Person killed in West Roxbury motorcycle crash
The crash occurred Sunday on VFW Parkway in Boston's West Roxbury neighborhood, Massachusetts State Police said.
May 19, 2026Open source
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Humbled by honor, Chris Nilan headed to Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame
West Roxbury native Chris Nilan grateful to be a part of incoming Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame class.
May 2, 2026Open source
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Here’s where people are moving — and leaving — in Mass., according to new U.S. Census data
Boston lost the most residents last year as population growth slowed across Massachusetts.
May 24, 2026Open source
Video: Impact weather Sunday and Memorial Day
Impact weather continues Sunday across the Boston area and Massachusetts with wet, windy and cool conditions across New England. Memorial Day also brings imp...
May 24, 2026Open source
Video: Impact rain showers on Sunday
Sunday brings cool, damp impact weather to the Boston area and much of Massachusetts with periods of rain and temperatures well below normal.
May 23, 2026Open source
Video: Clouds increase ahead of Sunday rain
Saturday brings increasing clouds across the Boston area and Massachusetts with temperatures staying a bit below normal for late May.
May 23, 2026Open source
The Mass. housing market is so competitive people are buying burned out homes
Even homes destroyed by fire can attract strong interest from buyers in the Boston area, highlighting just how competitive the Massachusetts housing market h...
May 20, 2026Open source
FIRST ALERT: Another day of storms and record-breaking temps
Record heat is possible again in Boston with storms focusing on central and eastern Massachusetts this afternoon. Heat advisories are in effect.
May 20, 2026Open source
Lightning strikes home in Brookline, Massachusetts: "It shook the entire house" A disruptive storm rolled t...
A disruptive storm rolled through Greater Boston Tuesday night, leaving damage and thousands in the dark.
May 20, 2026Open source
These spray decks have opened to deal with the record heat
More than a dozen spray decks in Boston and across Massachusetts opened Monday amid record-breaking temperatures this week.
May 19, 2026Open source
Smith & Wollensky just closed one of its Massachusetts steakhouses
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A group of steakhouses headquartered in Boston has closed one of its suburban locations. According to...
May 19, 2026Open source
Air quality alert issued in Massachusetts today An air quality alert was issued today for Boston and parts...
An air quality alert was issued today for Boston and parts of Massachusetts.
May 19, 2026Open source
Boston police commissioner questions previous sentence for alleged Cambridge shooter
Appearing on WCVB’s “On The Record” Sunday, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox addressed last week's shooting in Cambridge.
May 18, 2026Open source
Brayan Bello struggles, Braves roll past Red Sox in series finale The first-place Braves took two of three...
The first-place Braves took two of three from Boston for their 13th win in 15 series this season.
May 17, 2026Open source
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Puppy left in 100-degree vehicle as owners shopped at Legacy Place
A 5-month-old husky puppy was found Monday inside a parked car at Legacy Place in Dedham, Massachusetts, as its owners were shopping, Dedham Animal Control s...
May 19, 2026Open source
Jury selection begins for former New England Patriot Stefon Diggs' assault trial
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the trial of Stefon Diggs, the former New England Patriots player accused of attacking his private chef at hi...
May 4, 2026Open source
MBTA commuter train, car collide at Braintree rail crossing
A train and car collided in Braintree, Massachusetts, on Saturday, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the collision at the...
May 23, 2026Open source
Massachusetts school bus crash sends 9 children to hospitals
At least nine children were injured after a school bus collided with a black sedan in Everett, Massachusetts.
May 22, 2026Open source
Man, 18, brings BB gun to South Shore prom, threatens student, police say
An 18-year-old man is accused of bringing a BB gun to a prom Thursday at a country club in Kingston, Massachusetts, where he threatened a student, police said.
May 22, 2026Open source
Waltham police seek missing man
Authorities are searching for a missing man last seen in Waltham, Massachusetts. Police said Thursday that 31-year-old Mason James Boulay has been missing si...
May 20, 2026Open source
Young person hospitalized after being pulled from water in Andover
Police in Andover, Massachusetts, said a juvenile male was pulled from Field Pond Tuesday afternoon.
