West Roxbury

Two relatives, a woman and man, were fatally shot at their apartment in Worcester, police say. Asked if the killer was known to the victims, a police spokesman said situations like this are usually targeted. 

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...

A relocation plan for a school in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood has now been halted by the city. Nearly a year ago, Mayor Michelle Wu led a push to move the O’Bryant school from Roxbury to West Roxbury.

A relocation plan for the O’Bryant school in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood has now been axed by the city. there was a push to move the school from Roxbury to West Roxbury.

After significant backlash, the city of Boston is axing their controversial plan to relocate the O’Bryant School from Roxbury to West Roxbury. “I’m very happy with the way the school is now,” said Kendra Nealon, a parent. “I just think it’s not a good idea that it is not being moved,” said student Aven Hamilton-Iammartino. Students at John D....

The man who owns Familia Grocery was arrested after allegedly selling drugs, including fentanyl, out of the store.

A Boston convenience store owner was busted with drugs, including fentanyl and crack, at the West Roxbury shop Friday afternoon, police said. A Boston police drug unit searched Isaac Rosa and his store, Familia Grocery; vehicle; and home Friday afternoon and uncovered 11 bags of powder cocaine, 17 bags of crack cocaine, seven bags of fentanyl, pounds of marijuana and…

Christmas came early for a 9-year-old boy with autism, who received a new bike after his was stolen.

A resolution passed by the Boston City Council on Wednesday opposed relocating the O’Bryant School of Math and Science to the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston after a hearing. The hearing, which lasted multiple hours, had parents, teachers and alumni of the school voicing their opposition to the move, according to the Boston Globe. Nine councilors voted against the...

The West Roxbury clothing business, Top It Off, has made it onto Oprah’s ‘Favorite Things’ list for the second year in a row. CEO and co-owner Elizabeth Hoenscheid visits the studio to tell us about the experience and show a few of their pieces.

Centre Street in West Roxbury is now at the center of a debate on public safety. Everyone agrees change needs to happen in order to make the street safer, but the city’s plan to reduce lanes is dividing the community.   According to the city of Boston, roughly 15,000 people a day drive on Centre Street and most of them...

Centre Street in West Roxbury is one of the busiest in the area, but people are split on a plan the city says would make the area safer for bikers and pedestrians.

A firework found left on the street in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood injured two teenagers, one seriously.

Two teenagers were hurt in a fireworks accident in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood Wednesday. Police confirmed they were called to Margaretta Drive around 6 p.m. There they found a 13-year-old boy with what they called a partial right hand amputation, and a 15-year-old girl with wrist burns. The injuries are not life-threatening, according to police. The teens were taken...

Tevez Schale will graduate before construction is expected to begin on the relocation of the John D. O’Bryant School to the vacant West Roxbury High School campus, but he can’t help but think of the impact it could have for his younger classmates. “Most of our kids are like, people of color, and West Roxbury, that’s really far from...

Some parents, students and teachers of a Roxbury school are opposed to a proposal to relocate to West Roxbury.