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A Boston police officer was arraigned and arrested on manslaughter charges stemming from the killing of Stephenson King Jr. on March 11. King was 39 years old and experiencing a mental health crisis at the time of his death. After being admitted to a hospital, he was found the same day in an incident involving the police where officer Nicholas O’Malley shot him fatally...

A Burlington-based retail property company has paid $7 million to acquire the single-story store block that stretches from 1019 Great Plain Ave. around the corner to 113 Chapel St. Linear Retail purchased the 11,330-square-foot downtown block from the Heffernan family, which had owned and operated the property since 1970. Built...

BOSTON, MA — Boston police have arrested three suspects in connection with a shooting that occurred in the Dorchester neighborhood in March. The arrests stem from an incident at about 2:54 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, when officers assigned to District C-11 responded to the area of 480 Quincy Street for a report of a person shot.

NORWOOD, MASS. (WHDH) - A Norwood police officer was charged in Dedham District Court Wednesday with driving under the influence . Police said Officer Shawn Willman was driving drunk when he was pulled over last month. A judge allowed Willman to enroll in a 90-day treatment program. He is currently...

“I extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Leudis Mejia Sanchez, whose last act in life was a valiant effort to help his son,” Hayden said.”. Two young men pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Tuesday for their part in a 2024 shooting of a Dorchester father and son that left the father dead, prosecutors said.

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Crews responded to the scene of a fire at a home in Framingham Thursday morning. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details. (Copyright (c) 2026 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,...

Norwood police say a late‑night search for a stolen car turned into a two‑vehicle headache early Monday, after officers spotted a pickup that appeared to block their efforts to reel in the fleeing driver. The pickup later turned out to be stolen too, with the keys left inside, and was eventually tracked down in Malden and brought back to Norwood for evidence...

“No matter where you come from,” Steve Cole told the people gathered on Lexington’s Battle Green Tuesday morning, “here you belong.”. Cole wore a blue wool coat with white tassels on the shoulders and a tricorn hat — the 76th Captain Commanding of the Lexington Minute Men, he is the man who, at the annual reenactment, plays Captain John Parker, who led the first battle...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — When Ann McDonald went kayaking several weeks after a 2024 rainstorm, she thought the water in the Alewife Brook just outside Boston was safe. Even though sewage discharges into the brook during heavy storms, public health officials recommended waiting just 48 hours after rain for bacteria levels to drop — so when McDonald’s kayak got stuck in debris, she wasn’t concerned about...

Raider, the Watertown Police Department’s comfort dog, will be celebrating his second birthday, and the public is invited to the party. See details provided by the WPD, below. Guess Who’s Turning 2?. In honor of Autism Awareness Month, join us in celebrating Raider’s second Birthday on Wednesday, April...