Boston MA

Last year, Boston was No. 16 on Zillow’s list, advancing to No. 7 this year. Every year, Zillow announces its forecast for the hottest housing markets in the U.S. Its new 2026 list, released Thursday, includes Boston in the top 10. Last year, Boston was No. 16 on Zillow’s list, advancing to No. 7 this year. But the...

It’s been nearly four years since found her boyfriend, Boston Police officer John O’Keefe, in the snow on the front lawn of a fellow officer’s Canton home. But the Read phenomenon shows no signs of slowing down, with several adaptations of her story in the works, including a forthcoming series starring Mass. native...

Of course, city officials told residents that the newly installed water meters were reading correctly, and they were. However, those same officials neglected to inform Somerville residents that the readings were, in fact, wrongfully and knowingly inaccurate. All this time we were blaming the new water meters, but in...

SALEM — The city’s fire and electrical departments are scheduled to take the outdated master box fire alarm system offline on June 1. The city has begun a program to uninstall the existing alarm system over the coming months, and residents should expect to see the street fire alarm boxes begin to be covered. Private...

Rather than reflecting some sort of democratic ideal of local control, Boston’s process empowers those who already have housing to block housing for those who do not.

BOSTON (WHDH) - The Boston police department is asking for the public’s help in identifying someone connected to a larceny in Roxbury. Police say the larceny took place on Monday around 1:12 p.m. on December 29, 2025, at 614 Columbia Road. Police say a package was stolen after it...

The Town of Weymouth and Franklin are gearing up for a rematch in SOUPer Bowl 2026, a friendly competition that aims to collect canned soup donations for local food pantries while addressing food insecurity in Massachusetts. The Weymouth Food Pantry is challenging the Franklin Food Pantry to reclaim the championship...

Yesterday, a routine traffic stop by Boston Police District B-3 officers in Mattapan resulted in the arrest of two men and the seizure of illegal weapons. The department reported that the stop took place around 2:16 a.m. near 37 Harvard Street after officers observed a vehicle with a broken headlight.

More anti-ICE protests were held Saturday in Boston after multiple recent ICE-involved shootings in Minnesota and Oregon. Hundreds of anti-ICE demonstrators gathered downtown Saturday for Boston’s third protest since Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot Wednesday by a federal officer in Minneapolis. The protest was...

Marblehead teenager Oscar Galante has been indicted as a youthful offender in the Aug. 19 car crash that killed 13-year-old Savanah Gatchell, also of Marblehead. Galante, whose brother, James, died in a single car crash on the Causeway in March 2022, will be arraigned on one count of motor vehicle homicide by...