The Boston Cyclists Union reports DCR hopes to hold a forum on a review of the department's ice-removal policies for bicycle paths, last updated in 2006.

A DCR spokesman noted the number of bicyclists on state-owned paths, such as along the Southwest Corridor, has increased since then and that the state recognizes "the commitment" of year-round bicyclists.

The bomb squad is at 12 Batchelder St., off E. Cottage Street, where a suspicious device was found this afternoon. Residents of neighborhing houses have been evacuated.

UPDATE: The Globe reports the item may have been flares taped together.

A bicyclist's request that DCR ensure its bike paths are plowed and salted to bare pavement within a couple days after a large snowstorm has DCR officals saying enough's enough: Bicyclists with "poor judgement and unrealistic expectations" who can't find other ways to get around in the days after a snowstorm should consider moving to a warmer city.

UHub was forwarded a series of e-mail messages over three days between and about one bicyclist and DCR staffers, on the condition we excise names. It started with e-mail on Feb. 11 from somebody who rides to work on the Southwest Corridor:

A Roxbury man is behind bars in lieu of $250,000 bail today, thanks to the tracking abilities of the iPhone he allegedly stole in a home invasion - and the records kept by the monitoring device he was wearing at the time - the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Robert Heckstall, 29, is one of four men who allegedly burst into an apartment at 36 Maple St. on Jan. 29, holding the residents at gunpoint while they searched for valuables, the DA's office says.

One of the items Heckstall took was an iPhone. Police activated its iCloud tracking system and traced it to an address on Elm Hill Avenue:

The Supreme Judicial Court today upheld Charon Ray's conviction for fatally shooting a teen when he was 16 - his victim was 14 - but said that at some point he could seek parole under federal and state rulings that life without parole is a cruel and unusual punishment for minors.

A Suffolk Superior Court jury last week convicted two men on charges of plying addicts with drugs and then forcing them into prostitution - in a Roxbury house whose owner faces his own trial on similar charges - the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Tyshaun McGhee, 33, and Sidney McGee, 30, and no relation, are scheduled for sentencting tomorrow and face up to 20 years in prison, the DA's office says. Both were convicted of three counts of trafficking a person for sexual servitude; Tyshaun McGhee was also convicted of deriving support from prostitution. The two were acquitted on charges of aggravated rape.

Jed Hresko spotted this stroller saver at Academy Homes in Roxbury.

Around 5:05 p.m. on Howland Street near Warren Street. Police are looking for a black 2014 Acura RDX into which the shooter - dressed all in black - jumped.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health today gave provisional approval to medical-marijuana dispensaries at 364 Boylston St. and