Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said the department refused to act on all 15 civil immigration detainer requests submitted by federal authorities last year, citing a city law that shields

Boston law enforcement revealed they have denied all of ICE's requests to detain the city's immigrants that have probable cause to be removed from the country.

Massachusetts authorities say a person on board a plane at Boston Logan International Airport that was taxiing for takeoff suddenly opened an exit door and was quickly restrained by other passengers.

A passenger on a JetBlue flight opened an emergency exit door and deployed the slide while the plane was taxiing at Logan Airport Tuesday night, the FAA said.

A man facing charges in connection with an hourslong standoff in Boston was armed with a shotgun and rifle while he held three people hostage in a bathroom before surrendering to police, authorties announced Tuesday.

Arraigned in the West Roxbury division of Boston Municipal Court on Tuesday, Rivera was charged with 11 counts of assault with a dangerous weapon (gun), three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60,

Andres Rivera, 42, of Boston, was taken into custody at a residence on Hopewell Road after a SWAT team was brought to the neighborhood.