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Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of...

A woman is recovering from serious injuries after being attacked by a pit bull Monday night in Dorchester, where police fatally shot the dog during the incident, authorities said. The woman was attacked on Howe Terrace, a dead-end road off Hancock Street. Responding officers tried to distract the dog, but...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is taking a medical leave, nearly three weeks after he was charged with extorting a Boston-based cannabis company.

Boston, MA – A Massachusetts man who previously served over 15 years in prison for killing his pregnant fiancee now faces murder charges after his roommate was found dead in Boston this July. Taylor Hurst, 42, is accused of beating 52-year-old Stephen Gomes to death, authorities said. Alleged Murder...

BOSTON (WHDH) - A special celebration this weekend for Boston-based R & B group New Edition, which has been more than 40 years in the making. The city proclaimed Saturday to be New Edition Day, and the group will be honored with a street named after them in the heart of Roxbury where they grew up.

The two suspects were allegedly involved in a Friday evening shooting that began as an attempted carjacking, according to police. Boston police are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects who were allegedly involved in an August 22 shooting in Dorchester, according to a statement. One of the suspects,...

“We know two incidents where the background check system of protocol has failed, and we have to ask ourselves, are these just two isolated incidents? Or is it a bigger problem? I think it’s a bigger problem,” Councilor Flynn said.

Proctor was dismissed in March for unsatisfactory performance linked to the Karen Read case.

The friends and families of 54-year-old Gary Melanson and 30-year-old Douglas Leon Clarke have waited over a decade for justice to be served in their loved one’s killings. On Wednesday, the man prosecutors say is responsible faced charges in their deaths in Middlesex County Superior Court for the first time.

Police arrested a suspect accused of three armed robberies at local gas stations within the past week, including one that led to a police cruiser crash in Randolph on Tuesday.