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By Globe StaffTwo men were shot early this morning in Webster, a small town on the Connecticut border, and police in two states are looking for a gold Mitsubishi sedan believed to have been used by the attackers.Worcester District Attorney... Full Story »
By Globe Staff A man was injured early this morning when he was hit by an MBTA bus near Copley Place in the Back Bay. The man was near the intersection of Huntington Avenue and Ring Road at 12:15 a.m.... Full Story »
Leah Rodriguez Kenmore the cat before he was rescued. Now, his new owner says, he thinks he's in heaven. By Emily Sweeney, Globe Staff Kenmore the cat is settling into his new digs in Roslindale. After living in the... Full Story »
Five-year-old Felicia Selbst whispered to Santa Claus on Thursday night at tree lighting on Charles Street in Beacon Hill. (Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe)Ted Gartland, a dayside photo editor at the Globe, has been taking pictures in Greater Boston... Full Story »
A portion of Woburn Street in Lowell will be closed late tonight so construction crews can demolish half of a bridge that runs overhead, according to the state Department... Full Story »
SALEM - A Lynn woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1.2 million from her employer to finance a lavish lifestyle. Tracy Sutley was sentenced to up to six years... Full Story »
A Dorchester letter carrier was hospitalized yesterday after she was knocked to the ground and slashed by an armed thug who tried to rob her as she kept her appointed rounds,... Full Story »
A man is in the intensive care unit at Boston Medical Center after being struck by an MBTA bus near the Prudential Center early this morning. T spokesman Joe Pesaturo... Full Story »
Authorities in Webster are investigating an early-morning double shooting. The two victims shot in the 4:30 a.m. assault are both alive, said Timothy Connolly, a spokesman... Full Story »
Brian Kelly is the new football coach at Notre Dame, after turning Cincinnati into a national title contender. He's also a local guy and his parents still live in the area. Full Story »
A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted for attacking a mail carrier with a knife. Full Story »
A five-year-old boy and two others were hurt in a bad crash on the Cape Thursday night. Full Story »
A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital early Friday morning after being hit by an MBTA bus. Full Story »
The twinkle of holiday lights and the bustle of all those bags are right in swing with the season. Full Story »
A bridge in Taunton is being named in honor of a city man killed in Iraq. Full Story »
A Lynn woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1.2 million from her employer to finance a lavish lifestyle. Full Story »
A snow storm is expected to hit the region Sunday night. Full Story »
State Rep. Thomas Golden has announced plans to file legislation that would block Lawrence mayor-elect William Lantigua from serving as both mayor and state representative. Full Story »
It was one year ago that a devastating ice storm hit central Massachusetts, leaving thousands of residents without power, some for as long as two weeks. Full Story »
BOSTON -- Officials are increasing police presence on Boston's Newbury Street during the busy holiday shopping season. Full Story »
BOSTON -- An MBTA bus hit a pedestrian in Boston early Friday morning. Full Story »
BOSTON -- Police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted a U.S. postal worker in Dorchester on Wednesday afternoon. Full Story »
BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick tapped Marian McGovern on Thursday to head the Massachusetts State Police, promoting the department's No. 2 trooper to lead an agency that had only a dozen women when she started more than 30 years ago. Full Story »
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A $1,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the conviction of those who abandoned three kittens in a Springfield landfill, including two found swimming in a pool of sewage. Full Story »
At a time when homes are worth less, property taxes are going up in Boston. The city government is raising property taxes next year by the maximum allowed under state law. Full Story »
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation claims the state is still facing a $300 to $500 million deficit the current fiscal year, even though the governor and Legislature just began implementing $484 million in cuts. Full Story »
Harvard University will halt construction of a science center in Boston's Allston neighborhood after completing the building's foundation, while it reassesses future development options. Full Story »
As President Obama works to achieve consensus on such difficult issues as universal health care and the attempt to encourage the economy while presiding over two wars, he needs all the friends he can get. But Mr. Obama may feel he has been saddled with one he could do without. Full Story »
Boston's Bang Camaro has two guitarists, a bassist, a drummer -- and between 10 and 20 lead male singers. That's a lot of testosterone. The massive rock band's live shows are the stuff of legend, but getting the band together is not easy. Full Story »
SAUGUS - Traffic on Route 1 North was down to one lane again Thursday as Department of Public Works crews patched an area of the road that has been hampered by a water main break since Tuesday night. Full Story »
LYNN - Two alleged purse snatchers, who were nabbed by a police officer working a detail last week, have been released on personal recognizance. Full Story »
LYNN - A Chatham Street couple working with relatives allegedly stole Homeland Security workers' identities and sold them to people who used the personal information to set up telephone service and other accounts. Full Story »
SAUGUS - With a newly renovated landing under his feet, Harbormaster Thomas Falasca is hoping to turn his job into a little bit more than just a title. Full Story »
PEABODY - A group of resident knitters who live at Brooksby Village known as the "Busy Fingers" have painstakingly knit hundreds of items for the needy. Full Story »
Editor's Note: This is the first in a three-part series about the 2008 ice storm. Full Story »
ASHBY -- The economy is sour and alcohol sales are down so the Board of Selectmen agreed to reduce the price of liquor licenses when they met Wednesday, said Town Administrator Linda Sanders. Full Story »
LEOMINSTER -- The city is taking CSX Corp. to court next week to seek repairs from a damaged culvert on the railroad's property, which Environmental Inspector Joanne DiNardo said seems to be worsening constantly. Full Story »
FITCHBURG -- The city unemployment budget is running out of money fast, forcing members of the Finance Committee to unanimously approve a $100,000 transfer to supplement the account in the face of a federal extension of unemployment benefits. Full Story »
AYER -- An MCI-Shirley inmate received an unexpected perk from the new law that decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana when a drug-possession charge against him was dismissed. Full Story »
Leeland Eisenberg, who took hostages in Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign headquarters in November 2007, is getting a second chance at probation with monitoring anklet device. Full Story »
Three nursing students saw Barbara McCarty, 43, repeatedly punch a 3-year-old boy in a hospital parking lot, police said. Full Story »
The three operators were all involved in separate crashes, one of which injured three people. Full Story »
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport saw its bond ratings downgraded this month as officials there predict the number of passengers flying out of the Queen City will continue to drop next year. Full Story »
Now the retail giant has to convince aldermen to close three residential streets in the neighborhood to the west of the proposed site. Full Story »
Republican gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos spoke at a MetroWest Chamber of Commerce breakfast this morning at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, pledging to lower the sales tax and eliminate Turnpike tolls west of Rte. 128 if he is elected in 2010. Full Story »
Former Turnpike Authority board member Mary Z. Connaughton, who is running for state auditor, will speak Dec. 18 at The Middlesex Club in Boston, the oldest continuing organization of Republicans in the country. Full Story »
School officials last night began the long and arduous task of examining and creating a fiscal year 2011 budget, as well as looking at possible revisions to the district's wellness policy, which controls what kind of food can be sold on school grounds. Full Story »
Fire officials say they will hire two firefighters by the end of the year and two more early next year to reduce the number of nights Station 3 on Rte. 117 is closed. Full Story »
The perfect Christmas tree need not come from a land closer to the North Pole. Trees for sale at some corner lots can hail from wholesalers as far away as Canada. But state officials are urging Massachusetts shoppers to consider buying trees grown at any of the Bay State's 280 tree farms. Full Story »
Jackass Penguins take a walk at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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