‘Very dedicated family guy’: Fiancé of Cambridge DPW worker shot and killed desperate for...
32-year-old Xavier Bautista from Cambridge was shot just before 4:30 on the morning of the Fourth of July. Bautista’s fiancé, Demetris Grimsley, says she was planning on going into the city to celebrate the holiday.
Roof Caves In As Morning Inferno Hits Dorchester’s Maple Street
Boston firefighters confronted a heavy house fire at a multi-family home in Dorchester early Sunday, arriving to find flames showing and the roof already collapsed. The blaze was reported just before 9 a.m. at 1 Maple Street, where ladder companies were seen flowing water from above while teams maintained a wide collap
Massachusetts market trip results in grand prize win after hit on State Lottery scratch...
A routine trip to the market became life changing as a Massachusetts man hit a State Lottery grand prize on a scratch ticket. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Guy Babineau is the winner of a $500,000 top prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$500,000 Frenzy” $50 instant ticket game.
Historic Salem Home Sits Next Door to the Town’s Infamous ‘Witch House’
The Lindall-Gibbs-Osgood House, which was built in 1755, has a storied history—but it is best known for its next-door neighbor.
Joined by Governor Healey, Cummings Foundation celebrates $35 million in awarded grants
WOBURN — The Cummings Foundation is celebrating another year of meaningful giving. Joined by Governor Maura Healey and representatives from 150 greater Boston nonprofits on June 27 at TradeCenter 128 in Woburn, the Cummings Foundation celebrated $35 million in new grants, awarded through a highly competitive program th
Boston identifies gravestone believed to be among oldest of free Black person in America
Conservators at Boston's Granary Burying Ground recently found and restored what Mayor Michelle Wu described as one of the oldest gravestones of a free Black person in America. The mayor announced the discovery during the city's annual Independence Day Oration at Faneuil Hall. Wu said the team believes the man...
3 firefighters injured during house fire in Braintree
Three firefighters were injured while battling a house fire overnight in Braintree.
Boston police investigating after man critically injured in Dorchester shooting
The incident occurred just before 11 PM on Saturday, when officers were dispatched to 13 Fayston Street to reports of a person shot.
Lainey Wilson takes a turn driving a duck boat before taking the stage with...
BOSTON (WHDH) - One of the headliners of this year’s Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular got a view of Boston from behind the wheel of a duck boat before taking the stage to dazzle the Fourth of July crowds on the Esplanade. Country star Lainey Wilson said she was thrilled...
11 displaced after fire causes roof collapse in Roxbury
BOSTON (WHDH) - Eleven people are displaced after a fire tore through a building in Roxbury on Sunday morning and caused the roof to collapse. Crews responding to a reported structure fire on Maple Street around 8:45 a.m. evacuated the building and ordered a second alarm, according to the Boston Fire Department. While
