8+ hour, 26+ min ago (356+ words) Boston Police arrested a 28-year-old suspect on firearms charges Saturday night in Dorchester. Dequan Mitchell, of Mattapan, faces four gun-related charges, including carrying a firearm and loaded firearm without a license and possession of firearm and ammunition without a Firearm Identification card. Officers arrested Mitchell after responding to a call of individuals loitering in front of a store around 146 Dorchester Ave. at about 10:50 p.m. When police arrived, they say an individual later identified as Mitchell quickly walked away from the group with his right hand holding something against his body. Police stepped out of their vehicle to approach the suspect, who they say kept walking at a fast pace. After seeing that Mitchell had a black metal object coming out of his jacket, officers said they ordered him to show his hands. Mitchell allegedly refused to comply, zipped the object up…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago (603+ words) An Indian man faces federal charges after he allegedly stabbed two boys with a metal fork in an airplane, forcing the pilot to divert the Germany-bound flight to Boston. Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, 28, was indicted and charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm while traveling on an aircraft. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. He's scheduled to be arraigned at federal court in Boston on Dec. 3 at 10:30 a.m. Usiripalli, a native of India, was previously admitted into the United States under a student visa and was enrolled in a master's program in biblical studies, according to the U.S. Attorney's office for Massachusetts. He was not lawfully in the U.S. at the time of the alleged stabbing. One of the 17-year-old boys Usiripalli allegedly stabbed told…...

14+ hour, 29+ min ago (433+ words) Melrose vs. Wakefield, 4 (Fenway Park) Newton North vs. Brookline, 1:30 (Fenway Park) Plymouth No. vs. Plymouth So., 4 (Fenway Park) Brighton vs. Tech Boston, 1 Lynn Tech at KIPP, 4 Bishop Feehan at Bishop Stang, 5 Blue Hills at Bristol-Plymouth, 5 Central (RI) at Somerset Berkley, 5 Southeastern'at South Shore Voke, 5 Somerville at Cambridge, 6 Malden Catholic at St. John's (S), 6 Taunton at Milford, 6 Greater Lawrence at Whittier, 6 A. Williams at Cardinal Spellman, 6 Lowell Catholic at Lowell Catholic, 6 Tri-County at Old Colony, 6 Chelsea at East Boston, 9:30 Uxbridge at Northbridge, 10 Westford at Acton Boxboro, 10 Waltham at Arlington, 10 North Attleboro at Attleboro, 10 Belmont at Watertown, 10 Catholic Memorial at BC High, 10 North Andover at Andover, 10 Milton at Braintree, 10 Brockton at Bridge.-Raynham, 10 Lawrence vs. Central Catholic, 10 Natick at Framingham, 10 King Philip at Franklin, 10 Haverhill at Lowell, 10 Dracut at Methuen, 10 Needham at Wellesley, 10 Newton So. at Lincoln-Sud., 10 Walpole at Weymouth, 10 Salem at Beverly, 10 Chelmsford…...

15+ hour, 51+ min ago (238+ words) Small Business Saturday, this coming weekend, is already aiming to pull customers to local gems. Officials from the SBA Massachusetts District Office are strolling through Charlestown's Main Street " highlighting the importance to Shop Small. "Now more than ever, small businesses need our support," the SBA writes. Joy Street Founder Eliza Ferrel received an SBA 504 loan from Bay Colony Development Corporation to buy the commercial real estate that houses her small business specializing in kids clothing and toys." Today, Joy Street's flagship shop is located on Main Street in the Charlestown. See you on Saturday. The Registry of Motor Vehicles is alerting the public to a scam currently circulating, which involves texts stating a person owes money for outstanding motor vehicle violations and that the individual should contact the RMV immediately. Max Baker, who served as chief spokesman for Josh Kraft's…...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago (172+ words) It's officially Super Bowl season. Two teams remain in each of the eight divisions, and they will face off for their respective crowns at Gillette Stadium for the 18th time in MIAA history. The 2025 rendition of the Super Bowls will take place from Thursday, Dec. 4, through Saturday, Dec. 6. This is a change from past seasons, when the games took place between Wednesday and Friday. Two games will kick off on Thursday and Friday, while the remaining four will take place on Saturday. Additional information on mobile ticketing can be found at GilletteStadium.com/tickets/mobile/." Tickets are $20 each and children 5 years old and younger will receive free admission. Here are the dates and times for all eight state finals. Cohasset vs. Amesbury, 5 Norwell vs. Fairhaven, 7:45 Foxboro vs. Shawsheen Tech, 5 No. Attleboro vs. King Philip, 7:45 Randolph vs. West Boylston, noon Tewksbury vs....

