• Massachusetts 4 hours ago

    Man in custody after police officer's shooting in Dorchester

    A Boston police officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot while responding to a domestic incident.

  • Boston 4 hours ago

    Boston police officer hospitalized in Dorchester shooting

    An officer with the Boston Police Department is recovering after being shot Monday in Dorchester. Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said police received a 911 call around 9:30 p.m. reporting a person with a gun on Esmond Street. The officer was shot in his bulletproof vest when responding. “As officers approached the suspect, the suspect actually fired one round, hitting…

  • Massachusetts March 12, 2024 12:00 am

    Neighbors jump to help after school bus crashes into Dorchester home

    A school bus crashed into a house in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, sending four people to the hospital, including two students.

  • Boston March 12, 2024 12:15 am

    4 taken to hospital after school bus crashes into home in Dorchester

    Two adults and two children were taken to the hospital after a school bus crashed into a building in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Monday, according to police. The bus crashed into a house at the corner of Claridge Terrace and Wentworth Street around 4:40 p.m., according to police. Officials said four people on the bus — two adults and two children…

  • dorchester March 8, 2024 1:10 pm

    Three teens charged in Dorchester armed robbery

    Three teens have been charged in an armed robbery in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Thursday. Boston police said they responded to an address on Washington Street for a report of an armed robbery. There they found three suspects – a 14-year-old, 15-year-old, and 16-year-old – on the fourth floor. The three took off when they saw officers, according to police. Investigators…

  • dorchester February 28, 2024 4:48 pm

    Boston police seek missing 15-year-old Dorchester girl

    The Boston Police Department is looking for a teenager who has been missing since last week. Police said Wednesday that 15-year-old Rebekah Balbuena of Dorchester was last seen around 6 p.m. Friday in the Whitfield Street area. When she was last seen, Balbuena was wearing black jeans, a black tank top, a black jacket and a white sweatshirt with a…

  • dorchester February 23, 2024 8:29 pm

    2 injured in Dorchester stabbing

    EDITOR’S NOTE: The Boston Police Department initially told NBC10 Boston two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police later said one victim’s injuries are life-threatening. Two people were stabbed Friday in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, police said. Officers responded to the incident at a Floyd Street home. One resident there suffered life-threatening injuries while another’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening. Authorities did not...

  • dorchester February 19, 2024 6:35 pm

    Person stabbed at McDonald's in Dorchester, police say

    A person was stabbed Monday at a McDonald’s in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Police responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. to the incident at the restaurant on Dorchester Avenue. The victim’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening. Authorities believe the victim was slashed in the face. No arrests have been made, police said. No further information was immediately available.

  • Massachusetts February 8, 2024 10:29 pm

    Mass budget cuts concern charity supporting families of homicide victims

    Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to slash $375 million from Massachusetts’ budget is continuing to cause concern among local organizations. The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, based in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, says the proposed cuts would reduce its funding by a third for Fiscal Year 2024, impacting hundreds of families across the commonwealth. In the last five years, from 2018 to…

  • Massachusetts February 8, 2024 6:31 pm

    Mass. budget cuts cause concerns for funding at Louis D. Brown Peace Institute

    A Dorchester organization with the goal of supporting homicide victims’ families and promoting peace is worried about the potential impact of state budget cuts.

  • dorchester February 1, 2024 5:27 pm

    15-year-old girl charged in 14-year-old girl's stabbing at Dorchester high school

    One teenage girl is facing juvenile charges in the stabbing of another this week at a Boston high school. The victim, a 14-year-old girl, suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed around 11 a.m. Tuesday at Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Dorchester. the school was locked down for about 35 minutes. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said a 15-year-old…

  • dorchester February 1, 2024 2:22 pm

    Four indicted for gunfire that left 8 hurt near Caribbean festival in Dorchester

    Four men were indicted last week after gunfire broke out over the summer at a Caribbean festival in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, leaving eight people hurt. The violence unfolded on the morning of Aug, 26. Police said that two groups of people got into an argument on Talbot Avenue, while the J’ouvert Parade was taking place nearby. The Suffolk County...

  • Weather January 30, 2024 8:38 pm

    Weather forecast: Lows in the 20s

    Tuesday night: Cloudy, Cape flurries. Lows in the 20s. Wednesday: More clouds than sun. Highs in the 30s. Thursday: Variable clouds, scattered afternoon showers. Highs around 40.

  • Boston police January 30, 2024 8:38 pm

    14-year-old girl stabbed at Dorchester high school

    A teenager was injured in a stabbing at Jeremiah E. Burke High School Tuesday.

  • dorchester January 31, 2024 4:56 am

    Girl, 14, stabbed at high school in Dorchester, police say

    A 14-year-old girl was stabbed at a high school in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The stabbing happened at just before 11 a.m. at Jeremiah E. Burke High School on Washington Street, Boston police said, and prompted a lockdown that lasted for about 35 minutes. A 15-year-old was arrested, and a knife was recovered, according to police….

  • Massachusetts January 23, 2024 12:05 pm

    Man seriously injured after shooting in Boston

    A man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood late Monday night, police say. 

  • local January 23, 2024 8:22 am

    Person shot in Boston Tuesday morning

    A person was taken to the hospital after a shooting in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood early Tuesday morning. 

  • dorchester January 23, 2024 12:36 pm

    Man seriously injured after shooting in Dorchester

    A man was shot in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood late Monday night, according to authorities. The shooting happened just before 11:30 p.m. on Columbia Road, Boston police said Tuesday. Officers were seen investigating two separate scenes Monday night. The first one was on Bellevue Street at Columbia Road, where evidence markers and bullet casings were seen. The other was on...

  • Boston January 16, 2024 8:16 pm

    ‘Always very talented': Dorchester native Ayo Edebiri wins Emmy for ‘The Bear'

    A week after her Golden Globe win, Boston native Ayo Edebiri added an Emmy to her list of awards. The 28-year-old actress from Dorchester won the Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her work in Hulu’s “The Bear.” Edebiri started to learn her craft at Boston Latin School, where she graduated in 2013. “When she was…

  • Boston January 12, 2024 3:31 pm

    Third teen dies following stolen car crash in Boston earlier this month

    A third teen who was critically injured when a stolen car he was speeding in rolled over and crashed in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood earlier this month has died, police said Friday. A 17-year-old Roslindale resident who was injured in the Jan. 4 crash died earlier this week in a Boston hospital, according to state police. He is now the third…

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