Bay State flu ‘crisis’

Weeks before its predicted peak, the swine flu pandemic already has hit a historic high in the Bay State, with...

Tracked Down: Michael Ross, Wyc Grousbeck, Tedy Bruschi & more...

Boston City Council prez Michael Ross receiving a giant apple pie from Community Servings cheese David...

Senate funds upgrades for two bases in Massachusetts

BOSTON — The U.S. Senate has approved sending $44.4 million to Massachusetts to upgrade military...

Ben Foster delivers another tough role in ‘The Messenger’

Don’t tell Boston-born actor Ben Foster that his latest role in “The Messenger” is a career...

Fenway’s Landmark plans 8-story building

A long-delayed proposal to add an eight-story office building to a commercial real estate complex in the Fenway...

Cops: Man hit, killed by cyclist

An 84-year-old Boston man died Friday evening after being struck by a bicyclist on Massachusetts Avenue as...

‘Vaccine’ helps smoker blow off cigarettes

Leslie Cook was losing control of her life one cigarette at time, 20 cigarettes a day. The 53-year-old...

Rape counseling threatened

A program credited with putting sex offenders behind bars and helping women cope with the aftermath of rape...

The Ticker

Utility law Gov. Deval Patrick signed a law giving state regulators the power to order utilities to deploy resources...

Gladys E. LaPierre

Gladys E. (Gillard) LaPierre of Raynham, a retired school secretary and Wal-Mart jewelry consultant, died Monday...

Survey: Bullies prey on autistic kids

A shocking new online survey has found that nearly 90 percent of autistic children in the Bay State have been...

City truck hits woman

An elderly woman suffered life-threatening injuries yesterday morning after she was struck by a city Department...

Woman hit in Boston crosswalk by DPW truck

An elderly woman suffered life-threatening injuries this morning after she was struck by a city Department of Public...

Paul F. Klumpp, at 74, Herald maintenance worker

Paul F. “Beefy” Klumpp of Braintree and South Boston, a retired maintenance worker for the Boston...

William George Salatich, Gillette president, at 87

William George Salatich of Northfield, Ill., a World War II veteran, former president of Gillette North America...