Assistant Metro Editor
Bello has been deputy city editor on the Metro desk for more than six years. He oversees coverage of crime, spot news, and the courts. He was a city editor at the Boston Herald for 18 years and has been covering news in the Boston area since 1973.
Latest stories
FBI searches landfill in bombing investigation
By Mike Bello, John R. Ellement and Martin Finucane , Globe Staff
A New Bedford landfill was searched as part of the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings.
67-year-old E. Boston man dies after being hit by car this morning in Cambridge
By Globe Staff ,
A 67-year-old East Boston man died after being hit by a vehicle on Land Boulevard in Cambridge early today, authorities said. The victim was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, State Police spokesman David Procopio said in a statement. The victim’s name was not released per State Police family notification policy.
Cardinal O’Malley praises Pope Benedict XVI
By Mike Bello and John R. Ellement , Globe Staff
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, head of the Boston Archdiocese, praised the pope’s courage, faith, and leadership.
3 injured as wrong-way driver slams into two cars on Interstate 495 in Wareham
By Globe Staff ,
Three people were hurt early this morning in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 495 North in Wareham that involved three vehicles, State Police said. State Police said a man traveling south on the northbound side of the highway slammed into two cars.