Top Boston Area Local News Stories
Source: TheBostonChannel.com - News
Sgt. Michael Fiore, the off-duty State Police officer who tried to save two Everett residents from a house fire, talks about the blaze.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:23:09 EST
Fire officials are saying a carelessly flicked cigarette likely ignited the blaze that killed an elderly bedridden Everett woman and her brother early Thursday.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:13 EST
The Massachusettscourt system is now charging drivers to contest their traffic tickets. It's a legislative edict that has many drivers outraged.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:15:46 EST
U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy is blasting the news media as "despicable," accusing it of ignoring the war in Afghanistan even as troops continue to die there.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:45:19 EST
The University of Alabama in Huntsville has fired the professor accused of shooting six co-workers, killing three.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:55:09 EST
Nomar Garciaparra is retiring as a member of the Boston Red Sox.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:44:16 EST
Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person -- a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:25:04 EST
There are just some gadgets from '80s movies that as soon as they showed up on the screen, everybody wanted them. Don't deny it, you know you did too.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:19:18 EST
A Brockton car wash owner vows to keep fighting after the state Land Court rejected his bid to keep artificial turf outside his business.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:18 EST
None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:27:34 EST
Police have arrested a Brooklyn woman in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left a 22-year-old mayoral aide originally from Massachusetts in a coma with severe brain injuries.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:21:23 EST
The USS Constitution will continue firing its cannons twice a day across Boston Harbor as it has done for more than 200 years despite the objections of well-heeled neighbors.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:06:28 EST
The Massachusetts Senate is weighing a bill that would ban the sale of salty and sugary snacks as well as high-calorie sodas in public schools.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:08:26 EST