Court rejects new sex assault trial for NH prep school grad

BOSTON (AP) — New Hampshire’s Supreme Court on Friday denied a request for a new trial for an elite prep school graduate who argued theRead More

D-Day vet receives high school diploma in Saugus

Seventy-five years after storming the beaches of Normandy, Pete Decareau finally received his high school diploma. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor inspired Decareau toRead More

Device found in women’s locker room at former John Hancock headquarters

An investigation is underway after a device was found in the women’s locker room of the John Hancock company’s former headquarters in the Seaport, officialsRead More

Crews extinguish fire at trash facility in Roxbury

Boston firefighters extinguished a fire at a trash facility in Roxbury on Thursday. The blaze on Norfolk Street was quickly contained. The cause of theRead More

Boston police arrest RI man on weapons charges

A 19-year-old Rhode Island man is facing weapons charges after police say he was caught with a loaded gun in Roxbury early Thursday morning. OfficersRead More

Boston police identify man found dead in Dorchester

Police have identified the 47-year-old man who was found dead in Dorchester last week. Officers responding to a report of a person stabbed in theRead More

Emergency crews respond to hazmat scare near Brigham and Women’s Hospital

A Waste Management truck spilled hydraulic fluid near Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston on Thursday, prompting a hazardous materials response, officials said. Police andRead More

Prominent Boston landscape architect cited for overgrown hedges

A prominent Boston landscape architect is fighting a citation for overgrown hedges on his Roslindale property. The city’s Public Works Department recently slapped Ricardo Austrich,Read More

Police: RI man admitted to killing cab driver in the Back Bay after he was refused a ride

A Rhode Island man who has been ordered held without bail on a murder charge allegedly told police he shot and killed a cab driverRead More

Concerned resident uses chalk to create crosswalk in Roxbury

A concerned good Samaritan is being hailed by residents in Roxbury after hand-drawing a crosswalk on a busy road that has been recently repaved. TheRead More