A nine-alarm fire broke out in a four-story brick row house on Beacon Street Wednesday, spurred by the gusting winds throughout the day, and resulted in the death of two firefighters. Firefighter Michael...

Due to allegations against Mass. Attorney Gen. Martha Coakley and former state cabinet Secretary of Administration and Finance Charlie Baker announcing his running mate, the rest of the pool for the 2014...

Newly elected mayors from all over the United States, including Boston Mayor-elect Martin Walsh, learned about issues that new mayors face at a conference that concluded Friday at Harvard University’s...

Mayor-elect Martin Walsh put together his advising group Tuesday, a group of more than 200 teachers, union leaders, artists, policy makers and other experts, to discuss policy ideas and pave the way for...

The following crime reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton D-14 crime logs from Nov. 26 to Dec. 3. Suspect bites and kicks victim, officers and EMTs At about 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 26, officers responded...

A bill that would ban natural gas drilling, commonly known as fracking, in Massachusetts for 10 years is moving forward in the Massachusetts State House after the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Environment,...

On Small Business Saturday, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced a new partnership with Main and Me, a provider of web and mobile technology, to help local, independent businesses expand during the...

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino officially announced Wednesday that he will be co-directing a new Initiative on Cities at Boston University once his tenure as mayor is complete. Menino announced at a press...

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced the installation of the first helmet vending machine in the United States Tuesday to allow residents and tourists to rent a helmet before the use of Hubways, the...

Menino announced at a press conference at 100 Bay State Road that he will be co-directing the institute with Graham Wilson, chair of the political science department at BU, in hopes that Boston will...

Boston Mayor-elect Martin Walsh announced appointments to his transition team Friday, just three days after winning the election against City Councilor John Connolly. The transition team is made up of...

Prosecutors in the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger argued that he should receive a sentencing of life in prison, according to a memo Thursday filed by U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz. “Whitey Bulger’s...