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A Harvard professor says the first sign of intelligent life outside Earth was discovered back in 2017.
Students and staff at schools in Salem can get free coronavirus tests beginning Monday.
The phone call with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was the latest step in an unprecedented effort by a sitting president to press a state official to reverse the outcome of a free and fair election that he lost.
The FDA will meet this week to consider giving half doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to some Americans.
The town of Reading canceled youth sports for the winter to try to cut the spread of coronavirus.
A second field hospital is scheduled to open in Massachusetts on Monday as a result of a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the state.
The combination of light snow and rain and falling temperatures overnight across parts of the state may lead to areas of black ice.
Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey were sworn into the 117th Congress on Sunday.
The 2020 Patriots season is over. For the first time since 2008, New England's campaign comes to an end with the conclusion of the regular season.
As of Sunday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 8.42%.
Sunday is likely Cam Newton's final game in a Patriots uniform. So of course he started it off with a great opening drive.
A man is charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed his roommate during an argument in their Brockton home.
What do the futures of Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh have in store?
A storm system will be approaching the area late Sunday with a threat of slippery conditions Sunday night into the Monday morning rush hour.
Franklin Police followed by friends and family held a drive-along birthday party for 90-year-old Frank Liotta outside his home.
CBS News Boston sat down with The Backfires band as they prepare to play at Sonia in Cambridge tonight.
The Museum of African American History teaches the early life of Black Bostonians. WBZ-TV's Levan Reid reports.
Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff has your latest forecast for Thursday's winter storm.
A man was found dead on a houseboat in Charlestown, though no one has been charged directly in the case so far.
A messy "kitchen sink" storm is hitting Massachusetts on Thursday. WBZ-TV meteorologists Terry Eliasen and Jacob Wycoff have the latest snow forecast.
Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a baby on Somerset Avenue in Taunton, the district attorney said.
The Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
A plane flying over Fenway Park ahead of the Red Sox-Astros game was towing a banner that said “Fire Craig! Sell the Team!”
A sex offender was arrested at Northeastern University after he allegedly hid in a women's bathroom and attacked police officers.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
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.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.
In the middle of Maine's forests lies the Desert of Maine, a surprising stretch of rolling sand dunes formed when farming practices exposed ancient glacial sand.
Known for her vibrant, handcrafted pottery, Boston artist Jill Rosenwald has made a name for herself in the industry.
The Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers have forced a Game 7 after beating the Celtics 106-93 on Thursday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Wednesday.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.
