An April nor’easter is headed our way, expected to bring rain, wind and plowable snow to parts of Massachusetts and New England.StormTeam 5 has labeled both Wednesday and Thursday Impact Weather days. “When the storm moves in, it has wind-driven rain and the snow,” said StormTeam 5 meteorologist Mike Wankum. “The area that’s most likely … Read more
A Boston police officer is recovering after he was shot Monday night in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood, authorities said.Boston police Commissioner Michael Cox said that shortly before 9:35 p.m., the Boston Police Department received a 911 call about a person armed with a gun near the intersection of Esmond and Bradshaw streets.Cox said that as … Read more
By Associated Press and James Gordon For Dailymail.com 05:51 17 Mar 2024, updated 05:51 17 Mar 2024 Renowned mountaineer, author, and filmmaker David Breashears, known for co-directing a 1998 IMAX documentary on Everest, has passed away at 68 Breashears summited Everest five times and founded GlacierWorks to address climate change’s impact on Himalayan glaciers His … Read more
Voters in 16 states, including Massachusetts and American Samoa, are casting their ballots on Super Tuesday — the largest single voting day in the primary calendar. While most polls in the state opened at 7 a.m., Massachusetts election officials said many Independent voters have already voted early, and that means interest in this election season … Read more
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office is suing the town of Milton after voters in the community voted down a multi-family housing district that would have complied with the MBTA Communities Law.Milton is one of approximately 177 communities subject to the MBTA Communities Law and one of 12 that had a deadline of Dec. 31, 2023, … Read more
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s administration anounced Wednesday morning that they have revoked state grant funding for the town of Milton because it is not in compliance with the state’s MBTA Communities Law. After weeks of campaigning, voters in Milton, Massachusetts, chose last week not to accept a zoning change that would add close to 2,500 … Read more
Senior Digital Editor/Producer, WCVB.com Officials ID human remains found in Saugus woods as Haverhill man Updated: 2:29 PM EST Feb 20, 2024 WELL, SEAN, JEN, THAT’S WHAT THE DA’S OFFICE IS TELLING US. THEY SAY THAT SOMEONE WAS WALKING THEIR DOG IN THESE WOODS HERE BEHIND ME AND CALLED 911 AFTER SEEING WHAT INVESTIGATORS SAY … Read more
The NAACP is pushing for an investigation after students at a Western Massachusetts high school were accused of racially charged bullying, including an online “slave auction” to “bid” on Black classmates.Students are also accused of making derogatory racial remarks against a Black female student.As Western Mass News first reported, the local NAACP branch sent a … Read more
Prosecutors in the assault case for Boston Bruins veteran Milan Lucic dropped the charges against him on Friday — after filing for a motion to use the 911 call made from the night of the alleged assault. In court Friday, Assistant District Attorney Samuel Jones called the 911 operator from that call as a witness. … Read more
A wealthy family investment fund tied to controversial political donor George Soros will assume a major stake in one of the nation’s largest radio companies, Audacy, which operates several stations in Boston. Philadelphia-based Audacy initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, the company announced last month. Subsequent … Read more