Public Safety
It is the winter that won’t let us up.
Last week’s Blizzard of 2015, a two-day event, was the opening act of a week-long series of storms that as of Wednesday had dumped a record 40.5 inches of snow onto the city.
The snow, coupled with cold temperatures... Read more
The crippling delays that hit commuters on public transit Tuesday are "unacceptable," Gov. Charlie Baker said on Tuesday.
Baker said in a statement he will work closely with his transportation chief Stephanie Pollack and MBTA General Manager Beverly... Read more
Government officials are advising people to use public transportation to get around snow-clogged cities and towns, but the system is plagued by delays and officials are asking its users to dress for extreme cold and expect severe impacts on Tuesday.
In a... Read more
By nearly all accounts, the city of Boston rolled with the fierce punches delivered by the historic Blizzard of 2015. The Monday night through Wednesday morning snow system officially dropped 24.7 inches of snow on the Hub, with some parts of the city... Read more
State Police are looking for the driver of a car that hit a man on Morton Street Saturday night and injured him so badly he was given Last Rites at the hospital. He remains hospitalized in critical condition, State Police say.
State Police say the victim... Read more
An elderly woman has died after a two alarm fire broke out in her Greenwich Street home this morning, according to the Boston Fire Department.
The fire was reported shortly after 6 a.m. and went to two alarms before being brought under control. The cause... Read more
Last week’s “reveal” by the Boston 2024 committee, the non-profit organization that has led the effort to bring the Summer Games to Boston, was a mixed bag. On the one hand, the presentation offered the most in-depth glimpse to date at what could be a... Read more
The Great Blizzard: Tale of the Tape
The powerful northeaster that walloped New England, especially coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island, over two days in February 1978 (the 6th and 7th), was a cataclysmic meteorological event (the number of storm-... Read more
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•Parking ban in the City of Boston will be lifted at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to Mayor Walsh.
•Boston Public Schools are closed on Wednesday, January 28. Mayor Walsh said today that a decision has not yet been made on... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports four food-delivery men have been robbed - with one stabbed and two punched in the head - while making deliveries to 56 and 57 Stanley St. since October.
The Boston Police Department reports four food-delivery men have... Read more
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