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Boston police detectives are seeking the public’s help locating a car in connection to a hit-and-run crash that resulted in serious bodily injury. Police say the hit-and-run incident happened around 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3, in the area of 618 Blue Hill Avenue in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. The vehicle is believed to be a blue 2019 or 2020…

An 18-year-old was arrested Saturday morning in connection to a deadly shooting in Dorchester, Boston police said. Juan Nazario is facing several charges, including murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.  Police believe the shooting took place on Ferndale Street about 6:47 p.m. Friday night, but the officers who were called there for a report of…

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is reviewing an alleged road rage incident involving Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, Healey’s office confirmed. Katie Lawson, of Dorchester, filed a citizen’s complaint with Boston police alleging that Rollins threatened her and inappropriately flashed her blue lights during a confrontation at the South Bay Shopping Center on Christmas Eve, according to the...

Firefighters are at the scene of a 2-alarm fire in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on Tuesday morning. The fire was reported around 9:15 a.m. on the second floor of a 3-story occupied building at 26 Crescent Avenue. Heavy flames on the second and third stories were knocked down shortly after 9:30 p.m. Officials said all residents were safely evacuated from the…

Boston firefighters spent Tuesday morning battling a 2-alarm fire at a 3-story building in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood.

A dog that severely injured an 11-year-old boy in a mauling in Boston earlier this week has been euthanized, authorities said Friday. Boston animal control officers say the dog’s owners agreed to humanely euthanize the brown and white pit bull due to its condition and reported involvement in the incident. The child could have been killed in the incident...

A dog that attacked an 11-year-old child in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood has been euthanized.

A dog severely injured an 11-year-old boy in a mauling in Boston Wednesday, authorities said, with a police officer opening fire to stop the attack and likely saving the child’s life. The boy was rushed to the hospital with injuries to his neck, arm and groin after the attack, which took place about 12:09 p.m. in a three-flat’s backyard...

A dog viciously attacked an 11-year-old boy in Dorchester, leaving him with serious injuries.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] At least four more local dining spots have decided to shut down for awhile as the pandemic continues. According to several sources, Cityside Bar in Brighton’s Cleveland Circle, Flatbread Company in Somerville’s Davis Square, Reign Drink Lab in Dorchester, and the Derby in Salem are all making plans to close temporarily,...

Two people have been taken to the hospital after a crash in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood involving a police cruiser and another vehicle early Tuesday. EMT officials said they responded to Willowwood Street after a call came in around 1:45 a.m. No further information was immediately available about those taken to the hospital or the severity of the injuries. This...

A Boston pastor has been sentenced in two drug trafficking cases, prosecutors announced Thursday. Willie Wilkerson, a pastor and the owner of Mission Church in Dorchester, was arrested in 2017 on charges of trafficking and intent to distribute Class B and Class C drugs. While out on bail, he continued dealing drugs, being charged again in 2019, according to the…

Many people have been wondering for days now what caused a massive sinkhole to mysteriously appear in a Boston neighborhood park. They got their answer Thursday morning: it’s an old well that dates back to the 1800s. “What we believe currently is that the well is either built in 1818 by John Pierce for his estate,” Boston archaeologist Joe Bagley…

An old well that dates back to the 1800s appears to be the cause for a massive sinkhole in a park in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.

A mystery is unfolding at a park in Dorchester, Massachusetts, after a gaping, 40-foot deep, 3.5-foot wide sinkhole was discovered.  “It’s forty feet deep. You can’t even see the bottom of it,” said Kristin Bergeson, who was walking her dog in Ronan Park. “At first we thought they were redigging for a light post or something then we looked...

The gigantic hole, which is at the base of a steep hill, was discovered Sunday by a dad walking in the area. He called 311 he says, and when he wasn’t satisfied with the immediacy of the response, he called 911.

Over the weekend, we came across a video on social media of what was described as a giant sinkhole in Dorchester’s Ronan Park, about 40 feet deep.  What on earth caused this? Either way, 311 has been alerted and hopefully no one will fall down that hole before it’s repaired. Yikes. The post Holy Sinkhole! Spotted in Dorchester appeared...

A man was arrested Saturday in connection to a shooting in Dorchester that left a man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, police said. Officers arrested Irwin Garcia, 31, of East Boston on Saturday around 1 p.m. on a charge of assault with intent to murder following the shooting early Friday morning, Boston police said Sunday. In the shooting, officers were called…