Rhode Island woman sentenced to prison for laundering $450,000 in boyfriend’s Fentanyl dealing proceeds
BOSTON – A Rhode Island woman has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for her leading role in laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars of her then-boyfriend’s fentanyl trafficking money. Carolina Correa, 35, of Cranston, R.I., was sentenced on Feb. 4, 2026 by U.S. District Court Judge...
11 kids taken to hospital after rash outbreak at Wellesley daycare
Nearly a dozen children were taken to the hospital after rash outbreak at a daycare in Wellesley on Friday morning, officials said. Emergency crews responded to a report of a child with a rash caused at Bright Horizons on William Street just after 11 a.m. While the child in question was being evaluated, several other...
Former Mass. police officer ordered to repay thousands for hours not worked
A former Brockton Police school officer has been ordered to pay restitution in connection with a charge that he clocked in to be paid for hours he did not work. Darnell Campbell, 35, was ordered to pay $2,500 to the Brockton School Department after reaching a pre-trial probation agreement, according to the Plymouth...
Man arrested on firearm charges in Mattapan
MATTAPAN, MA — Officers arrested a man on firearm charges following a foot chase Thursday afternoon. Alison Soto-Contrera, 23, of Dorchester, was taken into custody by officers assigned to District B-3. At approximately 4:59 p.m., officers observed a scooter operated by two individuals who were not wearing helmets...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Declares State of Emergency in Anticipation of Extreme Cold
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has declared a state of emergency due to forecasted extreme cold temperatures this weekend. The National Weather Service expects wind chills to reach around -15 degrees early Sunday morning. The cold conditions are expected to last from today through Monday next week, as per the City of Boston.
Police seek suspect in assault in Boston
BOSTON, MA — Detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect in an assault and battery that occurred Wednesday afternoon in the city’s South End neighborhood. The incident happened at about 1:59 p.m. on Dec. 3 in the area of 163 Warren Avenue, according to...
Postal package busts massive East Boston drug ring
Drug trafficking probe uncovers fentanyl cocaine and firearms in East Boston Boston, MA – A package shipped across the sea set off a lengthy investigation that ended with police uncovering large quantities of narcotics, firearms, and cash inside multiple East Boston locations. On Tuesday, detectives with the Boston...
HRRR Model Suddenly Paints a Much Bigger Boston Snowstorm, With Some Areas Now Eyeing...
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A new high-resolution HRRR weather model update is dramatically reshaping the Boston snow forecast, showing a much heavier snow scenario than earlier projections. What was once shaping up as a 4-inch snowfall for parts of eastern Massachusetts is now trending toward a setup where intense snow...
Woman convicted of fraud after living under a stolen identity for more than 20...
Prosecutors say Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez collected around $400,000 in stolen benefits and obtained multiple state IDs. An undocumented Colombian woman living in Boston was convicted in federal court on Tuesday of identity theft and voter fraud after prosecutors said she used a stolen identity to get government...
OPINION: SNAP Fraud and Cocaine Dreams
We now know why Maura Healey has been so adamant in her decision not to turn over SNAP information to the Federal Government for audit. In mid-December US Attorney Leah Foley announced charges against Antonio Bonheur of Mattapan and Saul Alisme of Hyde Park for $7 million dollar food stamp fraud scam. Bonheur, a...

















