Breaking News

I’ve covered breaking news since my freshman year of college when I worked for The Daily Free Press, Boston University’s independent, student-run newspaper. I furthered my experience as a breaking news reporter for The Boston Globe through their co-op program in 2018 and 2019, then covered crime and courts in Virginia for The Virginian-Pilot in 2019 after graduating.

Boston police investigate vandalism to memorials at Mount Hope Cemetery

By Alyssa Meyers | Globe Correspondent 

March 19, 2019

As crews worked to remove oil splashed on a World War II memorial in South Boston on Tuesday, Boston police launched an investigation into the vandalism of several memorials, including one to fallen police officers, at Mount Hope Cemetery in Mattapan.

Husband and wife killed in plane crash in Woburn

By Alana Levene, Alyssa Meyers and Alejandro Serrano | Globe Correspondents

September 15, 2018

WOBURN — A small plane crashed in Woburn on Saturday morning shortly before it was due to land at Hanscom Field, killing a New York doctor and his wife, officials said.

Brookline students walk out to protest racial climate in wake of videos

By Meghan E. Irons and Alyssa Meyers | Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent 

November 30, 2017

“There’s a lot of stuff that goes unseen, and we can only remedy that with bringing attention to it and educating each other,’’ said Kaya Andrews, a 16-year-old junior. “In the letter that the superintendent sent out, it wasn’t mentioned that the white kids said the N-word, and that was a really big issue.”