LOCAL NEWS

Wilkerson arrested on federal corruption charges

The state's lone black senator who lost the Democratic primary last month was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday and charged with accepting $23,500 in bribes from undercover agents she believed were local businessmen. More »

Head of Hub nonprofit takes civic duty seriously

Expecting unprecedented voter turnout for next week's elections, city officials and community activists are making efforts to ensure that every vote cast in Boston is counted. The city's Election Department has said it will likely add 200 more poll workers for Election Day on top of the roughly 1,600 people already set to work the polls, as well as more staffers for the city's new phone system, with 50 lines dedicated to receiving calls from poll workers reporting problems. More »

Paying the price: After a life of booze and drugs, South End resident is on the road back

Money Williams hit bottom in the winter of 2005. More »

As election nears, Hub voters look for answers

With just days remaining before the Nov. 4 general election, the city's Election Department is fielding numerous questions from voters, including droves of first-timers expected to flood polling places next Tuesday. More »

At BU, AFRICOM leader talks security, controversy

Gen. William E. Ward, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), discussed the newly operational command's accomplishments and future work at Boston University last Wednesday. More »

GOP ex-Mass. gov. Weld backs Obama

CONCORD, N.H. - Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, a Republican, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president last Friday, citing the senator's good judgment, "deep sense of calm" and "first-class political temperament." More »

If Mass. income tax nixed, no 'Plan B'

So it's Nov. 5 and Beacon Hill leaders awaken to find that despite their best efforts, voters have gone ahead and killed the state income tax. More »