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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.

Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood.

The Boston Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting in the city’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood.

A man is dead after being shot Wednesday in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Police responded to a shooting on Washington Street in Egelston Square just before 3 p.m. The man was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police do not believe the shooting to be random. “This is a middle-of-the-day, brazen shooting,” said Suffolk County...

A man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times in Roxbury during the early hours of Monday morning, according to the Boston Police Department. The shooting occurred near 2216 Washington Street around 1:20 a.m. No arrests have been made at this time. Police are investigating. No further information was immediately available.

Police are investigating two shootings overnight in Peabody, Massachusetts.

Two people were shot Thursday night in Peabody, Massachusetts, according to police. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Police were called for shots fired just after 11 p.m. A 23-year-old Peabody woman was shot in the left wrist and a 22-year-old Lynn man was shot in the thigh, police said. Both were taken to the hospital. The woman…

A car rolled over on the Washington Street Bridge Wednesday morning, sending three people to the hospital, according to Boston EMS. A BMW could be seen lying on its side in the roadway in the North End during the early hours of Wednesday morning. An MBTA bus was stopped in front of the car and appeared to have front-end damage….

A man who was shot and killed while filming a music video in Lynn Saturday night was mourned at a vigil by friends and family Sunday night.

A candlelight vigil Sunday evening paid tribute to a victim of a shooting in Lynn the evening before, while authorities continue to search for the person who pulled the trigger. The victim, 31-year-old Gustavo Santana, was out filming a music video on Washington Street around 5:30 p.m., his family says. Then the taping turned violent as someone opened fire, according…

Five people were hurt, including two with life-threatening injuries, in a shooting that has killed one victim.

The cause of a fire at an insurance and real estate agency in Braintree, Massachusetts, early Tuesday morning is under investigation.

The Frye Agency, an insurance and real estate agency in Braintree, caught fire early Tuesday morning.

The Frye Agency, an insurance and real estate agency in Braintree, caught fire early Tuesday morning, closing off a section of Washington Street. Nearby fire departments, including Weymouth, Holbrook and Quincy, helped put out the three-alarm fire just after 2 a.m. at 1579 Washington Street. Massachusetts State Police, Braintree fire officials and arson units are investigating the commercial building fire….