Public Safety
The Boston Police Department report arresting a local teen on charges he shot another teen to death on the platform of the Savin Hill Red Line station this past Saturday.
Police say Nhu Nguyen, 19, fled to Portland, Maine, where he was arrested last night... Read more
Four men were shot around 7 p.m. on Thursday outside Camilo Liquors III, 522 River St.
Police had to call for reinforcements for crowd control as officers investigated the shooting.
Stolen trash can recovered. Photo by MBTA.
MBTA Transit Police report arresting a man they say used a hand truck to try to steal a 441-pound trash barrel from the Melville Street side of the Shawmut stop on the Red Line.
Officers found Patrick Beech, 23,... Read more
Lower Mills traffic on Monday: Major back-ups reportedDetours prompted by a months-long MWRA water pipe project triggered heavy back-ups in and around Lower Mills this afternoon. One motorist reported that he sat in a 20-minute queue on Richmond Street,... Read more
Man in tree. Photo by BFD.
Firefighters shimmed into a tree behind 415 Columbia Rd. around 6 p.m. on Sunday to rescue a man who'd gotten stuck about 25 feet up.
The Boston Fire Department reports the man was cutting a large limb when it snapped back,... Read more
Michael Flaherty: Campaigning for mayor in '09. He'll return to the citywide stump tomorrow. Former City Councillor At-Large Michael Flaherty said Sunday he’s launching an effort to reclaim one of the four at-large seats he held prior to running for mayor... Read more
A lightning strike shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday caused a three-alarm fire that did an estimated $250,000 to the three-family house at 9 Alban St., the Boston Fire Department reports.
The lightning hit the third floor balcony and the fire quickly... Read more
WBZ and WCVB report a fight that pitted one man against several others on the platform Saturday afternoon ended when somebody in the group pulled out a gun and shot the man to death.
Several suspects were then spotted running into a nearby house, the... Read more
The deputy chief of staff to state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz applied for nomination papers in the District 3 race on Friday, adding her name to the growing list of potential candidates.
Stephanie Everett, a Mattapan resident who said she is still weighing a... Read more
Mothers Walk for Peace 2011: About 600 people marched down Dorchester Ave. in vanguard of the pledge walk. Photo by Ed Forry
There have been many stories written about the loss of our son, Steven, who was killed on October 4, 2007 at the age of 13 as he... Read more
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