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The family of nine children and three adults who died in a Philadelphia rowhome fire are welcoming members of the community to their funeral services Monday.

At least 12 people, including eight children, died early Wednesday when a quick-moving fire tore through a Philadelphia rowhome, crowded with 26 people in two apartments owned by the city’s public housing authority.

Hingham and Charlestown direct ferry service has been suspended, and there will be further limits on commuter rail lines.

Service cuts to the MBTA’s weekend commuter rail schedule will take effect starting Saturday, according to public transit officials. The cuts, approved in a 3-2 vote by the Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) back in December, are aimed at trimming spending in the 2021 fiscal year and taking advantage of the significantly lower ridership numbers amid the coronavirus pandemic….

A man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting led police on a wild chase while riding on an ATV through several Philadelphia neighborhoods Tuesday night.

A man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting led police on a wild chase while riding on an ATV through several Philadelphia neighborhoods Tuesday night.

Tuesday’s derailment of an MBTA Red Line train continues to cause headaches for commuters as crews work to fix damage done by the incident in Dorchester. Tracks and signals on parts of the Red Line were damaged just outside the JFK/UMass station after a train derailed Tuesday morning. Bungalows used by operators to communicate a train’s arrival and departure were...

Delays continued on the MBTA’s Red Line Wednesday following a derailment the day earlier outside the JFK/UMass station in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.

MBTA crews continue to repair tracks and signals on parts of the Red Line following Tuesday’s derailment outside the JFK/UMass station in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Officials said Wednesday afternoon that while crews make repairs, service would continue to operate at reduced levels and Braintree-bound customers would need to switch trains at JFK/UMass.

Following the derailment and subsequent delays of a Red Line train on Tuesday morning, the MBTA is advising commuters on what to expect for Wednesday morning.

Following the derailment and subsequent delays of a Red Line train on Tuesday morning, the MBTA is advising commuters on what to expect for Wednesday morning.