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"This thing has mutated like crazy," said Dr. Robert Murphy, an infectious disease specialist with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. "There's at least 30 mutations in the spike protein. This is like way more than any other variant."
More than 75% of kids and teenagers play video games, after a recent survey found most played even more during the pandemic. But a local addiction group is warning gamers not to get carried away.
New Hampshire health officials announced Monday the state would be participating in a program offering residents free at-home COVID tests.
A 28-year-old man died after a crash between his scooter and a Honda Accord in Norton on Monday night.
A Boston man allegedly mocked a fellow Red Line rider's COVID mask then pulled a knife and threatened to kill him.
Since Massachusetts is a hub for medical research, much of the surveillance around the COVID-19 Omicron variant is happening in the Boston area.
Previously, the CDC said people should get a booster if they are 50 and older, or 18 and older and living in long term care.
Dr. Mallika Marshall says it's going to take time, at least a couple of weeks, to get a clearer picture of whether the Omicron variant is more contagious, more dangerous, and more resistant to the vaccines.
Salem teenager Kylie DeCelle is worried for her family. Her dad and sister are intubated at Mass General after getting COVID.
You will be hard-pressed to find a more "heartwarming" lottery story than what recently happened to an Attleboro man.
A federal judge blocked President Biden's administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers.
With holiday plans in limbo, local South Africans have no choice but to cancel their flights and to wait it out.
The hypothermic turtles are taken in for treatment before being transported to warmer waters.
Dr. Susan Baur, an 81-year-old, formed a group affectionately called "Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage" to clean up ponds on Cape Cod.
Dr. Mallika Marshall says there is some optimism that the vaccines and boosters will still provide protection.
The test has participants peel and sniff odor labels on a card and determines their ability to discriminate, identify, and remember the odors.
For most of its 54 years of existence, public broadcasting has been a target of conservatives who saw it as a political threat. WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller reports.
The ISU World Figure Skating Championships is coming to Boston and the event will also honor community members killed in a plane crash earlier this year. WBZ-TV's Tiffany Chan reports.
Eric Fisher has an updated weather forecast.
Sears was once one of the most successful department stores in America, but is now down to just eight locations in the U.S., including one in Braintree, Massachusetts. WBZ-TV's Logan Hall reports.
We've got yet another very cold and snowy weekend on tap in Boston. Here's what the weather forecast maps show.
A Wellesley, Massachusetts day care was shut down after a dozen children came in contact with an irritant that left their hands red.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is defending the city's snow removal progress nearly two weeks after the storm hit.
Drake Maye and the Patriots have been wearing "Be A Blessing" sweatshirts. Here's what to know about the Nike hoodie.
The Pentagon says it will cut ties with Harvard University, ending graduate-level military training, fellowship and certificate programs.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
The Kowloon is coming to Revere Beach.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod potato chips will no longer be made on Cape Cod as of this spring.
Time Out Market Boston, a food hall that opened in the Fenway neighborhood in 2019, won't be closing after all.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Jaylen Brown had 29 points and Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.
Jayson Tatum is not ready to come back yet this season, Boston Celtics president Brad Stevens said Friday.
Eager to attend this year's Super Bowl? Be prepared to pay four figures for the ticket alone — and those are the cheap seats.
While the Seahawks and Patriots will face off on the field, the NFL cities look to outshine each other.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford topped Patriots rising star Drake Maye in the MVP voting.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
