Scooter crash in Boston leaves 1 hospitalized
A person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Monday night in Boston after a crash involving a scooter and an SUV. Police responded to 55 Aspinwall Rd. in Dorchester around 8:51 p.m. for a report of a crash, according to WCVB. At the scene they found one victim, who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
Elderly Boston resident trapped inside her own home with ‘tenant from hell’
On a crisp March morning, a moving truck rumbled up to a home on Rosselerin Road in Dorchester. It was a day that could not arrive soon enough for Janette Jackson, the 76-year-old owner of the property. As movers carried the scarce items out of the home and loaded them...
Drug bust in Brookline uncovers crack and cash stash
Drug raid in Brookline nets crack cocaine and over $15K
Fire forces patients to be evacuated at Boston Medical Center in Brighton
A fire broke out at Boston Medical Center in Brighton early Wednesday morning, forcing patients to evacuate.
Family behind Boston’s oldest Irish pub wants to open entertainment venue in Dennis
The family that runs a celebrated Irish pub in Boston wants to open a sprawling tent-covered outdoor entertainment spot in Dennis Port this summer. It's a proposal some town officials see revitalizing downtown but has neighbors worried about noise and a diminished quality of life. Backyard by Foley's will stretch from an old two-story structure at 645 Main St. almost to Rogers...
Pure Oasis closes amid mounting debts, frozen account
Pure Oasis was playing catch-up on a growing pile of bills when its owners were dealt back-to-back setbacks this month, prompting them to close the store. Why it matters: Boston's first recreational cannabis dispensary is the latest casualty in a state with rising costs, an oversaturated flower market and limited resources for cannabis business owners, one of the owners says.
Weymouth woman pleads guilty to killing housemate
WEYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) - A Weymouth woman pleaded guilty to killed her housemate in court on Tuesday. Kelly Shaw, 46, pleaded guilty to several charges including voluntary manslaughter, larceny of a motor vehicle, and misleading police. Shaw pleaded guilty to killing Christine Mello, 56. Mello was found dead in her...
Renowned wood-fired steakhouse to open new Boston location very soon
A smoky and swanky steakhouse that has earned multiple recognitions and honors will open its first Northeast location in Massachusetts at the end of the month. Maple & Ash will open its Boston location at 131 Seaport Blvd. in The Superette courtyard on Thursday, April 30. The opening marks the brand’s first location in the region, joining preexisting restaurants in Chicago, Scottsdale and Miami. Maple...
Man accused of crashing car into Cambridge building, seriously injuring woman appears in court
WOBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - A 58-year-old man appeared in Middlesex Superior Court Tuesday in connection with a car crash into a building in Cambridge in January that left a 23-year-old woman seriously injured. David Powell, of Roslindale, was arraigned Tuesday after a grand jury decided to elevate the charges he...
Massachusetts man sentenced to prison after over 5,000 pills containing meth, fentanyl, seized
BOSTON – A Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 47-year-old George Krabey of Saugus was sentenced by U.S. District...

















