Sarah Mesdjian

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | John R. Ellement |Sarah Mesdjian

A bicyclist was seriously injured in a crash with a car Wednesday northbound on Route 138 in Milton, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. The bicyclist, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital, officials said. No update on the victim’s condition is available at this time. The crash forced the closure of portions of Route 138 near the Trailside Museum in the Blue Hills Reservation, officials said. At 3 p.m., Route 138 north was reopened to traffic, according to Canton police.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Nick Stoico |Travis Andersen |Camilo Fonseca |Sarah Mesdjian

DEDHAM — After nine months of anticipation, Karen Read’s second murder trial in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, began Tuesday with opening statements and the testimony of a paramedic, one of the first responders on scene, and a friend of Read’s who was with her when she found O’Keefe’s snow-covered body in the winter of 2022.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Nick Stoico |Sarah Mesdjian

An MBTA commuter rail train collided with a semi-truck and pushed it down the track in Canton on Wednesday, according officials. The Canton Police Department reported the collision in a post on social media at 2 p.m. and said Pine Street is closed while authorities work at the scene. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured. Messages were left with the Canton Police Department, the MBTA, and Keolis, the MBTA’s commuter rail operator, seeking further information.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Nick Stoico |John R. Ellement |Sarah Mesdjian

Six people were injured when a rental truck drove onto a sidewalk in the Chinatown section of Boston on Tuesday, officials said. At least two sustained serious injuries, according to Officer Mark Marron, a police department spokesperson. The driver was trapped inside the truck, which flipped over during the crash, and had to be extricated, according to fire department radio transmissions on Broadcastify. The transmissions indicated that five pedestrians were hit.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Sarah Mesdjian |Ken Mahan

It’s spring, but winter must not have gotten the news. State offices in Maine closed early Monday at 2 p.m. due to “expected hazardous snow conditions,” officials said in a statement. As a storm system pushes through New England, several snow bands may extend across much of the state. In Augusta, as much as four inches of snow may fall, forecasters said.