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BOSTON — A Boston man is back behind bars after allegedly walking out of a federal re-entry center in brazen defiance of the law. Tyreek Hall, 23, faces federal escape charges after authorities say he bolted from a residential re-entry center where he was serving the remainder of his sentence for being a felon in...

To the Editor: The oxymoronically named “Mass Save” program is one reason why Massachusetts electric rates are among the highest in the nation. The City of Framingham and Town of Natick are hosting a “participatory public art” project that will not deliver or save a single kilowatt-hour or therm of energy, but is...

A Boston man was charged Wednesday in connection with an assault that left a woman injured before the man set himself on fire. Adam Johnson, a 55-year-old Hyde Park resident, was arraigned in Boston and pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to the Suffolk County...

A former New York operations manager was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme to pay kickbacks to doctors in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans, the U.S. Attorney said Friday. The scheme resulted in fraudulent bills of approximately $70.6 million to Medicare. Timothy...

While White Stadium has drawn criticism for its cost, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stated on WBUR that she still would have gone through with the project. Wu was asked by one of the hosts if she still would have gone through with the renovations knowing that it would cost the city $135 million. She said yes.

Three people were hospitalized after a wild crash in front of the entrance to Curry College on Friday.

An igloo has popped up in the backyard of a South Boston property and it's taking the neighborhood and internet by storm.

A backyard igloo in South Boston that went viral online has now been destroyed — and not by the weather. A few weeks ago, we shared a video of Southie residents working to build a large igloo in their backyard. The Instagram account belonging to Jack Tarca documented the...

The founder and former Chief Executive Officer of a Boston-based nonprofit was sentenced in federal court in Boston for using thousands of dollars in donations to Violence in Boston (VIB) to pay for personal expenses; defrauding the City of Boston out of COVID-19 relief funds and rental assistance money; defrauding...

As the world turns its attention to the current athletes, one Massachusetts legend is looking back at how American figure skating first reached the top of the podium.