June 4, 2021 Boston-area shooting: 2 cops injured, K-9 officer killed; suspect shot by police Two Massachusetts police officers and a K-9 were shot after responding to a domestic call, according to reports.
June 1, 2021 Massachusetts police officer who tackled Boston Marathon bomber retires A suburban Boston police officer who became a national hero in 2013 when he tackled one of the Boston Marathon bombers retired from the only job he says he ever wanted.
May 21, 2021 Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s Newly digitized records — including a minister's diary scanned and posted online by Boston's Congregational Library and Archives — are shedding fresh light on devastating outbreaks of smallpox that hit the city in the 1700s.
May 18, 2021 First 90-degree heat of 2021 predicted for major cities this week The eastern U.S. is heating up, with temperatures rocketing into the 80s through the weekend for major cities.
May 16, 2021 Family of man eyed in 'Whitey' Bulger's death calls for his release from solitary: 'Enough is enough' One of the men accused of killing reputed Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia federal prison in 2018 has been held in solitary confinement ever since, as his son calls for law enforcement to formally indict his father or move him back to general population, Fox News has learned.
May 9, 2021 Boston news crew rescues stolen dog after suspect stops for interview A stolen pooch was reunited with his owner in Boston after the alleged dognapper was spotted by a news crew and gave an interview.
May 6, 2021 Mikayla Miller death: Race, sexuality and policing laid bare in sleepy affluent town Mikayla Miller, a 16-year-old Massachusetts girl, was found dead and tied to a tree in her suburban hometown hours after a fight with other teens last month -- prompting fear, confusion and speculation of foul play in the small community.
April 21, 2021 $13G flute in the wind since 2012 recovered A $13,000 flute that went missing nearly a decade ago has been returned to its owner after police recovered it from a Boston music store, police said Wednesday.
April 7, 2021 Ex-Northeastern track coach charged with nude photo scheme A former track and field coach at Boston's Northeastern University was arrested Wednesday and charged with using bogus social media accounts to try to trick female student-athletes into sending him nude photos of themselves, prosecutors said.
March 24, 2021 Boston Marathon bombing victim urges SCOTUS to reinstate death penalty for Dzokhar Tsarnaev The Supreme court announced Monday that it is set to consider whether to reinstate the death penalty for Dzokhar Tsarnaev, one of the two brothers responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing.