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A student at Burke High School is recovering after being shot; another student is in custody and expected to face charges.

After a student was shot on the grounds of Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, new Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper and police gave an update on what happened and the city’s immediate response.

A teenage student was shot Tuesday morning on the grounds of a Boston high school, according to city law enforcement. The Jeremiah E. Burke High School student is in stable condition and another student, a 17-year-old identified as his shooter, was located and arrested, officials said. Police said the suspected shooter is a child who will appear in juvenile court;…

Boston crews are repairing a water main break that submerged the streets of the city’s Chinatown neighborhood Friday.

The water main line that broke was a 12 inch pipe dating back to 1904, that was relined in 2000, according to the Boston Water and Sewer Commission. Crews are still working to determine the issue.

Traffic is being redirected in the area as water flows into the streets.

A water main break caused considerable street flooding and wreaked havoc for commuters Friday morning in the Chinatown area of Boston. The water main break happened in the area of Kneeland Street and Washington Street, not far from the Chinatown T stop and Tufts Medical Center. The issue began around 5:30 a.m. Friday, and water was flowing down the streets…

Police say a situation involving a man who barricaded themselves inside a rental storage facility in Quincy, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning has been resolved peacefully. SWAT and crisis negotiation teams and the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section were all at the scene for hours working with the barricaded subject on Washington Street. The man was wanted on larceny…

A man was arrested at a downtown Boston Macy’s Friday, accused of shoplifting and dealing drugs inside the store, according to authorities. Police say Edison Arias, a 29-year-old man from the city’s Dorchester neighborhood, was seen by Macy’s security dealing drugs inside the store on Washington Street and stealing a $40 shirt. According to police, Arias had almost $300...

A Gloucester resident was critically injured after they were hit by a vehicle on Washington Street Wednesday, the city’s police chief said. The crash took place at a Dunkin’ restaurant, Chief Ed Conley said. The 70-year-old was flown to a hospital in critical condition. Police didn’t immediately share more information on what happened; Conley said state police were headed...

There was no immediate word from police on any injuries.

Boston police swarmed a gas station in the city’s Roslindale neighborhood after two men were shot late Friday night. Officers responded to the area of 4137 Washington Street around 9:47 p.m. Friday where they found the two victims at ALFA Auto Fuel. One of the victims died on scene, Deputy Supt. James Miller said at a press conference with Suffolk…

A fire inside an apartment building in Brighton forced residents to evacuate and sent an elderly woman to the hospital Wednesday morning.

A fire inside of an apartment building in Brighton forced residents to evacuate and sent an elderly woman to the hospital Wednesday morning.

A fire inside of an apartment building in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood sent an elderly woman to the hospital and forced residents to evacuate Wednesday morning. The large Washington Street apartment building, which is home to a number of elderly people, caught fire around 4:30 a.m., officials said. About 35 to 40 people were evacuated from the upper-level floors due to…

A fire damaged a residential building in the 500 block of Washington Street in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood on Monday afternoon. The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. in a 3-story residential building. Heavy flames were reported on the second and third floor rear porches before traveling to the roof. Fire officials said the heavy flames were knocked down around 2…

A man is dead after being shot Wednesday in a busy section of Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood in broad daylight. “This is a middle-of-the-day, brazen shooting,” Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said. “This is a vibrant community, hard-working people work here, and they deserve to be safe.” Police responded to Washington Street in Egelston Square just before 3...

A man is dead after being shot Wednesday in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood.