Beloved octopus ‘whisperer’ to be honored after nearly 8,000 hours of volunteer service

A beloved ctopus “whisperer” will be honored Thursday evening after logging nearly 8,000 hours of volunteer service at the New England Aquarium. Wilson Menashi, a retired engineer, hasRead More

Man arrested after getting caught on camera kicking in window at MBTA station

A Boston man was arrested after officials say surveillance cameras captured him kicking and shattering a window at the Massachusetts Avenue MBTA station early Wednesday morning. OfficersRead More

ARL investigating after second neglected dog found abandoned in Massachusetts

A second neglected dog was found abandoned in Brookline after a severely matted, dirty, underweight, and malnourished pup was recently found dumped on a street inRead More

Newton cyberstalker gets stiff prison sentence

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who engaged in a sophisticated cyberstalking campaign against seven people that included hacking online accounts, sending unsolicited images ofRead More

Webster police investigating non-fatal stabbing

A suspect accused of a domestic stabbing in Webster overnight is expected to face a judge Thursday, police said. The man, whose name was notRead More

JFK Library Foundation launches podcast about president

BOSTON (AP) — The JFK Library Foundation has launched a new podcast designed to help bring stories of President John F. Kennedy and his lifeRead More

First-grader battling leukemia gets ride to school in Boston police cruiser

A young boy battling leukemia rode in style to school in East Boston Tuesday thanks to the Boston Police Department. Capt. Kelley McCormick and officersRead More

Brighton armed robbery suspect apprehended with help of bystanders

A 30-year-old Boston man accused of robbing a Brighton store at gunpoint Monday was apprehended with the help of several bystanders, police said. Officers respondingRead More

Lawyers urge court to clear Michelle Carter in suicide texting case

BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for a woman who as a teenager encouraged her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself in dozens of text messages are urgingRead More

Boston police investigating after vandals slash tires on nearly two dozen cars

Dozens upon dozens of residents in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood woke up Wednesday morning to find the tires had been slashed on their vehicles. Officers responding to Topliff Street forRead More