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Two teenagers were injured in a shooting Monday afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island. Providence police responded to a report of a shooting at 158 Julian St., according to NBC affiliate WJAR, and found a 14-year-old boy who had been shot on the foot. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital. Police were later notified that a second victim, an 18-year...

Fans didn’t always believe that Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown could succeed together, but Isaiah Thomas believes they proved them all wrong.

Jayson Tatum scored 33 points with LeBron James watching from a courtside seat and the Boston Celtics beat the severely short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 in Game 4 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their East semifinal series. Jaylen Brown added 27 for the Celtics, who can close out Cleveland with a win in Game 5 on…...

Rhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or developmental disabilities by routinely and unnecessarily segregating them at Bradley Hospital, an acute-care psychiatric hospital, federal prosecutors said Monday. Zachary Cunha, U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, said the multi-year investigation fou...

Celtics fan favorite Isaiah Thomas is nowhere near ready to call it a career.

Shocking new video shows students in Peabody, Massachusetts, crossing a street to get onto their bus — just seconds before a car whizzes by, ignoring the flashing school bus stop sign. City officials held a news conference Monday, saying this incident is just one of thousands of these types of violations that they caught on camera since the s...

Two people are dead after they were struck by a Commuter Rail train Monday evening in Natick, Massachusetts, an incident that caused lengthy delays for MBTA commuters. Officials have released limited information at this point, but Transit Police Department Supt. Richard Sullivan confirmed the victims were pronounced dead on scene as a result of the...

Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell was ruled out for Monday’s Game 4 vs. the Celtics due to a left calf strain.

Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors.

A Boston man is accused of aiming a laser pointer at a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter as it tried to land at Massachusetts General Hospital last September. Philip Gagnon, 59, faces federal charges in the incident on Sept. 21, 2023. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the helicopter was on a training mission, attempting to land at MGH with f...

Police are searching for an armed robbery suspect after taking another into custody in Randolph, Massachusetts, on Monday. State police were helping local officers in the area of the town dump, Randolph police said. There was a large police presence in the area. Manuel Ofarami said he saw a car race down his street before being ditched in his lawn&...

Jaylen Brown’s leadership was on full display during the Celtics’ Game 3 win over the Cavs. Check out the best of the All-Star wing mic’d up Saturday night.

Bruins general manager Don Sweeney wants the NHL to be more accountable and answer questions about controversial calls.