Early on the morning of Dec. 21, Anastaiya Colon suffered a medical episode while at ICON, a nightclub in Boston’s Theater District. She collapsed on the dancefloor and was later pronounced dead. Now, the club is facing scrutiny from regulators as they debate whether the establishment violated laws during the incident.

Members of the Boston Licensing Board determined Thursday that Icon did not commit any liquor license violations.

The president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association said the torching of a Boston police cruiser during a "large-scale vehicle takeover" in the South End early Sunday is the latest evidence of escalating violence towards police. "If I drove into ...

After a pregnant woman was shot in 1989, two Black men, Willie Bennett and Alan Swanson, were arrested amid a major manhunt. Mayor Michelle Wu and Alan Swanson arrive for a press conference and public apology to Swanson and Willie Bennett at City Hall in ...

“In Boston, we had not had a pediatric flu death since 2013. So, it’s clear that we’re having a particularly bad season, particularly for children,” Dr. Ojikutu said. “Compared to last year, we noted twice as many kids who’ve been hospitalized for the flu this season and we’re nowhere near our peak yet.”

Members of the Boston Fleet gather after the team's first full team practice on November 10 at the Boston Sports Institute in Wellesley, Mass. It has been a whirlwind few months for the Boston Fleet. After failing to make the Professional Women’s Hockey ...

Could government-owned supermarkets help Boston residents who are struggling with rising food prices? Boston City Councilors Ruthzee Louijeune and Liz Breadon are calling for a hearing "to discuss the role of publicly-owned grocery stores in addressing ...

Boston’s mayor threw a Content Creator summit, a radio reporter became a TikTok star, and a songwriter realized her social posts pay better than her music gigs. Welcome to the news jungle—the media landscape hasn’t died, it’s just grown wild.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu largely dismissed a suggestion by President Donald Trump that he could pull World Cup games out of Massachusetts next year, saying the city would not back down in the face of ongoing threats from the federal government. Trump ...

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