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Violent crimes seem like they've been spiking in Boston, but what does data show?
Preliminary Major Cities Chiefs Association data shows 10 homicides in Boston in first half, down from 21 last year. Aggravated assaults are higher.
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2 hospitalized after large fire at multifamily home in Salisbury
A fire on Atlantic Avenue in Salisbury, Massachusetts, left two people in serious but stable condition.
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‘It bit so hard': Child and woman recovering from 2 Worcester fox attacks hours apart
Janessa Williams and Zena Bottom suffered fox bites in the same neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Teen sought after 2 family members found dead in Acton home: ‘Do not approach'
Authorities are searching for 17-year-old Arjun Aravind after the deaths of a woman and a teenager at a home in Acton, Massachusetts.
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Man sought after Jamaica Plain break-ins
The break-ins happened days apart at two adjacent buildings on Heath Street, Boston police said.
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Man charged with murder in July Dorchester shooting
Boston police arrested Hensly Dominique Jeanty three weeks after the shooting death of Breidy Martinez on York Street.
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Somerville home vandalized with graffiti protesting gentrification
Graffiti is making a statement in Somerville. A home under construction was recently vandalized with messages protesting gentrification. And it’s highlighting the tension between new development and affordability in this Massachusetts city. The graffiti may have targeted one home in Somerville, but as development continues across the city, so does the debate over affordability and preserving the character of...
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Child hospitalized after report of possible drowning at Medfield club
A child was hospitalized Saturday after emergency officials responded to a report of a possible drowning at a fitness club in Medfield, Massachusetts. The Medfield Fire Department said they were called to The Kingsbury Club for a possible drowning involving a minor and when they arrived, staff at the club had already initiated emergency care. Firefighters and paramedics took over…
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6 bald eagles have died in Mass. since 2021, and advocates blame rat poison
In the last five years, the deaths of six bald eagles in Massachusetts have been linked to second generation anticoagulant rodenticides, or SGARs.
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Teen's shooting death at Mattapan home ruled a homicide, Boston police say
The death of an 18-year-old woman at a home in Mattapan earlier this month has been ruled a homicide, Boston police said Thursday.
