Local news was the Herald’s most-read section in 2024, and it remains the heart of every print newspaper and digital issue we produce. Read on for the Boston Herald’s top local news stories ...

As The Boston Herald noted, these requests ask that authorities keep the illegal immigrant in custody for up to an additional 48 hours, allowing time for ICE to take them into its own custody.

In a year of monumental change, a landslide presidential election, high-profile lawsuits and more, the Boston Herald was here through it all to report on the stories that mattered most in New England.

2024 was a year filled with the highest highs and the lowest lows for Boston sports. But Bostonians aren’t bandwagoners – and Herald readers remained faithful to keeping up with the latest ...

Chantel Mayo, the wife of the former Patriots head coach, seemed to criticize the Patriots in a string of posts to her ...

Son, Daddy-Daughter Dance from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8. The popular event drew roughly 380 attendees last year, ...

a new dining and assembly hall, a modern case management suite, an updated clothing distribution center and an art therapy room. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald) ...

(Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald) Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox and Mayor Michelle Wu outlined the city’s First Night safety preparations during a briefing at City Hall Monday.

The news was first reported by The Boston Herald. Philanthropist Josh Kraft, a son of billionaire Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is also rumored to be considering running against Wur. Flynn’s ...

Thomas Blackmon sports a a Happy New Year hat and big smile during First Night festivities at City Hall (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald) Grace Nolasco, 8, gets her face painted during First Night ...

This holiday, surrounded by red and white poinsettias and evergreen trees, Boston’s newly installed ... like “Silent Night” and “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” “There, in a place ...

One pedestrian is dead and two people are injured after a crash in South Boston’s Andrew Square. The crash is under active investigation by Boston Police Homicide and the Fatal Collision Team.