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The MBTA's new program aimed at cracking down on fare evasion began around Boston Monday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has previously said that Boston’s policies have allowed dangerous offenders to remain in local communities rather than face deportation.

A worldwide company has announced plans to move it's headquarters to Massachusetts, bringing at least 700 full time positions with it.

A Massachusetts woman believed to have been killed in a murder-suicide is being remembered. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Watertown Police Chief Justin Hanrahan announced last week that the deaths of three people at a Boyd Street residence are being investigated as an apparent murder-suicide. The...

A linden tree that had been scheduled for removal tomorrow or Tuesday plunged to the ground on Beacon Street between Gloucester and Hereford streets in the Back Bay this morning, damaging two cars, but not injuring anyone. "It was just trying to be helpful!" surmises Laurie Thomas of the Garden...

BOSTON — Friday, September 5, 2025 — Today, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Community Engagement Cabinet’s Office of Civic Organizing announced applications are now open for the Spooky Streets Grant Program. Residents and community groups who apply and get approved will receive a mini-grant for $300 to purchase items such...

DORCHESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - One person was stabbed in Dorchester Monday night at an apartment building for the elderly and disabled, according to Boston Police. Police responded to the scene on Dorchester Avenue just after 8 p.m. One person was arrested. Police say the victim has non-life-threatening injuries. No...

The Boston Police Department has issued a community alert, reaching out to the public for help in identifying a suspect involved in a recent shooting in Dorchester, a statement from the department said. The incident occurred at approximately 4:24 PM on August 16, when officers from District B-3 (Mattapan/Dorchester)...

A Roxbury man has been apprehended in connection with a drug trafficking investigation. Jorge Ramirez, 45, was apprehended yesterday following a probe by several Drug Control Units from South Boston, Brighton/Allston, and Downtown. Ramirez, a Roxbury resident, was under surveillance after an investigation led to the...

Shoplifting concerns persist in Boston after a big upswing last year, but reasons remain murky. Boston Police are searching for serial shoplifters who have hit the Sunglass Hut at Faneuil Hall seven times, making off with roughly $18,000 in merchandise, amid growing concerns from retailers about a surge in...