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New England Patriots 1 hour ago

How Patriots can move up in 2025 first-round draft order in Week 16

Here’s a Patriots fan’s guide to 2025 NFL Draft pick scenarios and how New England can move up from the No. 3 pick to No. 2 in Week 16.

Malden 1 hour ago

Malden apartment manager scammed would-be renters out of over $35,000, DA says
Weather 1 hour ago

FIRST ALERT: Snowfall totals for Friday-Saturday storm upgraded. Here's the updated snowfall map

New England Patriots 2 hours ago

Ladd McConkey is making Patriots' 2024 draft trade look worse by the day

The Patriots’ trade with the Chargers in the 2024 NFL Draft has backfired tremendously, thanks in part to Ladd McConkey’s success in Los Angeles.
New Hampshire 2 hours ago

Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter from NH's White Mountains

A hypothermic hiker had to be rescued by helicopter from New Hampshire’s White Mountains on Thursday after his limbs became frozen and he could no longer move through the deep snow. The New Hamp...
Massachusetts 3 hours ago

Woman killed in outdoor fire in Somerville

A woman is dead after a fire broke out Thursday in a wooded area in Somerville, Massachusetts, according to officials, who say this appears accidental in the early stages of their investigation. Accor...
Boston Red Sox 3 hours ago

Red Sox agree to two-year contract with rehabbing left-hander: Report

The Red Sox continued to add to their pitching staff Friday, reportedly agreeing to a two-year contract with left-hander Patrick Sandoval.

Boston Celtics 5 hours ago

Jaylen rips official for using whistle as a ‘threat' in C's-Bulls

Celtics wing Jaylen Brown had a bone to pick with official Justin Van Duyne after receiving a technical foul in Thursday’s loss to the Bulls.
Massachusetts 5 hours ago

Man shot at Taco Bell in New Bedford, police say

A man was injured in a shooting at a Taco Bell in New Bedford, Massachusetts, overnight. Police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that officers responded to the fast food restaurant on Coggeshall Street just before 1 a.m. for a report of shots fired. The victim was found in the lobby and taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries,....
Vermont 5 hours ago

Vt. teen drives stolen car into traffic, leads cops on 45-minute foot chase through woods: police

A 16-year-old boy in Vermont is facing multiple charges after he allegedly led police on a chase in a stolen car in two towns while speeding into oncoming traffic and then ditched the vehicle and led officers on a 45-minute chase through the woods. Colchester police say they received multiple calls around 1:06 p.m. Thursday regarding a possible sto...
Maine 6 hours ago

Maine home destroyed by fire, propane gas explosion

A home in eastern Maine was destroyed by a fire that started with a propane gas explosion on Thursday morning. The Maine Fire Marshals Office said it was called to an address on Milford Road in Grand Lake Stream around 10:30 a.m. Thursday for a single-family home that had been destroyed by fire. They said the fire started outside the...
Maine 7 hours ago

Fight at Maine steakhouse led to shooting incident, suspects on the loose

Police are searching for two suspects believed to have been involved in a shooting stemming from a fight that broke out at a steakhouse in South Portland, Maine, on Wednesday. South Portland police said they responded to the Kobe Steakhouse at 380 Gorham Road at 5:13 p.m. Wednesday for a possible shooting in the parking lot. Responding officers lea...
Boston 7 hours ago

Boston police looking for missing 17-year-old

Police in Boston are asking for the public’s help locating a 17-year-old who has been missing since last weekend. Matthew Pasquarello, of Roxbury, was last seen around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, in the area of Howland Street, police say. He is described as about 5’6” and 150 pounds, last seen wearing all black clothing. It is believed th...
Boston 6 hours ago

Missing 18-year-old from Dorchester has been found, police say

An 18-year-old from Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood who had been missing for a week has been located, police said Friday morning. Other details were not immediately provided, as police canceled the missing person alert. Police had asked for the public’s help locating the Dorchester resident, who had last been on on Friday, Dec. 13, in ...
Boston 7 hours ago

Police seek Roxbury teen missing nearly 2 weeks

Boston police are seeking a 15-year-old who has been missing almost two weeks. Ahmir Galloway, of Roxbury, was last seen around 5:50 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 18 Harold Park, Unit 2, police say. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with two emojis on it, True Religion blue jeans, black and white Jordan sneakers, and a black backpack…....
Boston 2 hours ago

Holiday travel rush underway; Boston Logan ‘packed,' airport passengers say

Holiday travel is underway Friday, with a flurry of activity expected on the roads and skies to jump start the weekend, something that could be impacted by the rain and snow arriving in the region. People at the airport were headed to warm getaways like Aruba and the Bahamas, getting away from frigid northeast temperatures just as some of the&#8230...
Boston Business Journal 6 hours ago

Biogen in talks to move to MIT's Volpe development, sources say

Biogen in talks to move to MIT’s Volpe development, sources say
MBTA 15 hours ago

On-the-ground MBTA oversight part of Mass. DPU's ‘very, very big leap'

Two years appear to have made a world of difference for the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. At this point in 2022, the DPU was in a harsh spotlight due to its work — or lack thereof — overseeing safety at the MBTA. Federal investigators concluded the DPU had been falling short on its responsibilities as the state agency responsible&#8...
Boston 15 hours ago

Average Greater Boston household spending surpasses $101K per year, data shows

Households in the Greater Boston area spent an average of $101,247 per year across 2022 and 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday, a third higher than the nationwide average annual household expenditure of $75,172. At a time of regular talk on Beacon Hill of the negative consequences of Massachusetts’ high cost of living...
Boston Celtics 5 hours ago

Heated Mazzulla held back while confronting ref after loss to Bulls

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was livid with the officiating after his team received three fourth-quarter technical fouls in a loss to the Bulls.