Boston MA

Boston officials are issuing a stern warning to the public: Stay off the ice on the Charles River. The recent cold spell has brought people out walking, fishing, and even riding electric bikes on the frozen river, but officials are saying don't be fooled by the river's solid-looking appearance. "We...

The man accused of intentionally driving into a prominent Boston arts collector at the start of January, killing him and his dog, will not stand trial. William Haney, 42, faces charges of murder and cruelty to animals in connection with the fatal crash on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall on Jan. 3.

SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - Erika Entezary said on February 4, she saw a man sleeping in the stairwell of her condo building and called police. “I walked into the who situation in the morning at 6 right before work,” Entezary said. “Once he kind of left, the feelings kind of rushed in of the mess that was happening,...

Winston Bodrick is a lawyer who had worked in private equity and real estate development before he decided to make a big career pivot. He’s now the Executive Director of the Roxbury YMCA.

Cleanup is underway, according to the MBTA. A maintenance worker damaged a pressurized sprinkler line above the exterior concourse at South Station on Thursday, causing water to fall into the newly renovated concourse, according to the MBTA. The MBTA said it immediately isolated and addressed the incident, and...

On the upper level of Somerville’s Bow Market, 85 people sipped Valentine’s Day cocktails while making small talk. A nervous energy rippled through the room. Regina Frizzi was among those waiting for Mingle Mayhem, a singles mixer for 26 to 38-year-olds, to begin. The East Boston resident said her “heart rate was...

An early morning scare at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett ended with a state trooper clipped by a fleeing car, as Massachusetts State Police say they are now hunting for the driver who sped out of the casino's parking garage after a security screening. Troopers assigned to the Gaming Enforcement Unit had chased the...

Two Massachusetts men will be spending time in federal prison after what prosecutors describe as a low-tech but lucrative hustle that targeted old-school bill payers. In separate sentencings this week in federal court in Boston, 26-year-old Imanol Rios‑Franco of Canton was ordered to serve 35 months behind bars,...

Surveillance-style footage from inside the Suffolk County House of Correction in Boston shows three correction officers trading blows in a cramped elevator early Saturday morning, turning a routine ride into a full-on scuffle. The video, timestamped at about 7:30 a.m., shows a cup of coffee getting slapped from one...

BOSTON — A Boston man is back behind bars after allegedly walking out of a federal re-entry center in brazen defiance of the law. Tyreek Hall, 23, faces federal escape charges after authorities say he bolted from a residential re-entry center where he was serving the remainder of his sentence for being a felon in...