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A dog bit two people believed to be its owners as well as two police officers helping them in Boston on Monday afternoon, police said, leaving the two civilians, a woman and man, seriously hurt.

Boston police are looking for an 84-year-old man who was reported missing Monday. Police say Shoutian Lin was last seen just after 9:30 a.m. on the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue near Symphony Hall. Lin is described as being an Asian man between 5’4 and 5’6 and about 140 pounds. He often uses a walker, police say. When he was......

A man has pleaded guilty to obstructing the investigation into an arson investigation involving fires believed to have been set by his brother at multiple Boston-area Jewish institutions five years ago, federal prosecutors said Monday.

A very small earthquake was reported in Massachusetts on Monday, according to a local observatory. Lunenberg, near the New Hampshire border, had 1.5 magnitude shaking around 1 p.m., according to the Weston Observatory, which tracks seismic activity through its New England Seismic Network. Typically, earthquakes of 1.5 magnitude are barely felt, if ...

First Night Boston, New England’s largest New Year’s Eve party, returns to City Hall Plaza this year to celebrate the start of 2025. The free event runs from 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 through 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Segments of the program will be carried live on NBC10 Boston, NECN and Telemundo Boston’s digital platfor...

An author who researches homicides in Massachusetts says the Karen Read trial exposed something about the state police that she’s suspected for years. Despite Massachusetts State Police’s high homicide solve rate, she says, across the state, murder investigations are susceptible to conflicts of interest and a lack of oversight. We talk ...

We’re tracking rain in the Greater Boston area this week! Southern New England has been plagued with weeks of dry conditions leading to frequent brush fires.

Police say a man killed his parents in the home where he lived with them in Montpelier, Vermont, on Friday and then called 911 to report the crime. Vermont State Police said the incident was reported around 11:30 a.m. at a home on Gallison Hill Road. The first officers to arrive at the scene found two people dead and detained…

Austin Theriault’s campaign has formally requested a recount in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race, the Secretary of State’s office confirmed in an email Monday morning. Emily Cook, a spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s Office, said the campaign has formally requested a recount, but it has not been scheduled yet. ...

A 56-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV in Randolph, Massachusetts, on Sunday night. The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said the man was pronounced dead at Milton Hospital after being hit by a vehicle on North Main Street in the area of Gordon Street around 10:30 p.m. The victim’s identity was being withheld pending...

Multiple people were arrested during an anti-abortion march to Boston Common on Saturday that was met with counterprotesters, police said.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A local group of restaurants known for their seafood will be opening their fifth location–and their second within the city of Boston. According to an article from The Boston Globe, Row 34 is planning to open in Kenmore Square, moving into a space next to the Hotel Commonwealth and being w...

A large brush fire popped up Sunday and is continuing to burn in Boxford State Forest in northern Massachusetts. The fire was initially about a 25-acre fire when it was first reported around 10 p.m. Sunday, growing to about 220 acres as of 5 p.m. Monday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Fire officials said i...