14+ hour, 25+ min ago (360+ words) A Dorchester father and mother have been charged with killing their 5-week-old baby girl, according to officials who said fentanyl and cocaine were found in the infant's blood. Gerard Winn, 52, and Raynell Reed, 31, have been charged with manslaughter, the Suffolk DA's office announced on Monday. Reed first learned she was pregnant in September 2024 and was told that her expected due date was Feb. 7, 2025. But Reed gave birth at home to a girl on Dec. 5, 2024 " two months premature. During the five weeks of the infant's life, she failed to gain or maintain weight and was severely malnourished, according to prosecutors. Despite knowing that their baby was born two months premature and seeing the newborn was unable to gain or maintain weight, Reed and Winn allegedly never sought any medical care for the infant as her health continued to significantly deteriorate, prosecutors…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago (534+ words) Michelle Wu, a fierce advocate for police transparency before becoming Boston mayor, now has a dismal record of holding her own police accountable " from blocking body cam footage from going public to declaring her commissioner a civilian to avoid scrutiny. With one notable exception, Wu has said little about police accountability after being elected mayor four years ago and instead won the endorsement of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Union. The exception was when Wu said the city's Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) was collecting reports on alleged abuses by ICE officers. But when it comes to holding her own police department accountable, Wu has been lax. Her administration has often resisted the media's public records requests for body cam footage and has insulated Commissioner Michael Cox from potential scrutiny by hiding behind technicalities that he's not a police…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago (1022+ words) The City of Boston handed out more than 4.5 million needles to drug users during the first four-year term of Mayor Michelle Wu, as part of her administration's harm-reduction approach to tackling the Mass and Cass open-air drug market. The Boston Public Health Commission disclosed its median syringe distribution per month for 2022 through Oct. 31, 2025, in response to a Herald public records request. The data show that the city handed out 106,632 needles per month in 2022, which amounts to nearly 1.28 million in the first year of the Wu administration; 104,702 per month, or more than 1.25 million in 2023; 96,016 per month and more than 1.15 million in 2024, and 84,572 per month, or 845,720 so far this year, as Oct. 31. The 2025 numbers put the city on pace to exceed the 1 million syringe distribution mark again this year, at more than 1.01 million, per city data. While the 2025 numbers are down from…...

11+ hour, 34+ min ago (326+ words) Boston city officials and partners distributed thousands of donated turkeys and meals ahead of Thanksgiving, and more resources are available for those in need, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Monday morning. "We're so thankful to partner every single day to try to do whatever we can to take care of our community members and meet the needs of our residents, but especially around the holidays," said Wu. "We know that as times are complicated and can be quite difficult, that it takes even more effort, and in this city, that means even more people have raised their hands to say, "How can I help?'" The city's Community Engagement Cabinet and the Office of Cultural Affairs led a three-day distribution of over 3,200 turkeys and 35,000 pounds of food to residents ahead of the holiday, officials announced at the adult day health center Nuevo…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago (489+ words) A convicted murderer who slayed a cabbie inside his taxi " a killing that "shocked" the community " is being freed by the state's parole board. Allen Alston, formerly known as Allen Scoggins, has been granted parole less than three decades after he shot and killed 56-year-old man Ismael Rivera. "This man (Alston) snatched my husband away like that," Rivera's widow, Claire, told the Herald when Alston was arrested in 1997. "My husband loved life, and they took it away from him before he had a chance to live it all out," Claire added. Alston was 19 years old when he got into Rivera's taxi in Brockton shortly after 1 a.m. on May 16, 1997. The killer was seen getting into the cab on Wyman Street and then five minutes later, Rivera's taxi rolled onto a lawn with its lights on and engine running. Alston got out of…...