Boston MA

The City Council Committee on Public Safety held its first meeting since July to deliberate on months of hearing orders related to public safety initiatives and violence-prevention strategies with the Boston Police Department. The room considered five separate hearing orders, including a collaborative citywide strategy

Eight homeless families will be forced to relocate Oct. 31 with the shutting of two shelters in Cambridge, partially the result of being excluded from a state contract after funding cuts. The emergency shelters – which can hold up to 14 families – have been at St. Paul African Methodist...

A yet-to-be unidentified individual drove an e-bike into the entrance of the Natick Police Station on Friday, swore at officers and then drove off, police said. Police are seeking the public's help in identifying him and another e-bike rider who was present at the time, noting that both were doing wheelies in the parki

A quality high school education can equip students with the tools they need to pursue their academic goals and tackle real-world problems. Many high schoolers in Boston have access to the training they need, thanks to strong public schools, with a new study from Boston.com revealing the top-performing public high schoo

Dr. Seuss’ “Cat in the Hat” is a fictional character known from the children’s book and movie, but now the cat is taking on a creepy role in a viral social media trend.

EVERETT, MASS. (WHDH) - An Everett city employee is off the job after being accused of stealing thousands in taxpayer money. The Middlesex District Attorney said the former IT director spent $98,000 on personal expenses. The DA said between 2020 and March of this year, he made 400 fraudulent purchases...

BOSTON (WHDH) - The man accused of having illegal images of children at Boston’s Frog Pond on his phone is facing dozens of new charges. Prosecutors said he took intimate pictures and videos of young kids in secret. Mark Sullivan, 60, will face a judge Tuesday, the Brockton man’s...

The crash sent two vehicles careening into the woods along the highway.

A missing woman was found Tuesday morning after an hours-long search in the woods in Newton.

A Malden 911 call for a mental-health crisis ended with assault charges, an ICE arrest, four days in a field office, and a judge’s order freeing a Brazilian asylum applicant who had just miscarried. Iara do Carmo Santana, 29, was taken by ICE on Sept. 4, 2026, hours after...