Local news was the Herald’s most-read section in 2024, and it remains the heart of every print newspaper and digital issue we ...

Who’s to say what makes an online news story “take off”? Sometimes, as with the Karen Read trial, it’s just tremendous ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced on Monday that the city has come to a lease agreement with Boston Unity Soccer Partners, ...

Boston Police are now confirming what Boston 25 News has been reporting about the mother of three young kids who was found ...

A restaurant ruckus. A topless march. A Market Basket brouhaha. These were among the weirdest developments of the year, ...

Test your knowledge of tech troubles, a defamation debacle, and some preeminent pizza in this week’s Greater Boston news quiz ...

Boston police are asking for the public’s help identifying the suspect who allegedly stole a purse from a toy drive on Sunday ...

Boston Public Library hosted two events on Thursday to celebrate the beginning of Kwanzaa, a seven-day celebration of African ...

BOSTON - Boston is a such a safe city that law enforcement is now seeing homicide numbers that haven't been a reality since the 1950s. "In the entire time that I've been a police officer, going ...

The president commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 men on federal death row. He left out those accused of hate crimes and ...