Two Boston hospitals each reported that more than 40 employees have tested sick for the new coronavirus Wednesday.

Two Boston hospitals each reported that more than 40 employees have tested sick for the new coronavirus Wednesday.

Hospitals in Greater Boston say the spread of coronavirus appears to be accelerating based on the number of patients they’ve seen in recent days. The Boston Globe surveyed several hospitals, and most reported seeing an uptick in coronavirus patients on Tuesday. Massachusetts General Hospital said the number of suspected COVID-19 patients quadrupled from Monday to Tuesday. Beth Israel, Brigham...

A Dominican man accused of fatally shooting a bouncer in Boston over two decades ago was set to face a judge Monday, days after being extradited back to the United States. William Sanchez, 46, will face first-degree murder charges in the death of Jorge Medina, who was working as a bouncer at a house party in Dorchester in 1995 when...

First lady Melania Trump visited the Boston Medical Center Wednesday amid protests by some of the hospital’s staff. Trump visited the center Wednesday morning to learn about a program for babies suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome, a condition caused when a baby withdraws from drugs he or she was exposed to while in the womb.

First Lady Melania Trump will be visiting the Boston Medical Center as part of her Be Best campaign, but protesters may also show up.

First lady Melania Trump will come to Boston Wednesday to learn about a local hospital’s program in which volunteers cuddle babies going through withdrawal because their parents used certain drugs during their pregnancy. Trump’s trip to see the Boston Medical Center’s Cuddling Assists in Lowering Maternal and Infant Stress, or CALM, program is part of her Be Best initiative, her...

A child has been seriously injured in an ATV crash in Carver, Massachusetts, police said Sunday. The child lost control of his ATV and struck a telephone pole in the area of 11 Richfield Circle around 11 a.m. Sunday, a preliminary police investigation suggests.

A man suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot Saturday night in Brockton, Massachusetts. Police say the shooting happened at 822 Main Street around 7:30 p.m. The caller reported her boyfriend was shot, and responding officers found the victim inside a gray BMW in the rear parking lot of the building.

A man was critically injured after being hit by a van Thursday morning in Quincy, Massachusetts. Police said the 36-year-old man, a pedestrian, was found unconscious but breathing on Southern Artery and taken to Boston Medical Center in critical condition.

A man was stabbed to death Wednesday night in Boston, according to police. The victim, a man believed to be in his 30s, suffered multiple stab wounds at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Albany Street. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

A man was stabbed to death near Boston Medical Center, and authorities are searching for the killer.

The grandson of a 74-year-old Mattapan woman has been charged with her murder.

One person was shot and transported to an area hospital early Sunday morning in Dorchester.

A man in his 70s is in critical condition after authorities say a police cruiser hit him as he was crossing a street in Quincy, Massachusetts. The incident happened at 7:21 a.m. as the victim was crossing Independence Avenue near Goddard Street. Quincy police said officers were responding to a medical call of a CPR in progress Tuesday morning when...

Police in Boston are investigating the death of a man who was found shot in a car outside Boston Medical Center. Authorities said at about 12:45 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 58 Percival Street in Dorchester. There, police found evidence of a shooting and damaged cars in the area.

Freddy Centeio was killed hours after he turned 30 years old, his family says. 

A death investigation is ongoing outside Boston Medical Center.

A death investigation is underway after a car riddled with bullets pulled up to Boston Medical Center.