Boston Airport Terminal Evacuated Due to Suspicious Item that Turned Out to be PlayStation

Boston Logan International Airport.Photo: Getty Panic erupted at Logan International Airport in Boston on Sunday over a suspicious item found in Terminal A, according to multiple outlets. Avideo posted on social mediashowed large crowds of travelers being instructed to evacuate the terminal. According toNBC News, Massachusetts State Police issued a statement Sunday noting its bomb squad was called to the terminal after 4 p.m. once the suspicious package was found during a luggage screening....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Sandra Jones

Boston Animal Rescue Helps Two 30-Lb. Shelter Cats Get Healthy Ahead of Adoption

Photo:Animal Rescue League of Boston Animal Rescue League of Boston Two felines are getting extra love to help them lose extra weight. The cats — Maleficent, a 3-year-old female cat, and King, a 7-year-old male feline, recently arrived at theAnimal Rescue League of Boston(ARL), according to anews release from the organization. Maleficent and King aren’t available for adoption yet, because ARL’s employees and volunteers are determined to help the pets reach a healthy weight....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Bobby Adams

Boston Artist Aims to 'Make Someone's Day' by Leaving Paintings Near the Views That Inspire Him

Garcia is based in Dorchester, and so far has stuck to South Boston, leaving sweeping scenes of beaches and skylines in locations like Carson Beach and on a bench on a boardwalk at the beach near M Street. He often shares the art’s location on his Twitter and Instagram accounts, allowing those who follow him to quickly make moves to scoop it up. Garcia said he likes painting “en plein air,” or outdoors, and first got the idea to leave his art behind due to transportation issues....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Emily Lopez

Boston Bouncer Accused of Fatally Stabbing U.S. Marine Vet Who Was Turned Away from Bar

Daniel Martinez.Photo: USMC A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was visiting Boston for St. Patrick’s Day was fatally stabbed over the weekend, and a bouncer at the bar where he was refused entry has been charged with murder. Daniel Martinez, 23, of Palos Hills, Ill., was excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Boston with friends, his mother, Apolonia Martinez toldWCVB. Martinez had finished his active duty as a U.S. Marine in 2021, after serving for four years, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said,Boston 25 News reports....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 621 words · Sara Petersen

Boston Celebs Chris Evans, John Krasinki and More Star in Hyundai's Super Bowl 2020 Commercial

TheSuper Bowl 2020commercials have commenced! With less than a week to go until the big game, Hyundai released its commercial for one of Sonata’s newest feature, Remote Smart Parking, starring some of the biggest celebrities born and raised in Boston. In the commercial — which will air during the first half of the game —Chris Evansruns intoRachel Dratchon the streets just asJohn Krasinskiis rolling up in his new Hyundai Sonata....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Benjamin Harrell

Boston Celtics Legend Bill Russell Receives the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2019 ESPYs

Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Bill Russell is the latest sports icon to be named the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, with the Boston Celtics legend accepting the award at the2019 ESPY Awardsin California. “Thank you for being a model, a mentor. Thank you for a laugh that will ring in our ears for years to come,” said Bryant. Tori Kelly then took the stage and performed Mavis Staples’ “In Times Like These” in Russell’s honor....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Lindsay Quinn

Boston Celtics Star Jaylen Brown Becomes First NBA Player to Sign with Kanye West's Donda Sports

Photo: Jed Jacobsohn/NBAE/Getty Images The 25-year-old guard, who is preparing to play in the 2022 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, becomes the first NBA player to join the rapper’s agency. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Earlier this week,Los Angeles Rams' defensive starAaron Donaldalso announced that he signed with Donda Sports during an appearance on theI Am Athletepodcast....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Tyler Evans

Boston Celtics Star Tacko Fall Conducts the Boston Pops on 'Sleigh Ride'

NBA starTacko Fallhas a hidden talent up his (very long) sleeve: orchestra conductor! The 7’5” Boston Celtics rookie took the stage as guest conductor for the Boston Pops on Monday, leading the famed musicians in a rousing rendition of the holiday classic “Sleigh Ride.” Fall, 24, looked the part in a black tuxedo and bowtie, and gave Santa Claus a handshake on stage before he assumed his position on the podium....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Cynthia Edwards

Boston Children's Hospital Receiving 'Violent' Threats Over Misinformation About Healthcare for Trans Youth

People holding transgender flags.Photo: Getty Boston Children’s Hospital has revealed that employees are facing a “large volume” of violent threats due to misinformation that the facility provides gender-affirming surgeries on children. The hospital — which touts itself as “the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States” — sent an emailed statement detailing the threats of violence targeting its clinicians and staff members, including “hostile internet activity, phone calls, and harassing emails....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Kimberly Park

Boston College Indefinitely Suspends Swimming and Diving Teams After Binge-Drinking, Hazing

Stock image of swimming.Photo:iStock / Getty iStock / Getty Boston College indefinitely suspended their men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, pending an investigation into hazing and binge-drinking. The university is investigating allegations that freshmen members of their teams were forced to binge drink and consume their own vomit, per Boston College’s school newspaperThe Heights. According toThe Heights, the claims were first brought to light in a letter, dated Sept. 19, 2023, sent from an administrator in the Office of the Dean of Students to a member of the swimming and diving team....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Rebecca Landry

Boston College Student Accused of Urging Boyfriend's Suicide Says Texts Show She Tried to Stop Him

Alexander Urtula and Inyoung You.Photo: Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office “Don’t do this,” wrote21-year-old Inyoung Youto the boyfriend,22-year-old Alexander Urtula,according to excerpts of more than 75,000 messages exchanged between the couple during the two months before Urtula killed himself last May in a jump from the roof of a parking garage. “I’m far away on a tall place and I’m not gonna be here for long,” Urtula wrote in one reply to You, who was trying to track his location after he disabled his phone’s GPS shortly before he died....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Andrew Snyder

Boston College Student Pleads Guilty to Encouraging Boyfriend's Suicide

Alexander Urtula and Inyoung You.Photo: Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office The former Boston College studentcharged with pushing her boyfriend to kill himselfhas pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Inyoung Youreached a deal in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston on Thursday,Reutersreported. As part of the agreement, she was allowed to avoid jail time. Prosecutors charged You with involuntary manslaughter back in November 2019, six months after her 22-year-old boyfriend Alexander Urtula leapt to his death....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Austin Callahan

Boston Cops Propose Law That Would Allow Emergency Responders to Transport Injured Police Dogs

Nero the police dog.Photo: Barnstable Police K9 Foundation Titled “Nero’s Law,” bill S.1431 is named after pooch Nero, who was seriously injured in (but survived) a 2018 shooting that tragically took the life of his human partner, Yarmouth police Sgt. Sean Gannon. If passed into law, the legislation would “allow humane transportation of K9 partners,” including service dogs, accelerant-detection dogs and search-and-rescue dogs. Thebill goes on to explainwhat would be allowed for canines under EMS care, including “opening and manually maintaining an airway,” “giving mouth-to-snout or mouth-to-barrier ventilation,” “administering oxygen” and “immobilizing fractures....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Dr. Kyle Sanchez