MISSING PERSON: 80-year-old woman reported missing from Wellesley
Wellesley police are searching for a missing 80-year-old. Ann Smith was last seen walking away from a medical building at 65 Walnut St. around 5:15 p.m. Friday, toward Cedar Street. Smith does not have a cellphone, according to police. She is described as 5-foot-3, with short white hair. She was...
Waymo and its self-driving cars face steep opposition in Boston
Waymo recently mapped the city's streets, prompting officials and drivers to sound the alarm over self-driving cars. In cities like San Francisco and Phoenix, autonomous vehicles are a part of everyday life thanks to Waymo. This year, the company deployed manned vehicles to map the streets of Greater Boston,...
Residents say Lynn officials tuning out their noise concerns as clean beach project charges...
"It’s as if we’re living in an industrial park," said one resident.
‘It was a monster’: Somerville recalls raccoon attack that left her hospitalized
SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - A Somerville woman is recovering from scratch and bite wounds after she was viciously attacked by a raccoon while letting her dogs out on Friday night. Katherine Vanbuskirk says the raccoon would not stop biting and scratching her in her garden on Chester Street. “I was...
Man accused of groping Northeastern student told police his mother was Princess Diana, DA...
A man accused of groping a Northeastern University student while she was on a jog lied about his name and told police that his mother was a British royal, authorities said.
Market Basket board won’t take more action before mediation with CEO Demoulas
The board of beloved grocery chain Market Basket is remains hopeful for "a constructive resolution" to the corporate standoff that's roiled the company, it said Friday, revealing that a mediation session with CEO Arthur T. Demoulas has been scheduled. A law firm has been reviewing the allegations of a planned...
BPD seeks alleged Allston/Brighton prowler
Police identified one suspect, but up to two more suspects remain unidentified. Boston Police are requesting the public’s help identifying two individuals involved in recent prowler incidents in Allston/Brighton. The incidents happened between midnight and 1 a.m. near Kilsyth Road on July 7, 12, 15 and 16, according...
Missing 69-year-old man last seen at Boston medical center
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Police Department is asking for assistance in locating Jose Pereira, a 69-year-old Black male who has been reported missing. Pereira is approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 192 pounds with gray hair. He is believed to be wearing a white helmet due to...
Rockland Deputy Chief put on administrative leave pending investigation
The Rockland Police Department has placed Deputy Chief Brian Coakley on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.
Good Samaritans rush to help after multi-vehicle crash in Mattapan
BOSTON (WHDH) - A crowd of good Samaritans rushed to help the motorists involved in a four-car collision on Morton Street in Mattapan on Friday after that left several vehicles damaged and an SUV overturned. Among them was Ernesto Mejia, who works nearby. He says it was around 4:30 p.m....
