Danny McDonald

Shacoby Kenny, a 32-year-old man with a history of mental health problems, died on Dec. 8, following moments of chaotic violence, at least some of which were captured on video surveillance, at the facility, commonly called South Bay.

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The number of people in a Boston jail who need emergency health care has been skyrocketing: Ambulance transports shot up by nearly half last year, to 328, and have tripled since 2010, records show.

Sometimes, the toehold to the American dream looks like this: A row of guys in the heart of upper-crust Boston packing fried chicken onto the back of their mopeds in the rain.

The alleged gunman has a lengthy rap sheet, a documented struggle with addiction and mental illness, and was three days out of a psychiatric hospital

The World Cup may bill itself as a unifying event, but this being Boston, it has inevitably triggered tense political clashing between government

After weeks of tense negotiations , Mayor Michelle Wu's administration and state transportation officials have struck a deal to manage crowds at a

When it comes to sports crowds, things can go sideways quickly. Boston, with its 13 titles from major professional sports leagues this century, knows this as well as any place.

I n a dimly-lit basement bar in Boston's Back Bay last week, the song was belted out in Haitian Creole: “Grenadye, alaso!”