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Boston unveils plans for better protection from flooding
With Hurricane Helene causing damages and death in the Southeast, Boston is testing out removal flood barriers to help protect the city from future weather events.
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Crash hurts pedestrians and damages Boston restaurant
A vehicle hit three pedestrians, leaving them with non-life-threatening injuries, and crashed into Genki Ya, a sushi restaurant in downtown Boston.
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Here's what Boston's doing to prevent flooding if disaster strikes
The City of Boston on Friday tested out removable flood barriers in case of emergency — the same barriers that had just helped keep storm surge from swamping a hospital in Tampa amid the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Friday was Boston’s first Deployables Day, a training and demonstration event where, under sunny skies, buildings and city workers practiced putting up…
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3 pedestrians hit by vehicle that crashed into Downtown Boston sushi restaurant
Three pedestrians were hit Friday in Downtown Boston by a vehicle that also crashed into a sushi restaurant. Boston police say three pedestrians were hit by a vehicle that also hit a building at the intersection of Tremont Street and Stuart Street. Two people have been brought to area hospitals, police said. All three victims’ injuries are considered non-life-threatening. Aerial…
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Man shot in Boston, vehicle with gunfire damage found in Randolph, police say
A man was shot in the hand in a vehicle in Dorchester Friday morning, and the vehicle was recovered miles away in Randolph, Boston police said. Footage from Randolph showed police at a Mobil gas station, with at least two cars within crime scene tape. Boston police confirmed they were towing a car with gunfire damage from Randolph back to…
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Looming port strike threatens Mass. businesses
If port workers on the East and Gulf coasts go on strike next week, Conley Terminal in South Boston will shut down. But just the prospect of a work stoppage is causing Massachusetts manufacturers, retailers and other businesses to scramble.
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Massachusetts volunteers prepare to aid in aftermath of Helene
Dozens of Massachusetts volunteers are down south to help out with immediate support in the wake of Helene.
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Will Boston homeowners be on the hook for city's budget problem? Wu hopes not
Mayor Michelle Wu is sharing details about her proposal to balance Boston’s budget and the need to shore up decreasing revenue from commercial property taxes. Wu’s proposal involves a three-year tax increase for commercial properties. She says this is an alternative to increasing residential property taxes. “If our residents were to have a sudden shock or increase in housing...
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Advocates push to register Boston's unhoused to vote
Efforts are underway to make sure unhoused people can vote in November’s election, including in Massachusetts.
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Registering Boston's unhoused to vote before Election Day
Unhoused people aren’t often remembered in election season, but voting and homeless advocates are working to make sure they can exercise their constitutional right by voting.
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Boston taxes | Mayor Wu's proposal to raise commercial taxes to help homeowners
Mayor Michelle Wu wants to keep from having to tax Boston’s residents more to pay for a shortfall in the city’s budget caused by more people working from home, all by temporarily bumping commercial tax rates — but she’ll need the Massachusetts Legislature’s OK,
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Boston police seek suspect in McDonald's french fry assault
Boston police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted for throwing a box of french fries at another person inside a McDonald’s restaurant on Monday. The incident occurred at 3:45 p.m. on Monday when a man allegedly threw a box of french fries at a victim inside the McDonald’s at 301 Warren St. in Roxbury. Police...
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Asian business owners in Mass. face worsening conditions, report says
Business sectors that are popular with Vietnamese and Korean business owners, such as restaurants and hotels, have faced a challenging year, according to a newly released report.
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Giant Joro spider has made its way to Boston
t’s so large, it might be mistaken for a Halloween decoration – but the web it left behind on Beacon Hill is all too real.
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Boston's new, giant Joro spider is pregnant: ‘You better watch out!'
It’s so large, it might be mistaken for a Halloween decoration – but the web that the invasive Joro spider spotted in Boston has left outside a stately home on Beacon Hill is all too real. Perhaps the only thing creepier than seeing the palm-sized spider itself is not seeing it, and not knowing where it is. Beacon Hill residents…
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Giant Joro spider spotted in Boston
The giant Joro spider was spotted in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood this week, and it has some people crawling with fear.
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Brothers caught soon after robbing Boston bank where one worked, DA says
A month after returning to the Boston bank where he’d been previously been fired, a teller was caught with a large amount of cash he’d allegedly just stolen from the bank with the help of his brother, prosecutors said. Jenel Flounoury and his older brother Justin Flounoury, both from Brockton, are accused of stealing nearly $200,000 from Energy Credit...
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Travelers rush home before Hurricane Helene hits Florida
Boston’s Logan airport was full of people Wednesday either trying to escape Hurricane Helene or get back down south before the storm makes landfall on Thursday. One Florida couple in Terminal A told NBC10 Boston they had to cut their vacation on Cape Cod short by several days to get back to their house, which is facing wind and...
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Person stabbed near pediatric hospital, school in Brighton
A man was stabbed near an apartment complex in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood, apparently walking himself to a nearby pediatric hospital.
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Man stabbed, walks to children's hospital in Brighton
A stabbing late Wednesday morning in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood shocked people in the area, with the wounded man checking himself in to a pediatric hospital. Officers temporarily shut down a section of Camelot Court and Warren Street while they searched the area for evidence and interviewed potential witnesses. The 34-year-old man who was stabbed near an apartment complex about 11:48…