Darren Botelho joined NBC10 Boston as weekend evening anchor in July of 2022.
Prior to NBC10 Boston, he was the weekend evening anchor at ABC6 in Providence, Rhode Island.
He's a native New Englander who received his journalism degree from the University of Maryland and his MBA from Clemson University.
He has also worked at stations in Lafayette, Louisiana, Asheville, North Carolina, and Tampa, Florida.
During his time as a television journalist, he has covered several major national stories, including the Charleston church shooting, the arrest of serial killer Todd Kohlhepp and the South Carolina 1,000-year flood of 2015.
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Wu explains why posts serving as bike lane barriers have been removed in Boston
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is responding to complaints from bicyclists about missing protective barriers on roads in the city. There are visible holes on roadways, like on Massachusetts Avenue. Until very recently, barriers were in place in an effort to keep bicyclists safe from passing vehicles. “We haven’t removed bike lanes,” Wu said. “There have been some places where...
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Trump administration warns 60 colleges — 6 in Mass. — of ‘potential enforcement'
Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent letters to schools regarding possible Title VI violations for allegations of antisemitic discrimination and harassment
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‘This shouldn't happen': Worcester cop charged in fight with kids' soccer coach
An off-duty Worcester police officer from West Boylston, Massachusetts, is charged in a fight with an opposing coach at a youth soccer game in Northborough
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Three youths arrested after crashing stolen SUV while fleeing police in Salem
Three youths are facing charges after they crashed a stolen SUV while fleeing from police in Salem, Massachusetts, on Monday night. Salem police said they broadcast a be-on-the-lookout around 7:43 p.m. Monday for a 2018 white Kia Soul being driven erratically, with no lights, in the area of Salem Street. The vehicle had been reported stolen from Broad Street on…
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After measles death in Texas, here's what to know in Mass.
The death of a child in Texas, the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015, is prompting calls for vaccination from health officials
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Family of bicyclist killed in 2024 Cambridge crash files wrongful dealth lawsuit
The family of a bicyclist who was killed in a crash in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that was operating the truck that hit her.
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Firefighter reflects on heartwarming moment caught in viral video
“We see people on usually their worst days and we just try and make it better and that’s what I was trying to do that night,” North Andover firefighter David Testa told us.
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Meet the venomous snake found in a bunch of bananas at a NH Market Basket
We’re learning new details about how a venomous snake might have wound up in a banana shipment at a New Hampshire Market Basket store last week. The snake slithered its way into a shipment of bananas from South America several days ago and was discovered on Saturday at a Market Basket in Manchester. It’s now safely at Rainforest Reptile...
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Kids hit the slopes in Worcester with USA Luge team
Thousands of people took part in the Presidents Day event at the EcoTarium in Worcester, Massachusetts
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Video shows robotics team putting out fire at West Newbury school
Shocking video shows the moment a fire broke out at a Massachusetts school this weekend, and members of the robotics team putting out the flames. Saturday’s fire at Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury caused classes to be canceled Monday and Tuesday. The school serves students from West Newbury, Groveland and Merrimac. Robotics instructor Mo Elhelw jumped into...
