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Leyla Mendieta, 49, died Dec. 3 and her daughter, 23-year-old Nethalya Samaniego, has since also died, officials announced Tuesday. A mother and daughter have both died after an apartment building fire in Framingham on Nov. 30, officials said Monday. Leyla Mendieta, 49, died Dec. 3. Her 23-year-old daughter, Nethalya...

Anthony Dew, 43, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years to nine years and will be retried for additional charges in January. A Dorchester man was sentenced to up to nine years in prison on Monday for a 2024 “vicious” attack on a homeless woman. Anthony Dew, 43, was sentenced...

Shacoby Kenny, 32, began exhibiting "erratic behavior" on Sunday night, officials said. An inmate at the South Bay jail in Boston died after attacking corrections officers on Sunday night and then getting apprehended and restrained, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. Around 8:40 p.m., Shacoby...

Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty​ against former Stoughton, Massachusetts police officer Matthew Farwell, who is charged with killing Sandra Birchmore.

The display features a sign that reads “ICE was here” instead of the figures of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.

25 Investigates found the independent office created to improve police transparency is investigating citizen complaints and making recommendations, but some believe Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox is ignoring them.

BOSTON (WHDH) - A Connecticut man accused of setting a Boston police cruiser on fire during an illegal street takeover in October was arraigned in Roxbury Tuesday. David Moran-Chavez, 19, of Norwalk, Connecticut, was arrested at his home in Connecticut Thursday. He faces several charges including burning a motor...

Two incidents of shoplifting shook the South End neighborhood yesterday, as Boston Police worked swiftly to apprehend the culprits involved in thefts at Newbury Street and the Prudential Mall. Officers from District D-4 responded to both reports, leading to two arrests on charges of shoplifting and larceny. According...

From filling potholes to clearing trash and cracking down on the city's rat population, Boston city officials say they're doubling down on core quality-of-life issues as 2025 wraps up.

“Bostonians have always refused to bow down and have been a voice for the nation,” Katy Dirks, a member of Boston Indivisible's leadership council, said. In honor of the Boston Tea Party’s 252nd anniversary next week, local activist groups are calling for Bostonians to recreate the historic protest as an act of...