Today's Top Headlines

Monday, May 18

Good morning Wypierdalaj,

The trial of Alvin Campbell Jr., accused of sexually assaulting and attacking nine women from 2017-2019, is set to get underway on Monday.

Campbell is the older brother of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell.

The 45-year-old faces a number of charges for allegedly sexually assaulting and attacking nine women between 2017-2019 in Boston. According to court records, he would intentionally seek out young women late at night near bars and restaurants, posing as a rideshare driver.

It felt like summer out there on Sunday. Highs reached the upper 80s in many locations, which is the warmest day since August 17, 2025. Some areas along the shore stayed a little cooler in the 70s.

A cool breeze off the cool Atlantic Ocean tomorrow drops our temperatures, and highs should be in the low 70s. That cool down doesn’t stick around long.

Tuesday’s highs rebound into the low 90s, and that would exceed the daily record high of 90 degrees at Logan Airport set back in 2017. While there could be a few spotty storms Tuesday afternoon, the heat is going to be the big story of the day. Humidity will be elevated as well. Because we are not acclimated to the heat, it may be particularly dangerous for those vulnerable to heat illness. Check on your neighbors. Stay hydrated. Take extra breaks out of the heat during work and play.

Over in Belmont, Massachusetts, one lacrosse star is finding the right rhythm and tempo as she finishes out her senior season.

She can do it all, and that’s why she has the respect of her fellow students, teachers and coaches.

The sport of lacrosse can be similar to an orchestra — rhythm, discipline, spacial awareness. You have to be in synch and always one step ahead.

A massive fire broke out at a home in East Boston Sunday evening, tearing quickly through the porches, sending black smoke billowing high into the air and damaging nearby buildings.

The Boston Fire Department said the flames started at a multi-family home at 263 Princeton Street. There was heavy fire on all three of the home’s porches, which had burned through to the inside.

The fire damaged three additional buildings, the fire department said on social media, and more crews were called in to help. Thousands of feet of firehose were used to battle the flames.

A man on a ride at Southwick’s Zoo suffered a medical emergency and fell to the ground in Mendon, Massachusetts, on Saturday.

The man was flown by medical helicopter to UMass in Worcester, according to the Mendon Fire Department, which was dispatched to the zoo following the medical emergency.

Further information wasn’t provided by the fire department, but a zoo spokesperson tells NBC10 Boston that the man had a seizure while riding the Skyfari Sky Ride, a popular ride that gives an aerial view of the zoo.

A benefit concert was held Sunday in Gloucester, Massachusetts, turning continued grief into additional support for the families of the seven people who were lost when the fishing vessel Lily Jean sank earlier this year.

At The Cut, dozens of musicians donated their time, filling two stages with music. Hundreds of people packed the venue. There were raffles, auctions, and countless stories shared about the seven people who died when the Lily Jean went down off the coast of Cape Ann on Jan. 30.

The Coast Guard previously identified the victims as Captain Accursio “Gus” Sanfilippo and crewmembers Paul Beal Sr., his son Paul Beal Jr., John Rousanidis, Freeman Short and Sean Therrien. Also aboard was Jada Samitt, a fisheries observer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.