Insect Invasion: 5 Massachusetts Cities Combatting Bed Bug Onslaught
Massachusetts faces a notable bed bug challenge, with several cities ranking high on national infestation lists due to dense populations and travel hubs. Boston ranks among the top U.S. cities for bed bug activity, driven by tourism and urban density. In 2025 rankings, it placed #7, prompting increased inspections by...
Boston Man with Violent Criminal History Charged with Groping MBTA Bus Driver
BOSTON, April 2, 2026, – A Boston man with multiple convictions for violent offenses dating back to 2005 was arraigned Monday in BMC Central for charges related to an indecent assault on an MBTA bus driver, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. MICHAEL VANDENBROEKE, 41, of Jamaica Plain, was...
Officials: Person armed with sword fatally shot by police after attacking officers in Boston
BOSTON (WHDH) - A person armed with a sword was fatally shot by police in Boston on Saturday after attacking police officers and an EMS clinician, officials said. Officers responding to an incident in the area of 212 Hemenway St. around 12 p.m. encountered an individual who was behind a door and dealing with a mental...
SWAT Called After Shooting Incident Leads to Barricaded Suspects in Boston
Boston – A fast-moving and intense police response unfolded Thursday afternoon in Roxbury after gunfire erupted in broad daylight, ultimately leading to multiple arrests, the recovery of firearms, and a barricaded suspect situation that required SWAT intervention. At approximately 1:03 p.m. on April 2, 2026, a...
Officials issue update after 40-year-old woman found dead, two others transported, from Plymouth County...
BROCKTON — One resident perished and two others were transported following an overnight house fire on Glendale Avenue, said Brockton Fire Chief Brian Nardelli, State Fire Marshal Jon Davine, and Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. “Our hearts are with the family that lost a loved one this morning,”...
Boston police say suspect shot, several officers injured near Northeastern University
Boston police say a suspect was shot, and several officers were injured near Northeastern University.
The Most Authentic Southern BBQ In Massachusetts That Has Been A Local Favorite Since...
Finding authentic Southern barbecue in Massachusetts is like finding a palm tree in Alaska: theoretically possible but highly unlikely. Yet Redbones BBQ in Somerville has been serving the real deal since 1987, proving that you don’t need to be below the Mason-Dixon line to smoke meat like you mean it.
Iconic photo ‘The Soiling of Old Glory’ still makes an impact 50 years later
It has been 50 years since the Pulitzer-Prize winning photo “The Soiling of Old Glory” was taken as a busing desegregation protest erupted throughout City Hall Plaza in Boston. The photo, which was taken on April 5, 1976, shows a young white man gripping an American flag and...
Roxbury Gunfire Chase Ends With 4 Nabbed, 1 Right Outside South Bay Jail
Reports of gunfire in Roxbury on Thursday ended with four people in handcuffs, including one suspect arrested just outside the South Bay House of Correction. Boston police said three people allegedly barricaded themselves inside a building on the 100 block of Ziegler Street before they were taken into custody, while...
State takes pepper spray, non-lethal tools from Tewksbury Hospital security
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
