Codman Square

Two of three police officers shot during a deadly standoff in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood have been released from the hospital, but the investigation into what led them there continued Wednesday. One officer was saluted by his colleagues as he exited the doors of Boston Medical Center and made his way into a waiting car. The wounded officer who remains...

Three Boston Police officers were shot in Dorchester Tuesday afternoon during a standoff on Ferndale Street.

Three police officers were injured during a standoff with a person with a gun in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, officials said. Officers returned fire, killing the person. The officers are expected to survive, Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory Long said, though some of their injuries are serious. The suspected gunman was hit multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene, Long...

Buildings in Codman Square in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood were destroyed when a fire broke out Tuesday.

Crews have been battling a fire in Dorchester’s Codman Square.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh established the Vision Zero task force in 2015 with the goal of zero pedestrian deaths by 2030 and while city planners call their work thus far a success, critics claim the task force isn’t properly staffed or funded and the death toll keeps rising.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh established the Vision Zero task force in 2015 with the goal of zero pedestrian deaths by 2030 and while city planners call their work thus far a success, critics claim the task force isn’t properly staffed or funded and the death toll keeps rising.