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A Massachusetts man who paid the ultimate sacrifice has finally come home. U.S. Army Pvt. Alfred T. Langevin who went missing from World War II came home on Saturday. On July 30, 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified the remains of Langevin, a Weymouth native. “Langevin entered the Army...

The former CEO of Boston’s Handel & Haydn Society Mary Deissler died on Monday after a long struggle with brain cancer. Mary earned the H&H international attention by persuading Christopher Hogwood to become artistic director in 1986. Hogwood converted the ensemble into a period-instrument group operating at the...

Boston's "Operation Safe Scooter" continued its enforcement surge this past Thursday, with officers from District D-4 targeting the area near Northeastern University. According to a police report, the focus was on Huntington Avenue and Gainsboro Street, where four motorcycles found themselves towed, while drivers...

Boston Police seized over two kilograms of Fentanyl in a coordinated drug enforcement operation across Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury this past week.

FRAMINGHAM, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Authorities are expected to release details on an extensive operation aimed at combatting child exploitation. Mass. State Police said that, over three days last week, Operation Firewall was executed in several communities statewide and, as a result, more than 50 people were arrested for...

More than 100 feet of overhead catenary wire caught fire and went down on a Green Line train at the Boston College Yard on Sunday evening, disrupting regular service for several hours and sending two train operators to the hospital. The Boston Fire Department and transit police responded to the...

HOLBROOK — Chief David Del Papa reports that the Holbrook Police Department has charged a man following a serious crash on Saturday evening that resulted in a vehicle fire and significant property damage in Holbrook Square. At approximately 5:45 p.m., Holbrook Police and Fire were dispatched to the area...

BOSTON (WHDH) - A long-lost Purple Heart was returned to U.S. Army veteran James Mooney of Everett. State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg presented the medal to Mooney at a ceremony in Boston recently; Mooney’s is one of six Purple Hearts found in unclaimed safety deposit boxes and turned over to the state’s unclaimed...

November is the most dangerous month for deer-related crashes in Massachusetts, with hundreds of accidents occurring due to deer on local roads and highways.

A lost Purple Heart has been returned to a Vietnam veteran in Massachusetts, just in time for Veterans Day.