in the alleged 2020 beating death of a toddler in Ohio was arrested in Massachusetts on Wednesday. Police say he was arrested after officers spotted him wearing a disguise, which included a wig. The child’s family said they have been waiting years for...
Boston Woman Finds Staples in Daughter’s Bread Roll at Texas Roadhouse, ‘Normalize Making a...
I love me some Texas Roadhouse. Personally, if there really is an afterlife, it’s either a Cracker Barrel, a Chili’s, or a Texas Roadhouse. Unfortunately, for one family, their trip to Roadhouse in Boston, Massachusetts, wasn’t all peanuts and… more peanuts when they discovered staples inside a bread roll. You read...
Massachusetts woman faces charges in Social Security fraud
BOSTON (WWLP) – An East Weymouth woman has been charged with bank fraud in federal court in Boston for allegedly scheming to fraudulently obtain Social Security benefits. In a news release from the Department of Justice, 68-year-old Debora A. Siler is accused of fraudulently obtaining approximately $61,685.13 in...
BPS bus contractor kept ‘incomplete and unreliable’ driver records, new report finds
The independent report was commissioned by Boston officials after a 5-year-old boy was struck and killed by a school bus in April. In April, 5-year-old Lens Joseph was struck and killed by a school bus in Hyde Park. In the wake of that incident, city officials announced an independent investigation into Boston’s...
Boston ranked among top U.S. cities for pedestrian safety. Do you agree?
The ranking comes amid ongoing concerns following several serious pedestrian-related incidents in the city over the past year. A new report has ranked Boston the second-safest major city in the U.S. for pedestrians, citing a combination of low fatality rates and strong walkability. But the ranking comes amid ongoing...
Dozens of vehicles vandalized in Quincy overnight
Investigators believe the vandals struck between the hours of 9 p.m. Wednesday and 2 a.m. Thursday.
SBANP hosts mayoral forum on affordable housing, South Boston schools, and outdoor drug use...
The South Boston Association of Nonprofits (SBANP) joins organizations across the neighborhood to enhance and expand the services they offer. Their members include the South Boston Neighborhood House (SBNH), the South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation, and the Gavin Foundation, alongside a range of other...
FOUND: Watertown Police Seek Help Finding Missing 19-Year-Old Woman
UPDATE, Aug. 28, 11:45 a.m.: Watertown Police said the woman who was missing for a day and a half was found unharmed. (Original Aug. 26 at 4:48 p.m.) posted The Watertown Police sent out the following missing person alert on social media on Aug. 26, 2025:. The Watertown Police Department...
Boston man arrested on firearm charges after foot chase in Roxbury
BOSTON — A 29-year-old Boston man was arrested Wednesday on firearm and breaking and entering charges after a foot chase in Roxbury. Rodi Santana Sota was taken into custody by officers assigned to District B-2 following an incident that began around 1:57 p.m. near 528 Blue Hill Avenue. A...