May 19, 2026Open source
‘A tragedy': Massachusetts transportation leader reacts to escalator death
MBTA GM Phil Eng spoke about the death of Steven McCluskey, who was caught in an escalator in Somerville, Mass.
May 17, 2026Open source
Duck recovering after arrow found through its bill
CHELMSFORD, Mass. (WCVB) — A duck is recovering after it was found with an arrow through its bill. Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, w...
May 16, 2026Open source
Shooting near Harvard University leaves 2 with life-threatening injuries, suspect ID'd
Massachusetts State Police said at least one person was left wounded after a gunman began shooting into traffic in Cambridge on Monday afternoon.
May 12, 2026Open source
Man with Gun Allegedly Shoots at Cars in Stringently Gun-Controlled Massachusetts
A man with a long gun allegedly shot at numerous cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
May 12, 2026Open source
Breaking News: Gunshots fired into traffic along Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at least 1 wou...
A suspect is facing charges after a shootout with Massachusetts State Police troopers ended with two people seriously injured Monday afternoon, Middlesex Dis...
May 11, 2026Open source
1 facing felony charges for throwing firework at police car
PLYMOUTH — A Massachusetts resident is facing felony charges for allegedly throwing a firework at a police car, which detonated within feet of an officer a...
May 11, 2026Open source
Quabbin Photo Group to host landscape photographer Jamie Malcolm-Brown
BELCHERTOWN — The Quabbin Photo Group will host a presentation by western Massachusetts landscape photographer Jamie Malcolm-Brown on Monday, May 18, at 7...
May 10, 2026Open source
Community Foundation of North Central Mass. hits $100M in overall giving
FITCHBURG — The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts has today announced that as of the first quarter of the year it has surpassed $115 mill...
May 10, 2026Open source
Massachusetts town near Gillette Stadium presses for World Cup security funding
Up the road from Gillette Stadium, a town neighboring Foxboro is pressing for funding to meet public safety demands arising from the World Cup, with the firs...
May 9, 2026Open source
AG: Grant to help schools go phone-free inspired by Ipswich High
IPSWICH — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced new grant funding for school districts across the commonwealth to create phone-free lear...
May 9, 2026Open source
Granby Town Meeting on Monday to consider new state seal and capital projects
GRANBY — In the first of two Town Meetings on Monday, residents will vote on a citizens petition for a new Massachusetts state seal, along with capital exp...
May 9, 2026Open source
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West Roxbury is in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
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Rideshare drivers union in Mass. says it's the 1st to be recognized in the U.S.
A rideshare driver union says it's been recognized by Massachusetts, making it the first certified Uber/Lyft driver union in the nation.
May 26, 2026Open source
Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor now lives in Massachusetts
Freeman Johnson became the oldest survivor after World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab died in December. He was 105.
May 26, 2026Open source
Here’s where people are moving — and leaving — in Mass., according to new U.S. Census data
Boston lost the most residents last year as population growth slowed across Massachusetts.
May 24, 2026Open source
Video: Impact weather Sunday and Memorial Day
Impact weather continues Sunday across the Boston area and Massachusetts with wet, windy and cool conditions across New England. Memorial Day also brings imp...
May 24, 2026Open source
Video: Impact rain showers on Sunday
Sunday brings cool, damp impact weather to the Boston area and much of Massachusetts with periods of rain and temperatures well below normal.
May 23, 2026Open source
MBTA commuter train, car collide at Braintree rail crossing
A train and car collided in Braintree, Massachusetts, on Saturday, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the collision at the...
May 23, 2026Open source
Video: Clouds increase ahead of Sunday rain
Saturday brings increasing clouds across the Boston area and Massachusetts with temperatures staying a bit below normal for late May.
May 23, 2026Open source
Massachusetts school bus crash sends 9 children to hospitals
At least nine children were injured after a school bus collided with a black sedan in Everett, Massachusetts.
May 22, 2026Open source
Rescuers save duck found with arrow lodged in bill: ‘It’s cruel'
A duck in Massachusetts is recovering after rescuers removed an arrow lodged through its bill.
May 21, 2026Open source
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