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Three health care companies and ten individuals allegedly bilked the state Medicaid Program out of $10 million, Attorney General Martha Coakley said Friday, announcing 118 criminal indictments returned Thursday by a ... Read more.

Less than a year ago, the biggest challenge facing 11-year-old Tim Burke was a good right-handed batter. But now the little leaguer’s family is calling on friends and neighbors to help their son win his months-long battle ... Read more.

A campaign flier distributed to voters the weekend before the preliminary election by the Frank Baker campaign touting his endorsement by state Sen. Jack Hart was quickly repudiated by Hart, who says he has not endorsed ... Read more.

City officials and home safety advocates say a recently-awarded $2.4 million federal grant will help up to 175 Boston households remove dangerous levels of lead paint from their homes.

Mayor Thomas Menino announced ... Read more.

The Reporter's Mike Deehan captured reactions from the two top finishers in Tuesday's balloting ... Read more.

Proposals aimed at lowering the state's high school dropout rate are being considered by lawmakers, including one that raises the age individuals are required to attend school from 16 to 18 years old and another that ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports two teens, one 16, one 14, were found shot around 3:20 p.m. on Sunday outside 253 Geneva Ave.

Both were taken to Boston Medical Center. The 16-year-old died not ... Read more.

Boston Police report a man was fatally shot around 9:20 p.m. Thursday at 15 Abbot St.

Police identified the victim only as black and 29. He is Dorchester's 20th murder victim this year ( ... Read more.

Most members of the Dorchester delegation in the state House of Representatives sided with the majority of their colleagues last week in voting to support a bill aimed at bringing three casinos and one slot facility to ... Read more.

Voters in Districts 2 and 7, both of which include parts of Dorchester, will head to the polls on Sept. 27 to pick the candidates who will advance to November’s final election.

Incumbents in both districts are ... Read more.

A Boston development firm has begun working on a “conceptual” plan to acquire and re-develop several tracts of land along Boston Street adjacent to the South Bay Mall, according to civic activists who discussed the ... Read more.

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