Boston City Hall

Boston City Hall is almost the ugliest building in the country, according to a new survey. Do you agree?

The U.S. Supreme Court this week ruled the city violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist seeking to fly a Christian flag outside the downtown building.

Boston police said the building was evacuated out of an abundance of caution.

Boston City Hall was evacuated Friday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat, police said. According to Boston police, City Hall received a phoned-in threat around 3 p.m. Out of an abundance of caution, authorities decided to evacuate the building. City Hall confirmed to NBC10 Boston that the building was evacuated due to the threat that was called in. The building…

A van drove onto the steps at City Hall Plaza in Boston on Monday morning. The incident was reported shortly after 6:30 a.m. Police said a livery driver drove down the stairs at 1 City Hall Plaza on the Congress Street side. No injuries were reported. Aerial footage showed a grey Toyota sitting on the steps. The driver was reportedly…

A day of peaceful protests in Boston turned suddenly violent on Sunday night, with looting, vandalism and protesters clashing with police. Thousands gathered in the city for two protests over the death of George Floyd. But as the sun went down and the crowds began to disperse, some protesters threw rocks, bricks and glass bottles at officers. One Boston police…

A federal judge has thrown out the guilty verdicts against two city aides in the Boston Calling extortion case.

A federal judge has thrown out the convictions of two former aides of Boston Mayor Walsh who were found guilty of conspiracy to commit extortion last summer after prosecutors accused them of bullying organizers of the Boston Calling music festival into hiring union laborers. Kennetth Brissette, the city’s former tourism chief, was found guilty of extortion and conspiracy to...

A Tennessee man is facing numerous charges after he allegedly broke into Boston City Hall and ransacked numerous offices on Thursday. Boston police said 22-year-old Anthony Collins is charged with destruction of personal property, trespassing, breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony and breaking and entering into a motor vehicle. Police said they were called to Boston City…

Convenience stores across Massachusetts are planning to close for the day Wednesday as store owners protest proposed regulations that would take menthol cigarettes off their shelves.

Hundreds of convenience store owners will close their doors Wednesday and hold a rally at the Massachusetts State House to protest the proposed ban of menthol cigarette sales.

Convenience store owners gathered outside Boston’s City Hall Plaza on Wednesday to voice their opinions on the state’s vaping ban. Many store owners said banning flavored tobacco products has nothing to do with the crisis.

As Massachusetts lawmakers looked Wednesday to address the vaping crisis, convenience store owners say any solution should not be a reason to ban products like menthol cigarettes, which they say has nothing to do with the crisis. The convenience store owners rallied on City Hall Plaza in Boston to speak out against a proposed ban on all flavored tobacco products...

Heightened security will be in place in downtown Boston Saturday as police anticipate large crowds for the controversial Straight Pride Parade. The Boston Police Department announced Friday on their website they have a “comprehensive operational plan in place” for the event which is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Boston’s controversial Straight Pride Parade is scheduled for Saturday. It’s an event that has drawn national attention, and derision. What is it, and how did it all get started? And how crazy could things get in Boston on Saturday?

Emerson College President Lee Pelton is speaking out against Boston’s Straight Pride Parade scheduled for this weekend.

Emerson College President Lee Pelton issued a campus-wide message this week slamming Saturday’s planned Straight Pride Parade in Boston, calling it “a perversion” and a “desecration of beauty, truth and generosity.” The parade, organized by a group calling itself Super Happy Fun America, is scheduled to start at noon Saturday in Copley Square, ending at Boston City Hall with speeches....

Kenneth Brisette and Timothy Sullivan were found guilty of conspiracy to commit extortion in a trial involving the 2014 Boston Calling music festival.