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As of Wednesday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.62%.
Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey is catching heat from her political opponent over her decision not to follow New York City in making the COVID vaccine required to gather indoors.
The National Hurricane Center updated their 2021 Atlantic seasonal outlook on Wednesday and continues to predict an above average season.
After two celebrities set off a social media firestorm saying they don't bathe their children daily, many are asking, how often should kids get a bath?
The Baker administration plans to roll out a COVID vaccine mandate for long-term care workers in Massachusetts soon.
The "Hella Mega Tour" will still go on as scheduled with Green Day, Weezer and the Interrupters.
Storrow Drive has claimed the roof of yet another truck.
Educators at the Boston Children's Museum received quite the surprise this summer when a snake they presumed for the last decade was a male produced eggs.
Two tractor-trailers crashed on Route 495 in Boxboro Wednesday morning, backing up rush hour traffic for 5 miles.
Boston area residents are reporting more rodent sightings than just about anywhere else in the United States.
All staff members and students in Burlington Public Schools will be required to wear masks this year, regardless of vaccination status.
McDonald's is requiring workers and customers to wear masks again at most of its restaurants in the United States.
There are now 12 counties in Massachusetts where it's recommended that people wear masks indoors, even if you're fully vaccinated, because transmission rates of coronavirus are high or substantial.
Former President Barack Obama is scaling back the size of his 60th birthday party on Martha's Vineyard this coming weekend due to the Delta variant.
CVS announced Wednesday it is raising minimum wage to $15 an hour for all employees, starting in July 2022.
North Andover police officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons was shot by a fellow officer as they served her with a restraining order.
World Series champion pitcher Mike Timlin is taking on his first Pan-Mass Challenge with the Red Sox Foundation's Team 9 in honor of a Newton boy who loves Fenway Park and in memory of his teammate Tim Wakefield. WBZ-TV's Lisa Hughes reports.
Brookline is planning to install 39 new speed humps. Some residents say it's long overdue.
Sunshine Stewart, 48, was found dead two weeks ago on Crawford Pond. The Augusta Medical Examiner determined her cause of death was strangulation and blunt force trauma.
Six communities impacted by the sanitation worker strike in Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.
A UMass Dartmouth football player was killed early Saturday and a student was arrested and charged with his murder, police said.
The Boston weather forecast is about to change dramatically as we enter fall foliage season in New England.
Asked whether he feels like he failed in some way, Patrick Clancy told 60 Minutes he believes he did the best he could with the information he had at the time.
Prosecutors say he misused his position as chief to appoint unqualified police officers and tried to cover up the lack of qualifications.
The Citgo sign started to come down in late May but now has been partially rebuilt with a tarp replica on one side.
Last year, insurance companies in Massachusetts said they would stop covering GLP-1s when used specifically for weight loss.
In Massachusetts, one high school explained steps it has taken to try and reduce head injuries.
This year, ER visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently allergic to red meat. How can you best avoid tick bites?
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
A former FAA special agent says the 9/11 attacks never should have happened because the government was aware of the vulnerabilities.
According to I-Team sources, a Massachusetts State Police trooper allegedly targeted his former girlfriend with racist messages after she began dating a man of color.
Massachusetts State Police have opened an internal affairs investigation after an alleged sexual assault at the department's Oak Bluffs barracks, the WBZ-TV I-Team has learned.
After a man sold his pickup truck on eBay he said the company held onto half his money - nearly $12,000. Here's how it was resolved.
A windshield replacement error knocked out the safety features in Meg Burke's car. When she paid nearly $500 to get it fixed, she couldn't get Safelite to pay her back, so she called the I-Team's Call for Action.
Jon Keller said it's a mistake to think that young people will automatically gravitate to a younger candidate in Massachusetts.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
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.
The immersive WNDR Museum in Boston's Downtown Crossing is set to close down just two years after it opened.
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
Roman Anthony homered and drove in three runs and the Red Sox took a big step toward clinching a playoff spot with a 4-2 victory over the Rays on Friday night.
Stephon Gilmore returned to Foxboro on Friday to sign a one-day contract and retire as a member of the New England Patriots.
Texas had won four straight games to gain a share of the division lead, but dropped one game behind Houston.
North Carolina defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, the son of head coach Bill Belichick, has resigned from his position as the school concludes a probe into its football program.
The surging Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Wednesday night to pull even with Houston atop the AL West.
A two-headed turtle on Cape Cod has veterinarians seeing double.
Video of a "birdnado" shows thousands of tree swallows preparing to migrate south in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
A magazine borrowed from the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire 132 years ago has finally been returned.
A blue marlin weighing 1,260 pounds was caught by a charter fishing boat off Massachusetts.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
