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 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...

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...

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...