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Reina Morales Rojas was last seen on Nov. 26 getting into a van in East Boston, where she lived.

A group calling for greater attention to the case of a mother from El Salvador who’s been missing from the Boston area since November held a vigil in front of a police station in East Boston Tuesday as they aim to draw attention to the case.

The Boston Police Department released a new set of photographs Thursday of a woman who has been missing since November. Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, a Salvadoran mother, was reported missing on Nov. 26 in East Boston. Her family says they are praying for her return so she can join her children in El Salvador soon. Morales Rojas has two children…

One family is praying for the return of an East Boston woman who has been missing since November. Reyna Morales Rojas, a Salvadoran mother was reported missing on Nov. 26 in East Boston. Her family says they are praying for her return so she can join her children in El Salvador soon. Morales Rojas has two children in El Salvador…

An East Boston man has been arrested in connection with vandalizing dozens of cars. The suspect, identified as Santos Moscoso, 47, was arrested on Thursday, according to Boston Police. His arrest was possible after the release of several security videos showing a man walking around several vehicles on Bremen Street in East Boston and apparently scratching them with a sharp…

Surveillance footage obtained by NBC10 Boston shows a suspect apparently keying cars on Bremen Street on Tuesday in East Boston Tuesday. The vandalism caused thousands of dollars worth of damage.

Vandals struck an East Boston street, again, for the second time in a month on Tuesday—causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. At least five vehicles were keyed on Bremen Street on Tuesday. The same thing happened to a few vehicles on the same block back on Dec. 5, according to Boston police. A resident named Rob, who did not…

Prosecutors say Dylan Etheridge, 26, was driving under the influence on May 5, 2019, when he crashed his car on Bennington Street, killing 20-year-old Amber Pelletier of Central Falls, Rhode Island. A second person was seriously injured in the crash.

Army Cpl. Joseph Puopolo, an East Boston soldier who served in the Korean War, was laid to rest Saturday – more than 70 years after he went missing. Family members and law enforcement officials honored Puopolo during an emotional funeral service at Sacred Heart Church, followed by a burial at the Holy Cross Cemetery. Puopolo died at a prisoner of…

Shuttle buses are set to replace service along most of the Blue Line for the next few nights, as the MBTA tackles more trackwork. The shuttles will replace the Blue Line between Bowdoin and Orient Heights from 8:45 p.m. until the end of service each day, starting Monday night and continuing through Thursday night. Regularly scheduled service will operate until…

From casting your ballot to getting your driver’s license, volunteers educated the immigrant community in seven locations across East Boston on Saturday. People passing through Maverick Square stopped to vote in the simulation event, organized by Neighbors United for a Better East Boston. “Primary message is to ask people to not stay home, to go out and vote on...

The service will run from Monday through Nov. 30 during its fall season, and will return for the spring season on March 1, 2023.

A new MBTA ferry service between East Boston and downtown begins Monday morning, connecting Lewis Mall and Long Wharf with a 10-minute ride across Boston’s Inner Harbor. The new ferry service, which is being funded through the state, will run seven days a week during this fall season and in spring 2023, according to a news release from the MBTA….

A woman was arraigned Thursday on charges she killed a man with her with a SUV, then drove off, in East Boston in May. Gabriella Mendez, a 32-year-old from Chelsea, appeared in court to face charges including motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and leaving the scene of a crash causing injury or death in the death of 58-year-old pedestrian…

A multi-family residence in East Boston partially collapsed overnight, according to fire officials, displacing all of the buildings residents. Nine adults, two children, one dog and one cat were displaced, according to the Boston Fire Department, after part of the exterior masonry collapsed at the building on Sumner Street. A building inspector toured the scene early Sunday morning, officials said,…

Firefighters had a difficult time battling a blaze that tore through a home in East Boston Tuesday evening amid hot and humid conditions across the region, and the high temperatures played a major role, sending five firefighters to the hospital for heat exhaustion. The Boston Fire Department said on Twitter that there was smoke coming from the triple decker on…

Weekend trips to Boston have proven to be even more difficult the last few weekends, with the Sumner Tunnel in east Boston being closed for restoration. For the last few weekends, the Sumner Tunnel has been closed from 11 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday. The tunnel is currently under restoration on the weekends for repairs and repaving….

For commuters and visitors at Boston’s Logan International Airport, traffic this weekend will most certainly be congested. With the Sumner Tunnel being closed on weekends for restoration, many drivers will endure heavy traffic if traveling in east Boston.