Public Safety
The US Attorney's office in Boston reports the leaders of the Hendry Street and Woodward Avenue gangs pleaded guilty Friday to a variety of drug and gun charges that will see them hustled off to a federal penitentiary for at least ten years.
Jonathan... Read more
Updated, Tues., Feb. 17— A snow emergency and parking ban will remain in effect through Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. as the city works to recover from the latest round of winter weather.
Red Line service on Tuesday was running between JFK-UMass station... Read more
The process to replace outgoing MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott has begun behind closed-doors as some questions about her surprise departure remain unanswered.
"We just set it in motion today. Give us a little while," Transportation Secretary Stephanie... Read more
MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott submitted her resignation on Wednesday amid widespread service problems on the transit system in the wake of record snowfall, catching transportation officials and the Baker administration off guard just hours after the... Read more
Of all the region’s troubled rail transportation networks, the trolley line extension to Mattapan perhaps is faring the worst when it comes to service in the midst of historic snowfall amounts.
Passenger service on the 2.6-mile transit link that connects... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports putting C-11 Lt. John Earley on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into a crash early Wednesday involving his personal vehicle and a backhoe removing snow at Spring and Baker streets in West Roxbury.... Read more
On Tuesday morning, about three hours before he was scheduled to step up to the microphones yet again for a press conference about his least favorite subject – snow – Mayor Martin Walsh is readying himself for a slow drive around the streets of Dorchester... Read more
Service on the Braintree branch of the Red Line will be suspended again on Thursday, according to the MBTA. With snow on Red Line tracks, service on the Braintree section of the Red Line was suspended on Wednesday, forcing Boston-bound commuters to wait... Read more
More than 300 people turned out for the city of Boston’s first public meeting about the summer Olympic games in 2024 at Suffolk University on Thursday night as organizers made their case for a bid that is still being formulated.
The three-hour meeting was... Read more
The MBTA issued a warning to commuters today that sub-zero temperatures tonight and tomorrow will likely wreak more havoc on the already beleaguered subway lines. And, as the region prepares for another winter storm early next week, the T plans to shut... Read more
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