Public Safety
The Boston Police Department reports three men in their early 20s were shot around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday at Nightingale and Wales streets.
One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene, police say. The other two were transported to local hospitals and... Read more
Authorities are investigating the cause of a bizarre incident on Bakersfield Street last week involving dozens of birds that fell dead or dying from the trees. A cat also died after apparently interacting with them on the quiet sidestreet near Uphams... Read more
The Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed an order for a new trial for Sean Ellis, one of two men convicted of fatally shooting BPD Det. John Mulligan in a Roslindale parking lot in 1993.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office says it will once... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 20s was shot to death at 10 Ripley Rd. around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Anyone with information can contact homicide detectives at (617) 343-4470 or the anonymous tip line by calling (800) 494-TIPS or by... Read more
A Dorchester man was ordered held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail Tuesday on charges he drunkenly ran down a woman crossing Morton Street Saturday night.
Johnette Sims, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene on Morton Street eastbound near Canterbury Street... Read more
State Police report Johnette Sims, 46, of Dorchester, died around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when hit by a drunk driver on Morton Street at Canterbury Street, across from the VFW post.
State Police say Anthony Buchanan, 39, of Dorchester, was driving... Read more
Updated: Boston Police reported on Friday that Ms. Bynoe was found and is safe.
Boston Police are asking for the public's help to locate an elderly woman who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease and was last seen on Wednesday evening. Evelyn Rosita Bynoe, 81... Read more
A newly published Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) report that examines residential and employment patterns— and related commuter flows— in Greater Boston reveals some interesting statistics about Dorchester and Mattapan. The report uses data from US... Read more
The summer's prolonged drought continues to deplete the state's water resources.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, all of Massachusetts was "abnormally dry" as of last week, and 75 percent of the state was experiencing a severe drought, or worse.... Read more
Contractors have begun work on a $500,000 public works project in Mattapan Square. The 800-foot median strip along Blue Hill Avenue between River and Babson streets will be rebuilt and lined with plantings supported by a new irrigation system. Large... Read more
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