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Dog attack in Boston leaves 1 dead and 3 injured, police say
A woman who was bitten by her dog in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon has died, police said Tuesday morning.
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Herlda Senhouse, the second-oldest U.S. resident, dies at age 113
Senhouse died “peacefully in her sleep” on Saturday, said Stephanie Hawkinson, public information officer for the town of Wellesley, Massachusetts, where Senhouse had lived for the last four decades.
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Video shows moment plank falls off skyscraper onto street in Boston, nearly hitting people
Video shows a scaffolding plank falling inches from a person walking into Boston’s South Station last week.
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Boston pizza shop owner sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for threatening workers with deportation
Stash’s Pizza owner Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis of Westwood has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted this summer on forced labor charges
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‘Hallmark moment': Stranger finds rings woman lost on Boston Common days before
Lori Lange had lost a ring that belonged to her mother and her diamond wedding ring when the Phoenix resident recently visited Boston on trip — lucky for her, another visitor who happened to be in the area “had his angel wings under his little red flannel shirt”
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Boston to rename bridge for late Celtics legend Bill Russell
“The bridge renaming will honor his dedication to civil rights and the fostering of Boston’s youth and young athletes,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office says.
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59th Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend in Boston
Watch all the action of the 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta from Friday-Sunday Oct. 18-20 streaming live here.
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Boston's NWSL team apologizes for controversial branding announcement
Boston’s National Women’s Soccer League team is apologizing after the launch of the club’s name announcement – specifically the branding associated with it – fell flat for many fans.
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Boston's new NWSL team announces name: Here's what to know
It’s a historic day in Boston, as the city’s new National Women’s Soccer League franchise announced its new name on Tuesday. Sporting colors of green and black, the BOS Nation Football Club (pronounced as “boss nation”) will be the 15th National Women’s Soccer League franchise. New gear is available now on the website. Entering: BOS Nation FC ⚽️ Thank...
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‘Born again': Woman hit by lightning while walking her dog out of rehab after a year
She was accompanied by her family and her dog, Bruce, who she was walking when the lightning strike derailed her life.
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Duck boat rescues toddler, father from Charles River: PHOTOS
A duck boat that happened to be conducting water rescue training saved a man and his child from the Charles River Monday morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Images showed the pair in the water.
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Shoppers thrown out of Boston Sephora in filmed apparent blackface incident
A video showing a Sephora worker telling off a person in apparent blackface at the store in Boston’s Prudential Center has prompted the makeup store to issue a statement reiterating the “type of behavior tolerated” there.
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Police dog finds 4 mummified monkeys in bag at Boston's Logan airport
The dehydrated bodies of four dead monkeys were discovered by a police dog in luggage at customs at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday, officials said.
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American Airlines flight attendant accused of filming underage girls in airplane bathroom
An American Airlines flight attendant has been accused of secretly recording underage passengers while they were using the airplane bathrooms, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts said Thursday.
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Last female lighthouse keeper in US is retiring after 20 years at Boston Light
Sally Snowman, a 72-year-old auxiliarist with the U.S. Coast Guard, has spent 20 years as the lighthouse keeper on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor.
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Boston mayor to apologize to men wrongfully arrested in 1989 Charles Stuart case
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Wednesday will issue a formal apology to two men wrongfully arrested in 1989 by police investigating the killing of Carol Stuart, case that fanned racial tensions in the city.
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Savannah Bananas to bring world famous ‘Banana Ball' to Fenway Park
“The Greatest Show on Earth” is coming to Fenway Park in 2024.
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American Airlines passenger claims she found camera placed in plane bathroom
The attorney for the family of a teen girl who allegedly discovered a camera in a bathroom aboard a Boston-bound aircraft earlier this month is speaking out about the “outrageous act.”
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Oregon man confesses to killing woman in Boston's Back Bay in 1979, prosecutors say
An Oregon man is being charged with the 1979 murder of a woman in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, after last month telling federal authorities he fatally struck the woman in the head with a hammer and raped her, according to Massachusetts prosecutors.
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Who is AJ Dybantsa? Meet the next great NBA draft prospect
AJ Dybantsa is the top-ranked high school basketball player in the 2026 recruiting class, and he’s already getting advice from LeBron James and Kevin Durant.