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BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston gang Cameron Street was sentenced yesterday for committing an armed home invasion robbery with fellow gang members. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 27-year-old Brendon Amado of Randolph was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 70 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. In February 2024, Amado pleaded guilty to conspiracy to interfere with commerce by threats or violence.

BOSTON - At the age of 84, Eleanor Harris is in the one place she'd rather not be: her bed. It doesn't take long to learn that Harris is a smart, independent, and tough woman. But when we spoke at her home Friday evening, she was lying in a hospital bed that had just been delivered. A remedy, she hopes, for sleepless nights due to excruciating pain. On Tuesday, Harris was making a trip from her home in Rockport to Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She was going to visit her husband of 60 years who is a patient...

The incident is being investigated as an alleged assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Police are asking for the public’s help finding an individual in connection with an alleged assault involving hot coffee that occurred in Roxbury last month. The incident happened at 8:50 a.m. on Sept. 28...

Roy Booth, 42, was charged with mayhem and armed assault with intent to murder corrections officer Matthew Tidman

In Massachusetts, we're pretty fortunate to have a great selection of fantastic pizza joints to choose from. Of course, everyone has their own favorite styles of pizza. Whether you're ordering Deep Dish ,Thin Crust, New York Style or Neapolitan, everyone has their specific tastes, respectfully. But it seems there is one particular pizza joint in the Bay State that is now being touted for being the best pizza place open in all of Massachusetts. So, where is it that we need to make the trip to for the best pizza joint in the Bay State?

A bedeviled resident filed a 311 complaint about the infernal racket outside the Verizon switching station on Belgrade Avenue near Lord's and Lady's Way in West Roxbury:. Seems like everyone brought their equipment to test it out, things are parked in the middle of the road, backing up beeping back and forth, scraping and crashing noises, parked in the middle and blocking the road, its also 7:40. company logo on all the trucks was BroX. I would absolutely like them to not ever do this again. they have the whole building surrounded, making every machinery sound imaginable.

BOSTON — Several false reports prompted security precautions at schools across several Massachusetts communities on Friday, police and school officials said. "The Massachusetts State Police and the Commonwealth Fusion Center is aware of several swatting threats pertaining to several schools across the state. As part of our standard response protocol, we remain in close contact with local partners affected by these threats," said state police spokesman Tim McGuirk.

WESTBORO - When Jonathan Richmond left work last Saturday night after 10 o'clock, he had no idea the crime spree that would hit his Westboro business was already in progress two doors down. Surveillance video shows the masked suspect calmly walking toward Westmeadow Plaza. "This was very well thought out," said Jonathan Richmond, manager of JP's Restaurant & Pub. "He knew that two of these places the alarms wouldn't go off and he knew that both my front door and back door had an alarm and that's why we believe he went through the wall."After prying open the back doors...

A popular hangout spot for hungry and thirsty Boston Red Sox game goers has closed its doors for good after 33 years in business. According to WCVB, a restaurant in the Fenway neighborhood known as Thornton's Fenway Grille on Peterborough Street in Boston, Massachusetts not far from Fenway Park permanently closed as of 4pm on Monday, October 14, 2024 announced on their Facebook page.

Boston, MA – Police officers from District B-2 (Roxbury) apprehended Pedro Sanchez, 43, of Mattapan, on assault and battery charges around 12:42 PM on Tuesday, October 15. Authorities responded to…

An attorney for one of 's most visible supporters, facing charges of witness intimidation in the case, is leveling new allegations against prosecutors. The defense team for Aidan Kearney, the blogger better known as "Turtleboy," sent a letter to prosecutors Thursday claiming that Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey lied about evidence and improperly communicated by personal email.

BROOKLINE, Mo. — A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly setting a mobile home on fire with people still inside. Online court records show Jose Morales has been charged with first-degree arson. A probable cause statement from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) says that deputies responded...

* Defendant has several previous firearm convictions BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – [DOJ MEDIA STATEMENT, NO BOOKING PHOTO PROVIDED] – A Hyannis man was sentenced yesterday for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Specifically, the defendant possessed and sold a Chinese SKS .762 caliber rifle. Ryan Diefenbach, 33, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Judge William G. Young to six years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. In July 2024, Diefenbach pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. In November 2022, Diefenbach, along with co-defendant Donnell Pina, was indicted by a federal grand jury. In September 2021, Diefenbach, and allegedly Pina, sold a Chinese SKS .762 caliber rifle to a confidential informant in Hyannis. Due to previous felony convictions, including prior convictions for carrying a firearm without a license, unlawfully possessing a firearm, possessing a firearm with a defaced serial number and assault with a dangerous weapon, Diefenbach was prohibited from possessing firearms. At the time Diefenbach committed the offense, the charge of being a felon in possession provided for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division made the announcement today. Assistant United States Attorney Elianna J. Nuzum of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case. Pina is scheduled to plead guilty on Nov. 21, 2024. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and other violent crime, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN. The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The remaining defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. ###

A driver was rushed to the hospital Thursday morning after suffering a medical emergency and hitting two vehicles, according to authorities.

Earlier on Thursday, a non-passenger train was derailed off an industrial track in Everett.

A Boston woman is thankful to be alive after she was rescued on a solo hike on a New Hampshire trail over the weekend. According to a news release posted on Facebook, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department revealed they received an alert at approximately 1:34 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 about an injured hiker. A team rescued the woman, identified as 33-year-old Anna Meier, who was on a solo hike between Mount Lincoln and Mount Lafayette on the Franconia Ridge Trail.

The museum agreed to pay $22.8 million to acquire the complex. In an unusual move, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has shelled out $22.8 million to enter the real estate business. The Boston museum acquired the 62-unit multifamily building at 14 Palace Road and 11 Tetlow St., located behind its...

René Marchando has worked behind-the-scenes as an audio engineer at WBUR for 16 years. But that's just his day job. Since 1984, he's been behind the mic as the host of his own radio show. Marchando's "For Your Pleasure" runs 10 p.m. to midnight on Sundays at WMBR, the community radio station based out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

If you have ever driven in Downtown Boston and thought you might go insane because of the traffic, here are a few tips to deal with it. I had to drive to Huntington Avenue in Boston recently. I thought it would be like any other trip to Boston with the normal "slow downs at the merge," but this trip was something more than I imagined.

Three $100,000 prizes in Massachusetts State Lottery games were claimed on Wednesday, including a top prize in “Mass Cash.”. The winning tickets were all from separate games. One winner came from the lottery’s “Millions” game, another came in “Diamond Deluxe,” and the final winner was in “Mass Cash.”