The Dimock Health Center in Roxbury has laid off 21 workers and instituted a hiring freeze, citing financial challenges as the primary reason. Laquetta Pearson walked into her job as a financial ...

Boston police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times early Wednesday in Roxbury. An officer on patrol heard multiple gunshots inside Washington Park near the intersection of Dale ...

Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, passed away in Nashville at 82. Dean was the inspiration for Parton's hit song "Jolene," based on a bank teller who admired him. The couple met in 1964 and ...

Jolene Marie Smeltzer, 78, of Lancaster passed away on February 15, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Roaring Spring, PA to the late Robert and Rozella Miller and spent most of ...

The country music star, 79, has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene," in which she begs the beautiful title woman not to take her man, was inspired by a real bank teller's interactions with her ...

The Boston Police Department is investigating after a person was shot in the area of Dudley and Warren streets in Roxbury on Tuesday. Police said the victim was taken to the hospital and their ...

Two teenagers are facing multiple charges, including assault with intent to murder while armed, after allegedly shooting a 29-year-old man Tuesday near Nubian Square in Roxbury, police said.

The Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library renovation was awarded the 2024 Harleston Parker Medal at the annual Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) awards gala March 5. The library branch ...

Roxbury Select Board chair Tim Derouche said, "We're working on a comprehensive plan, but that's still a year or so out." ROXBURY — Voters will decide on a budget and officially welcome Town ...