Zakim Bridge

All MBTA trains appeared to be running normally Friday, a day after smoke rose from the Commuter Rail tracks at North Station in Boston from what officials said was an overheated train engine. The mechanical problem caused a lot of concern, and, of course, delays. Video showed smoke billowing from a train while on the tracks around 3:05 p.m. Thursday….

Smoke rose from the Commuter Rail tracks at North Station in Boston Thursday from what officials said was an overheated train engine. The smoke rose up past Interstate 93 and the Zakim Bridge, and TD Garden. Firefighters were seen on the train platform, and video from a witness showed smoke rising. Fire crews were seen spraying down a train. An…

A woman was arrested early Wednesday morning after leading Massachusetts state troopers on a chase down Interstate 93 into Boston in a Malden police cruiser that was stolen in front of the city’s police headquarters hours earlier. When Malden police realized shortly before midnight that the cruiser was stolen, they issued an alert, and soon afterward, the cruiser was seen…

A car flew off the Zakim Bridge in Boston Friday evening, landing on a highway on-ramp some 25 feet below. A camera captured the terrifying moment the car went off the busy bridge, which Massachusetts State Police were still investigating Friday night. The car hit the guardrail on Interstate 93 southbound, flipped over and fell 25 feet, landing on the…

Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Boston’s Zakim Bridge involving a jackknifed tractor-trailer Wednesday morning. State police responded to the crash on Interstate 93 southbound around 7 a.m. Multiple lanes on the bridge — as well as two exit ramps — were temporarily as emergency crews responded. The scene was cleared and all lanes were open by…

A Massachusetts State Police trooper who prosecutors say shot at the driver of an all-terrain vehicle with a semi-automatic rifle during a confrontation on a busy Boston highway early last year has pleaded not guilty to assault charges. Trooper Matthew Sheehan was released on personal recognizance after entering his plea Thursday.

A Massachusetts state police trooper who fired a semi-automatic rifle at an all-terrain vehicle and injured the operator early last year has been indicted 18 months later. A Suffolk County Grand Jury returned indictments Wednesday charging trooper Matthew Sheehan with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the incident on Interstate...

A rollover crash involving a cement truck during the morning commute caused a 9-hour traffic nightmare on Friday. The accident happened shortly after 5 a.m. near the Zakim Bridge on the ramp from the Tobin Bridge southbound to Interstate 93 south and to Storrow Drive. The crash backed up traffic for miles.

Massachusetts State Police say they have cited the driver of the tractor-trailer that crashed into the ceiling of the Tip O’Neill Tunnel on Thursday morning, causing major backups around the city. The driver, whose name has not been released, has been cited for driving an overheight and overwidth truck, state police said. There were no other violations.

Drivers are being warned to expect residual delays after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 93 in Boston was cleared. Massachusetts State Police say the crash on I-93 southbound happened on the lower deck ahead of the Zakim Bridge in Charlestown.

Bikers speeding around cars, weaving on highway median strips, and veering their ATVs in attempts to escape pursuing police on Route 93. Those were just some of the dramatic video scenes captured showing dozens of bikers on ATVs and other off-road motorcycles trying to evade state police as they weaved in and out of traffic on Route 93 yesterday.

New video shows how at least a couple dozen bikers on ATVs and off-road motorcycles tried to evade chasing police on Route 93 Saturday.

One person was shot by a state trooper and several arrested after a police chase on I-93 South.

A large police presence was reported on Interstate 93 in Boston on Saturday.

Massachusetts is helping cheer on the New England Patriots at the Super Bowl by lighting two bridges in red, white and blue.

Massachusetts state troopers were on a mission to save a small rabbit that ended up on the Zakim Bridge Wednesday night. They were able to nab the critter after a brief chase.

Zakim Bridge will be shut down next week as crews do safety inspections.

NBC Boston’s Karen Hensel speaks with a security expert, who points out some of the problems with the area surroung TD Garden.

In the wake of the Manchester attack, a closer look at perimeter safety in Boston reveals holes in security, according to a local expert.

Police dive teams searched the Charles River under the Zakim Bridge on Monday in connection with the missing person case of 23-year-old Michael Kelleher, who hasn’t been seen since a Celtics game on Wednesday.