Man Allegedly Stabbed Over Stolen Parking Spot After Snowstorm
On the morning of Feb. 4, Massachusetts police arrested Enel Janvier, 47, for allegedly stabbing a man over a parking space following a snowstorm, read a press release issued by the Boston Police Department. When officers arrived on the scene in Dorchester, three people were standing on the sidewalk, with...
33-year-old Massachusetts Man Granted Parole After Being Sentenced To Life In Prison
A 33-year-old Massachusetts man has been granted parole for killing a man in Waltham when he was 18. On October 2, 2012, Shaquan Jacobs pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Middlesex Superior Court and was sentenced to life in prison with the chance of parole. Prior to the heist on...
Wu signs Executive Order protecting Boston residents from ‘unconstitutional and violent’ federal operations
BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed “An Executive Order To Protect Bostonians From Unconstitutional and Violent Federal Operations” with support from mayors and city managers from neighboring municipalities Thursday. Wu’s Office said the order provides direction to Boston officials on how to, “…protect...
Large drug bust in Boston yields fentanyl with street value of $1M, police say
A 35-year-old Bostonian has been arrested after a large drug bust in Boston yielded fentanyl with a street value of more than $1 million, police said Thursday. A police investigation found that alleged drug traffickers were using the U.S Postal Service to ship cocaine from Puerto Rico to Boston. Anny Perdomo-Santana...
East Freetown Company Pleads Guilty in 2023 Worker Death
East Freetown contractor John Oliveira & Sons pleaded guilty to willfully violating OSHA safety standards in a 2023 workplace accident that killed 24-year-old worker Josué Tiquiram.
Boston food market to close after 28 years; owner says it was not ‘forced’
Despite the community rallying to keep a longstanding food market in Boston’s South End open, the store’s owner says the closure is unavoidable. News broke this week that Foodie’s Markets at 1421 Washington St. will shut down this June after nearly 30 years. The space will be taken over by The Croft School, a local...
Snow and possible record-breaking cold in the weekend forecast
We've got yet another cold and snowy weekend on tap in Boston.
Crash leaves pickup truck dangling over wall on Boston’s Zakim Bridge
Aerial video of the crash showed the truck perched on a snowbank in a precarious position
More than three decades later, Boston Police mourn officer killed in the line of...
Boston Police on Tuesday remembered Officer Berisford Wayne Anderson, who was killed in the line of duty in 1994. Anderson was shot and killed after stopping a speeding, wrong-way driver in the area of Spencer Street in Dorchester on Feb. 5, 1994, police said in a statement. “Officer Anderson, who had completed his...
Mass. weather: State bracing for weekend snow, dangerous arctic temps
Massachusetts residents are bracing for the arrival of an arctic front that is expected to send temperatures plunging below zero, accompanied by snow and dangerous wind chills over the weekend. Thursday will begin with more mild conditions, with high temperatures of 30 degrees for Boston and Cape Cod & the...
