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BOSTON (WHDH) - The Department of Homeland Security told 7News that a man escaped ICE custody outside of a Boston courthouse last week. Video shows the man running in handcuffs from agents as they escort him to a car. ICE said agents eventually found him and took him back into...

A Boston man was arrested in connection with a shooting that left a victim hospitalized. Aahmonyea Platt, a 20-year-old Jamaica Plain resident, was taken into custody on July 24 and charged with assault to murder, according to a Boston police statement. On July 5, Boston police responded to a report...

(TNS) — The city is no longer using automatic license plate readers from Flock Security over data privacy concerns and pushback from local advocates. The cameras went out of use on July 1, as the city’s contract with Flock expired on June 30. New license plate readers owned and operated by the city are taking their pla

LYNN, MASS. (WHDH) - A home in Lynn was damaged late Monday night. Part of the siding melted off from the flames at the house on Clinton Street. Firefighters said an arson investigator was at the scene. (Copyright (c) 2026 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be...

A Saugus restaurant is set to face a hearing today over allegations it overserved the driver involved in the wrong-way crash that killed Massachusetts State Police Trooper Kevin Trainor.

BOSTON – A retired Sergeant for the Massachusetts State Police was sentenced on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, which was later forgiven. Damian Halfkenny, 54, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to one year...

A driver accused of intentionally hitting and killing a man riding a scooter in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood has been charged with second-degree murder. Jhonny Ruiz Soto, 21, is accused in a crash on Saturday at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Seaver Street. Police were called to the intersection...

For most Cantabrigians, Fresh Pond is a natural resource, providing drinking water and green space to the city. For centuries, the Indigenous peoples who lived here used the pond and its environs for fishing, hunting and collecting rushes, marsh hay and clay deposits – activities that the English colonists who arrived

As the MBTA replaces track and signal equipment between Alewife and Park Street, readers say packed shuttles, gridlocked roads, and commutes that have ballooned in length. Red Line riders are a week into a 10-day shutdown between Alewife and Park Street, and the picture readers are painting isn’t pretty: shuttle buses

Salt & Straw has opened a new ice cream shop in Boston's Seaport at 200 Seaport Blvd., Suite 102. The Boston location began scooping out happiness to crowds who lined up to get their hands on some creamy ice cream goodness on Friday, July 24. Menu highlights include the following...