Winthrop

Four people were send to the hospital and over 100 displaced when a fire broke out at an apartment building in Winthrop, Massachusetts, Friday. All four people are expected to survive but some animals died in the fire, officials said. The fire started on the third floor and spread throughout the building on Veterans Road near Miller Field, Winthrop Deputy…

A Massachusetts man is accused of sexually assaulting one of the three boys he adopted last year in Colombia. The office of Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced Thursday that 52-year-old Kiyoshi Yu of Winthrop had been charged with assault and battery on a child under 14. Prosecutors say Yu traveled last summer to Bogota to adopt three boys…

A boat explosion in Winthrop, Massachusetts left a man injured Wednesday morning. The boat explosion and flash fire happened at the Crystal Cove Marina, which is off of Shirley Street. Traffic in the area was slow due to the situation. The injuries were believed to be non-life threatening, according to the Winthrop Fire Department. Additional information has not been made…

Winthrop police confirm the victim was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with severe injuries.

A man has been rushed to the hospital after being stabbed Sunday night in Winthrop, Massachusetts, police said. Winthrop police officers responded to Shirley Street between Crystal Cove and Moore streets just before 8 p.m. and found a man suffering from a stab wound. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with severe injuries. There was no update on his…

A Massachusetts woman accused of yelling racist slurs at a neighbor and vandalizing their property appeared in court Monday. Angela Foley, 53, of Winthrop, was arraigned in the East Boston Division of Boston Municipal Court. She ducked cameras as reporters asked her about the civil rights violation and property destruction charges she is facing. “Nervous and scared this lady has…

A woman is accused of using racial slurs while attacking her neighbor in Winthrop, the latest incident involving allegations of discrimination in the Boston area.

A woman in Winthrop, Massachusetts, is facing civil rights and malicious destruction of property charges after an alleged incident involving vandalism and racist slurs. Angela Foley, 53, was arrested Saturday and is accused of vandalizing her neighbor’s vehicle, smashing a neighbor’s window and shouting racist slurs, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Foley is charged with violating...

The family is still unsure what sparked the problem, but no one was hurt in the ordeal.

Five people onboard a boat in the Boston Harbor area had a close call when it began taking on water and then smoking. Three adults and two teenagers, most of whom were visiting from out of town, were on the boat on their way back from dinner Wednesday night. The teenagers, who were sleeping in the bottom of the boat,…

A Winthrop, Massachusetts man was arraigned Tuesday on accusations he was pointing a replica assault weapon at people during preparations for the Fourth of July in town on Saturday. Gregory Gill, 23, faces two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. He was arrested Saturday by Winthrop police and arraigned Tuesday at the East Boston Division of Boston Municipal Court….

Two trees were planted Sunday in honor of former Massachusetts State Police Trooper David Green and Air Force veteran Ramona Cooper, killed in a racially-motivated shooting a year ago. A number of city and state leaders — including the police chief, district attorney and family members — attended the event in Winthrop, Massachusetts. The Winthrop residents were both Black, and…

A tree planting was held Sunday morning in honor of two people shot and killed in a racially-motivated incident a year ago in Winthrop.

Two people have been hospitalized after their porch collapsed onto some rocks below at a house in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Police in Winthrop first responded to a call around 2:15 p.m. Saturday for an incident on Nahant Avenue, officials said, where they learned that a railing had given way from a porch at a residence. Two people, ages 70 and 65,…

Officials said the situation in Winthrop was safely resolved by early Monday morning, with the subject transported to receive care.

A neighborhood in Winthrop, Massachusetts, was evacuated on Sunday night as police worked with a barricaded subject who reportedly had a knife and was wearing a bulletproof vest. Winthrop police said they were called to Overlook Drive shortly after 5:30 p.m. for a “mental health matter.” They said they were working with an individual experiencing a mental health crisis, with…

Residents of Winthrop say their water bills keep going up, and they want to know why.

When you turn the water on, you may not think about where it comes from, but you certainly think of what it’s costing you and your family. Victoria Bonney said for the four years she has lived in Winthrop, her water and sewer bill has gone up every year. “It was less expensive for us to truck in water...