Mattapan

A man wanted in Boston on a murder charge in the stabbing death of a woman in Mattapan was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida, Tuesday, authorities said. Christopher Howard, 39, was arrested on a fugitive from justice charge and was due to appear in court Wednesday, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department records, as authorities worked to return him to Boston. Howard…

Police responded to the Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School in Boston on Monday afternoon for a report that a BB gun had been found in the building. Investigators said a student was in possession of the BB gun, which can be punishable by arrest. It was not immediately clear if the student was arrested. According to a statement…

The MBTA is offering the first glimpse of its bus route map that would revamp service in the Boston area. The draft map of the agency’s Bus Network Redesign Project was released online Monday afternoon. Along with new neighborhood-by-neighborhood maps of the changed bus routes, the MBTA published a tool that lets riders compare how long trips would take...

A woman was fatally stabbed Tuesday night in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood and now police have an arrest warrant for her alleged killer. Officers responding to a call at about 9:40 p.m. found the victim in the area of Rosewood Street in the city’s Mattapan neighborhood, police posted on the department’s website. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene....

A massive fire burned through a multi-family home in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood on Sunday. The fire broke out at a home on Deering Road late Sunday morning. Heavy smoke and fire were seen billowing out of the attic and third floor porch. Two adults and two children were taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, according...

A person was hospitalized after a fire broke out Thursday in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood. The fire broke out at a 3-story building on Blue Hill Avenue, fire officials said. The Boston Fire Department said the heavy fire on the top floor went through the roof and windows. It first tweeted about the fire shortly after 1:30 p.m. Fire officials...

The long wait for is over. On Monday morning during rush hour, a refurbished historic trolley carried passengers along the MBTA’s Mattapan Line. The test ride went smoothly, according to the T. Around 9 a.m., the trolley was pulled out of service so more operators could train on the new technology. Along with fresh paint and other modern amenities...

A double shooting late Saturday night in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood is under investigation, Boston police said. According to Boston police, two people were shot in the area of 473 River Street around 11:12 p.m. Boston EMS quickly arrived on scene and the victims were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. No other information was immediately available….

By now, riders should be enjoying upgraded trolleys along the Mattapan Line. However, the NBC10 Investigators have learned the MBTA will be missing another deadline for the $8 million that will eventually bring modern amenities to the historic 1940s-era trolleys.

Riders were supposed to have updated trolleys on the MBTA’s Mattapan line by the end of the year, but we’ve learned the T will not meet that deadline.

Fare-free public transit continues to gain momentum in some Massachusetts communities, with the Boston City Council and the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority both taking action on Wednesday to expand the idea’s reach. The City Council signed off on Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to use $8 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding, an abundant but non-recurring source, to...

We hopped on board the 28 to see how the three-month pilot program is going. Riders we spoke with say it not only saves them money, but it saves them time.

We hopped on board the 28 to see how the three-month pilot program is going. Riders we spoke with say it not only saves them money, but it saves them time.

A man was hospitalized following a shooting just a block from a police station in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood Tuesday.

Police in Boston are looking for the person behind a shooting in Mattapan Tuesday evening that left a man in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said they responded to Baird Street shortly before 8 p.m. where they found bullet casings and shattered car windows. The incident took place a block from a police station. Investigators were seen interrogating a…

Firefighters and police officers rushed to Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood Thursday night after two cars collided, leaving one on its roof and the other on fire. Boston police say they received a call shortly after 9 p.m. for a crash involving two cars, with a rollover, on Cummins Highway and Harvard Street. Video from the scene shows that damage to...

A woman has died and a man is injured after a double shooting in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood overnight.

Two people are in the hospital after a double shooting in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood overnight.

A woman has died and a man is injured after a double shooting in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood overnight. The shooting broke out in the area of 106 Deering Road around 11 p.m. Tuesday. Police were called for a person shot. When they arrived on scene, they found the woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. She was taken to a local…

Mattapan standoff suspect barricaded himself in a neighborhood building, forcing police for the evacuation of residents.