Four minutes may not seem like a long time, unless you're a homeowner watching flames engulf your house.

Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley is honoring two people for their service in the region's black Roman Catholic community.

Salvation Army officials are expecting a record turnout when they distribute 1,200 Thanksgiving food baskets.

We all know getting around Boston isn't easy. Whether it's the confusing signs, a one way street, and lack of a grid system, it's tough to navigate.

District A-7 reports a man entering his Princeton Street apartment Wednesday night was robbed at gunpoint.

A 17-year old from Methuen was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after running over a 12-year old in Lowell on Wednesday.

The Massachusetts Port Authority board has voted to transfer the Tobin Bridge to the new Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Police have found the car they believe struck and critically injured a 12-year-old boy in a hit-and-run accident on Wednesday afternoon.

WILMINGTON, Mass. To make the holidays a little brighter for children whose families are being helped by domestic violence agencies, Verizon Wireless is conducting its 'Kids In Need' Holiday Drive for the ninth consecutive year at its Communications Stores throughout New England.

The Boston Police Department is investigating a shooting incident which occurred last evening in the gymnasium of the John Marshall School in Dorchester.

A shooting that Boston police called gang-related inside of a Dorchester elementary school has brought massive police and streetworker patrols to the neighborhood.

This morning the Boston Police Fugitive and Apprehension Unit arrested a shooting suspect, who is responsible for a recent shooting incident in Dorchester which took place on November 2, 2009.

Teachers and staff members gathered in the lobby for breakfast with the headmaster at English High School in September 2007.

"If you move into our city, respect our city," said Councilman Sal LaMattina, who represents Charlestown and sponsored the measure stating that the council "relentlessly defends" the Constitution's "patriotic rituals." LaMattina said it was "sad" that the issue, which he noted has pitted old-time "townies" versus newcomers to Charlestown's ...

Three different banks were robbed all within hours of each other in Boston Wednesday and police are investigating as to whether or not the crimes are related.