Somerville firefighters are thanking the driver of a street sweeper for quick actions that they say spared the town from tragedy.
Seven people and two pets were displaced by the blaze, which left an Autumn Street home uninhabitable.
The 27-year-old was one of eight people who went into the water off Castle Island after their boat crashed into a navigational marker.
Edson Moreno, 26, is accused of fatally shooting 22-year-old Robert Favreau during an argument in a Ware Street apartment.
Authorities said an argument between roommates escalated into the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man on Ware Street Wednesday night.
Police said the pair broke into a business on July 4 and stole an ATM machine.
A 16-year-old girl was in "critical but stable" condition after she was shot while walking her dog early Monday.
Noah Bacon and Chase Allen were arrested by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in Boston.
Police are trying to identify two people seen fleeing the scene on Canal Lane.
One resident said a police officer went door-to-door urging people to get out of the building.
"We have been fortunate no one has been killed," Fire Chief Charles Breen said, calling such fires "disheartening."
Police said the passenger of a vehicle pulled a gun and fired at another car while at a red light.
A fire damaged a multi-family home on Temple Street in Somerville.
Firefighters raced to a blaze on Temple Street Friday.
Police are investigating a robbery at the La Quinta Inn early Sunday morning.
Police said witnesses heard at least three shots, resulting in damage to a car.
Authorities say William Leger crashed head-on into another car after robbing a convenience store and fleeing the wrong way down Route 107.
Witnesses saw Michael Shehadi, 36, try to dispose of suspected drugs after a crash on Washington Street Sunday, police said.
Home surveillance video showed a person taking the flag from a front lawn and returning it after it had been vandalized, police said.
Police arrested one person and are searching for a second suspect in connection with a June 1 break-in on Medford Street.
The following are excerpts from the Somerville police log from May 24-29.
A fire caused significant damage to a home on Melvin Street May 26.
Unseasonably high temperatures posed a challenge to firefighters battling a blaze on Melvin Street that displaced 16 people Wednesday.
Police responded to shots fired on Canal Lane early Wednesday morning.
Port44 is suspected of several violent crimes in the Somerville and Cambridge area stemming from a turf war with rival gangs, police said.
Police are seeking the identity of a person in connection with an attempted break-in on Orchard Street.
A man trying to fight people inside a Broadway restaurant pushed a responding officer after refusing commands to back up, police said.
"His knowledge and leadership will be missed around the fire stations," the Somerville Fire Department said.
Mayor Joseph Curtatone recently adopted a City Council ordinance that limits crowd control measures in an effort to protect demonstrators.
Nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs were collected during the last take-back event in October 2020.
A Somerville rideshare driver has been arrested following a report of an indecent assault.
Somerville fire crews battled a large fire Monday afternoon that spread between two housing units.
The Meacham Road home suffered more than $1 million in damages.
Police are still searching for the killer of Charline Rosemond, who was found murdered on April 13, 2009.
A Somerville man tried to fight employees of a Davis Square restaurant after he was caught bringing in outside alcohol, police said.
A four-alarm blaze destroyed a vacant home under renovation and spread to nearby properties, leaving two other houses uninhabitable.
A home being built on Morrison Avenue collapsed after it caught fire Saturday afternoon, the fire department said.
Police are still searching for 17-year-old Deanna Cremin's killer.
Firefighters responded to 11 fires in March, including a serious blaze in an apartment building Saturday afternoon.
The agreement allows for full implementation of body cameras for patrol officers, while negotiations continue for superior staff.