Boston/ Community & Society
Published on October 21, 2019
Top Boston news: Flight forced to make emergency landing; local man killed in LA shooting; morePhoto: Michael Neubert/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Boston.

Flight from Boston to Las Vegas forced to make emergency landing in NY

A mechanical problem that caused unbalanced wings forced a plane flying out of Boston to make an emergency landing in New York  early Saturday, with passengers being told to brace for impact. 

Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston.

Two adults suffer life-threatening injuries in head-on collision

Two adults suffered life-threatening injuries in a head-on collision Saturday morning in Raynham.

Read the full story on Boston 25 News.

Man shot on Mercer Street in South Boston

A man was shot round 10:10 p.m. Saturday on Mercer Street in the Old Colony development.

Read the full story on Universal Hub.

Boston man killed in downtown Los Angeles shooting 

The man killed in a shooting in an upscale downtown Los Angeles apartment building was a resident of Boston, MA, authorities said Sunday.

Read the full story on MyNewsLA.

Boston short-term rental owners hope to lock down ‘loopholes’ before ZBA

Owners of nonresident Airbnb-style properties — facing a Dec. 1 deadline that could shut them down — are pushing the Zoning Board of Appeals to reclassify their buildings as “boutique hotels” or “executive suites” and are facing pushback from fed-up neighbors. 

Read the full story on Boston Herald.


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