WCVB reshuffles weather lineup with Mike Wankum’s retirement
The changes are going into effect this week. With meteorologist Mike Wankum signing off into retirement, WCVB’s previously-announced weather lineup changes are going into effect this week. The news station’s chief meteorologist, Cindy Fitzgibbon, is taking Wankum’s weeknight spot after a long run on weekday mornings wi
Emotional victim impact statements at Boston man’s murder sentencing
BOSTON, June 30, 2026 – A Suffolk Superior judge today sentenced VICTOR ARRINGTON, 40, to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 45 years additional time for a 2015 Dorchester home invasion that killed one man and left his fiancée with a gunshot wound to the head, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden a
Man killed after SUV crashes into utility pole, motel on Route 1 in Westwood
A 32-year-old Walpole man was killed after the SUV he was driving crashed into a utility pole before slamming into a motel along Route 1 in Westwood.
Judge IDs Mass. State Police sergeants under criminal investigation in crash cover-up probe
A Middlesex Superior Court judge has confirmed the identities of a current and former Massachusetts State Police sergeant being criminally investigated in connection with the concealment of a third sergeant’s role in a fatal crash in December 2023. In a Monday order denying a motion to dismiss a murder...
Blue Hill Observatory closed after vandalism
The Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts is closed after vandalism overnight caused damage at the 141-year-old landmark.
Suspect flees after crowd throws drinks at lone BPD officer, prompting renewed staffing worries
Police worked to clear a chaotic, gridlocked intersection in Dorchester Sunday night. A suspect fled a Boston police officer who was attempting to arrest him Sunday night after crowds surrounding the officer threw alcoholic beverages and other items at him, according to a report. The incident prompted Boston’s largest
An 11-year-old boy became a martyr – and shaped American history
Before leaving Boston after 18 years, I spent one final afternoon in the Granary Burying Ground, on Tremont Street, just up from the Park Street T station. Among the monuments to Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and the victims of the Boston Massacre, one name caught my attention: Christopher Seider. Few...
Are these Boston-area colleges really $100K a year? It’s complicated.
While the total costs at some area colleges do exceed 100K, what students are actually paying varies significantly. When students walk into Amanda Ugrinow’s guidance office at Westborough High School, the conversation often starts with college. It quickly turns to money. Instead of talking about careers they’re passion
Washington Trust Leads $75.6 Million Financing for New Orthopedic Surgery Center in Waltham
WALTHAM, Mass. — The Washington Trust Company has provided $75.6 million in construction-to-permanent financing for a newly completed orthopedic ambulatory surgery center and medical office building in Waltham, marking a significant investment in expanding outpatient orthopedic care across Greater Boston. The 79,500-sq
Idaho man sentenced to two years in prison for cyberstalking Massachusetts professor
BOSTON — A Rigby, Idaho man was sentenced on Monday, June 29, 2026, in federal court in Boston to two years in prison for cyberstalking a Massachusetts professor he met through an online course, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Edward John Kay,...

















