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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Travelers brace for icy conditions amid holiday rush
Winter weather advisories are in place in Massachusetts with possible slick, icy roads early on Saturday morning, especially in parts of Worcester County. Our crews spotted Fitchburg city workers getting ready for the drop in temperatures and freezing rain ahead of the weekend. We’re told some DPW crews in Worcester County will pretreat roads and remain on standby in...
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Mass. teacher among 4 killed in suspected carbon monoxide incident in NH
A Massachusetts teacher is among four people who died in a suspected carbon monoxide incident in New Hampshire on Christmas Day. Brookline Public Schools Superintendent Linus Guillory Jr. confirmed in a statement that Matt Goldstein, a teacher at the Edith C. Baker School, which serves K-8 students in Chestnut Hill and South Brookline, was one of the four people killed…
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Autopsy results expected after 4 die of suspected CO poisoning in NH
Autopsy results are expected to be released after four people were found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a Wakefield, New Hampshire, home on Christmas Day. Police were called to the home on Province Lake Road near Stump Pond about 4:21 p.m. Wednesday and found the people dead, according to the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office and...
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Woman says she was banned from Boston school after being attacked outside
A Dorchester woman going to night school in Boston turned to NBC10 Boston for help after a classmate allegedly assaulted her — and Boston Public Schools banned her from campus. A police report says Rashedi Hassan was the victim of an assault outside her adult education program in Roxbury last Thursday, with one of her classmates listed as a suspect….
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High school basketball opener canceled due to Boston school bus delay
Late school buses have been a problem in Boston this year, and now, they led a basketball team to miss its first game of the season. The boys’ basketball team at East Boston High School was set to play Friday in Fall River, Massachusetts. The bus there never showed up. Student athletes told NBC10 Boston Tuesday that they were upset…
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Mass. cheese shop damaged by pellet gun: ‘Maybe somebody's lactose intolerant?'
A Massachusetts cheese shop days away from its grand opening was damaged by a pellet gun early Tuesday morning, receiving thousands of dollars in damage.
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Mass. movie theater shut down by city due to rodent infestation
A rodent problem has shut down a popular movie theater in Methuen, Massachusetts. The city’s health department is forcing the curtain call until the issue is addressed after a woman complained that a rat ran over her feet while she was watching a movie this past week. The woman, who wants to remain anonymous, said she went to see...
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Mass. Marine reunites with his family at Boston airport thanks to Miles for Military
There was a special moment Saturday at Boston Logan Airport for a Massachusetts Marine and his family as they were reunited for the first time in about six months. With the help of the Boston-based nonprofit “Miles for Military,” Private First Class Antonio Marcucci came home just in time for the holidays. Marcucci came from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina…
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Suspect in Allston truck driver stabbing faces judge with shirt over his head
A man accused in the stabbing of a tow truck driver in Boston’s Allston neighborhood is expected to appear in court on Friday.
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Beloved Boston gorilla Kitombe has died, Franklin Park Zoo says
Kitombe, a gorilla who’s lived at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo for more than 25 years, died on Thursday, the zoo announced.
