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After Oscar Escobar was forced to leave a comfortable life in Colombia, he faced hunger and worked hard; now, he builds houses for people seeking to make their own American dreams come true.

A group is moving to create Boston’s first museum dedicated to LGBTQ+ art and history. The Boston LGBTQ Museum of Art, History and Culture would celebrate the history of the community in Massachusetts and support its queer artists, organizers said in a news release Friday. There is no art institution in Boston that focuses on supporting Boston LGBTQ artists...

Overnight Tonight: Rain in Southern New England, mostly dry Northern New England. Lows in the 50s, 40s north. Saturday: Rain & showers linger in Southeast MA, otherwise drying with some stubborn clouds. Highs around 60, 60s with sun Northern New England. Sunday: Sunny & pleasant. Highs in the 70s.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested Thursday for being in possession of a gun in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Boston police said they responded to the area of Columbia Road and Washington Street around 6 p.m. Thursday after receiving a report of a person with a gun. They were provided with a description of the subject and observed him with a...

Widely varied rainfall amounts will fall across New England over the coming 24 hours, from localized amounts over five inches, with pockets of flooding in western Connecticut, to nothing at all in some of northern New England.  The culprit is a storm that – in some way, shape and form – has been stalled over the ocean south of New…

Today (Friday): Showers in Southern New England, mostly dry Northern New England. Highs near 60, 60s north. Overnight Tonight: Rain in Southern New England, mostly dry Northern New England. Lows in the 50s, 40s north. Saturday: Rain & showers linger in Southeast MA, otherwise drying with some stubborn clouds. Highs around 60, 60s with sun Northern New...

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A bridge between Boston and Cambridge was closed Thursday night after shots were fired in what Massachusetts State Police believe may have been a road rage incident. The incident happened on the Gilmore Bridge, connecting Cambridge with the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. The bridge has since reopened, but it was shut down as authorities investigated. No injuries were reported, but…

Thursday night: Clouds increase, chance shower. Lows around 50. Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers slowly arrive from south to north. Highs 60-65. Saturday: Mostly cloudy with showers slowly ending in southern New England, dry north. Highs around 60.

Boston police have released images of a suspect wanted in connection with the theft of a valuable instrument that was stolen in Allston. A viola worth $70,000 was stolen in the area of Glenville Avenue between 2 a.m. and 3:50 p.m. on August 27, the Boston Police Department said. Authorities say the viola is about 16.5 inches long and was…

Overnight Thursday night: Clouds increase, chance shower. Lows around 50. Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers slowly arrive from south to north. Highs 60-65. Saturday: Mostly cloudy with showers slowly ending in Southern New England, dry north. Highs around 60.

Emergency crews responded Thursday afternoon to a manhole explosion in Boston. The incident happened on Huntington Avenue, in front of the Cheesecake Factory in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood. Police did not have word on any potential injuries. No further information was immediately available.

The full Harvest supermoon is happening tonight! This is the fourth consecutive supermoon we’ve had in 2023 — and we’ll do it again next year too, for the full moons from August through November, according to earthsky.org.  A full moon occurs when the moon’s monthly orbit puts it on the opposite side of Earth from the sun. A full...

Today: AM fog to sun, pleasant air. Highs 65-70. Overnight Tonight: Clouds increase, chance shower. Lows around 50. Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers slowly arrive from south to north. Highs 60-65. Saturday: Mostly cloudy with showers slowly ending in Southern New England, dry north. Highs around 60.

Heavy rain is threatening to bring flash floods to parts of Connecticut Friday, after our stretch of amazing weather ends. That stretch continued for one more day, Thursday, as early morning dense fog patches eagerly yielded to sun, though a hazy appearance in the sky continued courtesy of Canadian wildfire smoke that will also reduce air quality slightly to “moderate”…

Six months after a man was beaten to death on St. Patrick’s Day in Boston’s Downtown Crossing, authorities have announced an indictment in the case. The Suffolk District Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday morning that 29-year-old Sanusi Sadiq was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of 46-year-old Barry Whalen, of Woburn....

The City of Boston continues to take steps toward rebuilding a bridge and addiction treatment center on Long Island, as mental health and drug crises in the city remain dominant issues facing the Wu administration. On Thursday, Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the Public Works Department is now looking for outside firms to oversee construction and provide assistance with contract…

Wednesday: Pleasant, mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s. Overnight Wednesday night: Cool, partly cloudy with patchy fog. Lows in the 40s. Thursday: Bright sky, comfortable air. Highs in the 60s. Friday: Showers expand from south to north, morning to afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.

The iconic John Hancock sign is heading for a new home.

The man accused of a violent outburst on a Boston-bound flight in March in which he tried to open a plane door and stab a flight attendant in the neck has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, Massachusetts, was indicted on one count of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members and…