Boston MA

The incident occurred on Sept. 19. Braintree police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two individuals on a scooter connected to an incident where shots were fired. Around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, Braintree police received a report of gunshots near Shaw and Nelson Streets. The two...

A man suspected of murder in a deadly shooting outside a BJ's store in Dedham, Massachusetts, in June was arrested last week, prosecutors said. State police tracked James Brown, 23, to a residence in Malden and arrested him Thursday morning, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. The Malden resident was brought...

A father is facing a child endangerment charge for leaving a baby inside a rental vehicle for about an hour in South Boston on Tuesday night. Boston police said they a responded to a call around 8:39 p.m. Tuesday for a missing child in the area of 400 Summer St.

CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS—Every American schoolchild learns of the brave stand Revolutionary War Patriots made during the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill. Because they were low on ammunition, soldiers were told not to fire until they saw the “whites” of British soldiers' eyes. Much less is known, however, about the...

A massive rooftop bar that opened in Boston earlier this year has decided to cease operations “for the foreseeable future.”. The Essex Rooftop in South Boston, which opened in May, shared the news of the closure in an Instagram post Tuesday night, Sept. 30. “Thank you for a great...

Frank Farrow dreams of the day when his job no longer exists. He’s spent more than three years as the executive director of Boston’s Office of Black Male Advancement, a city agency dedicated to ensuring that Black men and boys have the tools they need to succeed and thrive.

In a dramatic development, authorities have exhumed the body of a boy who was brutally killed more than 50 years ago.

A North Shore woman recently won a big prize on a scratch ticket she purchased at a local liquor store.

The head of the Greater Boston Food Bank said Tuesday that she’s bracing for the impact that a seemingly guaranteed federal government shutdown will have on tens of thousands of federal workers who call the region home. A shutdown also would deal a body blow to such already strapped...

A man was struck and gravely injured while crossing the street in Boston early Monday morning. The incident happened at around 12:24 a.m. on Monday, in the area of 766 Hyde Park Ave., according to the Boston Police Department. A man had been crossing the street when he was hit...