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You’ll find Massachusetts harbors several documented ghost towns, each with distinct historical circumstances behind their abandonment. Dogtown, established in the 1600s near Gloucester, deteriorated into vagrant territory after the War of 1812. The Swift River Valley’s four towns—Prescott, Dana, Enfield, and...

The city’s latest dog registration data reveals the names — and breeds — most common across Boston. If you’ve ever called out for your dog and watched another one turn around, you’re not alone. A new list based on Boston’s 2025 dog registrations shows just how common some names are across the city.

A Webster man is facing charges including animal cruelty after leaving two puppies in a car without heat to flee from Boston police, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Kyle Kelley, 25, pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty, witness intimidation, resisting arrest and two charges of drug...

A former Boston school bus driver was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in a tragic crash that killed a kindergartener in Hyde Park last April. Jean Charles, 39, of Brockton, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless motor vehicular homicide and negligent motor vehicle homicide in the crash that killed...

Boston police are searching for a man accused of assaulting a middle school student in the North End this week. Officers responded shortly after 3:15 p.m. to the Eliot Upper School on Commercial Street, according to a police report. The parents of a student, whose age was not shared, told...

A federal judge in Boston has resentenced former Boston Police Captain Richard Evans to one year and one day in prison for his role overseeing a long-running overtime fraud at the department’s evidence warehouse, closing a legal loop that started with his 2024 conviction and an appellate ruling last year.

The Boston Host Committee for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the Kraft Sports Group have formally agreed to pay the $7.8 million in security costs for the matches, according to a letter sent to the board Thursday.

United Airlines has a new rule, stating passengers must wear headphones while viewing or listening to audio or they could risk getting kicked off. Travelers at Boston Logan are reacting.

Boston’s famous pizza chain is down a location. Regina Pizzeria has closed its Fenway spot after more than a decade, East Coast Associates, which does public relations for Boston Restaurant Associates and Regina Pizzeria, confirmed to MassLive on Thursday. A spokesperson said the restaurant’s lease was up, and the...

It was a scary situation in Boston on Friday morning as a delivery driver fell 20 feet through a roadway grate and had to be pulled out of the hole in the ground by firefighters. Shortly before 7 a.m., Boston firefighters responded to a report for a technical rescue for...