Local Boston NewsMassachusetts General Hospital Launches Center for Gun Violence Prevention "With nearly 40,000 people a year dying, we have a responsibility as people in the health care system to tackle that issue the way we would any issue that's affecting our patients," said Dr...
Local Boston NewsLexington Man Arraigned in Concord District Court for Allegedly Murdering Wife CONCORD - 50-year-old Hongyan Sun of Lexington was arraigned in Concord District Court on Thursday morning and has been charged with murder...
Boston PoliticsPresidential Candidate Joe Biden Visits Mayor Marty Walsh to Discuss Climate Change BOSTON - Joe Biden, former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, visited Boston yesterday to meet with Mayor Marty Walsh...
Boston Business & TechTrump Administration Ends Medical Research on Fetal Tissue WASHINGTON - Yesterday, President Trump's Department of Health and Human Services released a statement announcing a halt to funding of any research using human fetal tissue, a move that could impact Boston's own robust medical research industry...
Local Boston NewsMan Pronounced Dead After Shooting Near Prudential Center At approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning, one man was shot multiple times and rushed to Boston hospital for treatment. The victim, who has only been identified as a taxi driver, was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at the hospital...
Local Boston NewsQuest Diagnostics Hackers Take Data from Thousands in MA, and 12 Million in Total Quest Diagnostics, America’s leading provider for blood testing, announced Monday morning that the personal information of approximately 12 million customers may have been compromised...
Local Boston NewsInvisible Fence Proposed for Shark Attack Prevention on Cape Cod This Summer Barnstable County, MA– Last summer, two shark attacks occurred in Cape Cod waters. The first was in Truro where a 61-year-old man sustained serious injuries from a shark bite, requiring multiple surgeries...
Local Boston NewsThis Week, Two Men Charged With Sexual Abuse of Teenage Girls, 13 and 14 Boston, MA– This week, Boston saw two cases where charges were brought against older men for sexual abuse of teenage girls. It's been a rough week for crime reporting...
Local Boston NewsLogan Airport Adopts New Biometric Identification System Today Boston, MA– Biometrics company Clear is debuting their new biometric identification system today in Terminal A of Boston’s Logan International Airport...
Local Boston NewsGillette Releases Commercial in Support of LGBTQ Community – Sparks Mixed Reactions Boston, MA– Gillette recently released a commercial in support of the LGBTQ community. The advertisement shows a father teaching his transgender son how to shave for the first time...
Local Boston NewsSuspect Questioned for Vandalism of Vietnam War Memorial in Dorchester Dorchester, MA– The Vietnam War Memorial located on Morrissey Blvd. in Dorchester was vandalized last week on Thursday afternoon...
Boston EventsBPD Will Issue Citations for Marijuana Consumption at Boston Calling Music Festival Boston, MA– The Boston Calling 3-day music festival starts tomorrow in Allston. With headliners Twenty One Pilots, Tame Impala, and Travis Scott, it should be a pretty good show...
Boston PoliticsAs Other States Impose Restrictions, Massachusetts Abortion Rights Advocates Hold Rally Boston, MA– On Tuesday afternoon, abortion rights advocates gathered in front of the Massachusetts State House to show their support for women’s right to access abortion services. There were approximately 200 people present at the rally...
Local Boston NewsConcert Pianist Sues For Injuries Sustained in Common Ground Facade Collapse Allston, MA– Last November, Sonya Bandouil, then a 23-year-old aspiring concert pianist, was buried under tons of concrete when the facade of Allston's Common Ground restaurant collapsed onto the sidewalk. Several were injured...
Boston PoliticsLabor Lawyer Announces 2020 Democratic Primary Campaign for Senator Ed Markey's Seat Boston, MA– Shannon Liss-Riordan, workers' rights lawyer and partner at Lichten and Liss-Riordan in Boston, announced on Monday that she will run in the 2020 Democratic primary as a challenger to Senator Ed Markey...
Local Boston NewsMBTA Silver Line Buses Will Start Using Emergency Ramp to Ted Williams Tunnel Later This Year to Reduce Traffic Boston, MA– Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) officials announced Monday that they would start allowing Silver Line buses access to the emergency ramp leading to the Ted Williams Tunnel in an attempt to reduce tunnel traffic...
Local Boston NewsSecond Fire Set to Arlington Rabbi’s Home Thursday Night Arlington, MA– There have been two suspicious fires at the home of an Arlington rabbi this week. The first was on Saturday night, May 11, at approximately 11 p.m., and the second was on Thursday evening, May 16, at about 9 p.m...
Local Boston NewsGrumpy Cat Passes Away – Family and Fans Grieve the Meme-Famous Feline The Internet– Grumpy Cat has helped millions of people smile in the past six years due to her popularity as an internet meme and cat celebrity...
Boston PoliticsGovernor Baker and Mayor Walsh Went to DC to Make a Case for Investment in Massachusetts' Infrastructure Washington, D.C...
Local Boston NewsTeenager Found Guilty of First Degree Murder; Faces 25 Years in Prison Lawrence, MA– A jury found 18-year-old Mathew Borges guilty this week for the 2016 murder and beheading of his classmate Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino. Both were sophomores at Lawrence High School at the time of the murder...
Boston Business & TechMayor Walsh Not in Favor of Late Liquor License for Encore Boston Harbor Casino Everett, MA– The Encore Boston Harbor casino is expected to open on June 23 (maybe)...
Local Boston NewsFor Many Commuters, It's Cheaper to Drive Than to Take the T Boston, MA– Over the past 30 years or so, the cost of driving has become relatively cheaper in comparison to commuting via public transportation on the MBTA...
Local Boston NewsThird Grader From Attleboro Is Pen Pals With President Trump Attleboro, MA– A few months back, the teachers at Studley Elementary School in Attleboro taught their students about different parts of a letter and how to address an envelope...
Local Boston NewsMGH Surgeon Arraigned for Drunk Driving, Hit-and-Run Boston, MA– A surgeon employed at Massachusetts General Hospital was arrested after a hit-and-run while driving drunk this past weekend when he struck three people walking in a crosswalk on Friday night...
Local Boston NewsMassDOT Adding Bike Lanes Near Museum of Science Boston, MA– The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced this week that they will be reconfiguring the Charles River Dam Road in Boston and Cambridge and adding bike lanes near the Museum of Science next month...