Boston MA

A New Hampshire woman has been found guilty of second-degree murder in connection with stabbing her brother-in-law to death at a Boston hotel in 2021, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Hollis resident Ren Rodgers, 28, was convicted last month in connection with the death of 21-year-old...

(This story was updated to add new information.) QUINCY ‒ Mayor Thomas Koch has fired the city's emergency management director, Ally Sleiman. Sleiman was arrested Friday, Dec. 12, and charged with assault and battery on a household member and witness intimidation. The incident occurred in a city-owned vehicle Sleiman...

On the 252nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston's Office of Historic Preservation have designated three Freedom Trail sites as Boston Landmarks. The Old North Church and Campus, the Old South Meeting House, and the Old Corner Bookstore and Cunningham House have been given a place among...

A fuel tanker rollover in Everett has closed several lanes on Route 16 ahead of the evening commute.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The former Harvard Medical School morgue manager who stole and sold pieces of bodies donated to the school has been sentenced to 8 years in prison. A federal judge in Pennsylvania handed down the sentence to Cedric Lodge Tuesday, capping a two-and-a-half year scandal that ensnared the nation’s...

A Massachusetts police department is issuing a public warning following multiple recent reports of elderly residents being targeted in wire-transfer scams resulting in significant financial losses. Over the past several days, Norwood Police have taken two reports involving elderly victims who were deceived into...

A group of activists and a local faith leader were detained Tuesday while trying to deliver basic necessities to immigrants detained at the Burlington U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center. Roger Rosen, Eric Segal, Sabine von Mering and the Rev. Fred Small were arrested by officers from the...

Some residents in Canton received a reverse 911 call asking them to shelter in place after a woman was shot. Police are still searching for that shooter. Investigators believe this was all over an online transaction that went bad. Canton Police and fire responded to the Lamplighter Village apartment complex at 6:40...

MASSACHUSETTS — A Boston waitress was arrested after confronting a couple who left a $0 tip on a $142 bill, a situation that quickly escalated into a disturbance outside the restaurant, according to information shared on social media. Incident Involving 18-Year-Old Waitress Goes Viral. The waitress, identified as...

Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Centre Street, this home is like a private oasis in the middle of Jamaica Plain. The house at 45 Parley Avenue in Jamaica Plain has a “country feel” within the Boston city limits. The six-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom home, which was...