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Mother Claims Autistic Son Beaten In Salem Group Home
Teresa Carrington of Lynn claims her 37-year-old son with autism was severely beaten back in March by a worker at the home, which is run by the May Institute.
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Teresa Carrington of Lynn claims her 37-year-old son with autism was severely beaten back in March by a worker at the home, which is run by the May Institute.
Shining A Light On Autism.
A Massachusetts task force investigating the status of students in higher education with intellectual disabilities will release a report Monday.
The Centers for Disease Control now estimates that 1 in 68 children may have some form of autism.
A Cambridge police officer recruited cops from 10 departments across the state to help Logan Pearson celebrate his birthday complete with a police escort to the party.
When there's a fire in the home of a child with autism it poses special challenges for parents and caregivers.
He has had 11 birthdays and his family says no one has ever really paid attention. Until now.
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A chance meeting with Mayor Menino changed a Roslindale family's life forever.
The study from Harvard School of Public Health published in the Journal of the American Medical Association says women who experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse as children are more likely to have a child with autism than women who were not abused.
A Time For Mourning.
Across the country this weekend, people will walk to raise money and awareness for autism research.
After spending nearly five weeks on a Boston Celtics mosaic, 48 autistic students at the Joseph Lee School in Dorchester got to present their special gift to the team on Wednesday.
Someone at the school pulled a boy's tooth out after his teacher said he was distracted by it. That person ended up pulling out the wrong tooth.
A local researcher may have found a way to unlock the mysteries of autism in just minutes.
Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren has chosen a charity seeking treatments for autism to receive a donation from Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown under an agreement the two signed to discourage outside political ads.
A 10-year-old autistic boy is safe thanks to his fast-acting principal who saved him from a river in Rochester.
The city of Boston is launching a new program that will help track down lost children and adults with special needs.
WBZ's Dr. Murray Feingold shares recent findings that more children are being diagnosed with disabilities.
April is Autism Awareness Month, and Dan Rea has three experts in studio.
Writer and artist Emily Colson shares her story of personal struggle and joy raising her autistic son.
Some doctors are now saying they are no longer interested in seeing unvaccinated children in their offices.
Researchers from Harvard and McLean Hospital have developed the first biological test that uses MRI's to measure differences in the brain's wiring that could ultimately identify patients with autism.
An investigation is underway after a teenage girl was found dead at an apartment in Lowell.
Jimmy Kimmel will host a conversation with President Biden and former President Barack Obama, while George Clooney and Julia Roberts will be featured guests.
A heat wave will bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast next week.
The Hall of Fame player has been the last 24 years working as a studio analyst for TNT and on Friday he announced that next season will be his last on TV.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, wore a white dress and hat as she rode in a carriage alongside her children at Trooping the Colour.
The Celtics will have to wait if they hope to win the 18th championship in franchise history.
Celtics players promised to bounce back after a drubbing at the hands of the Mavericks in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
An investigation is underway after a teenage girl was found dead at an apartment in Lowell.
The hottest week of the year in the Boston area, thus far, is on the way.
The Karen Read murder trial resumed Friday in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts with more testimony from prosecution witnesses.
A new study finds that more younger employees are stressed at work compared to their older coworkers.
A new study from JAMA Cardiology finds that extreme heat from climate change poses higher risks to heart health.
Big sporting events are fun for most but for others, the stress can take a toll on their health. Dr. Mallika Marshall shares how to manage health and stress during these games.
A study from Alive Solutions found swimsuits that were brighter in color were more visible in bodies of water, and is a recommended safety measure to prevent young children from drowning.
A new study finds there may be a more accurate way to calculate a patient's risk of death from obesity, and it involves measuring a person's waist.
A reformed romance scammer is speaking out, sharing with the I-Team how he got women to send him tens of thousands of dollars.
The I-Team's Call for Action came to the aid of a Waltham woman who paid thousands for a procedure to help her lose fat.
Records show Massachusetts police departments typically and legally sell back or trade in their guns to dealers when they're no longer used by officers.
A woman told WBZ-TV's I-Team she believes she was raped by a killer just weeks before two bodies were found in Brockton in 2014.
The I-Team uncovered a posting on a Massachusetts State Police Instagram account that used a song with racial slurs and talked about guns.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are each claiming to support the U.S. military while running ads attacking their opponent on the issue.
Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman Steve Kerrigan spoke about the party's economic philosophy, commercial taxes in Boston and other subjects.
It's a dilemma that could mean big trouble for the City of Boston's budget - how to prepare for the fallout from an ongoing collapse of downtown commercial property values. Should taxes be raised on them?
So far in the bitter Trump-Biden battle, the truth seems to be an early casualty, says Jon Keller.
Former Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone, now president of the Northeast Clean Energy Council, joined WBZ-TV and discussed challenges facing the clean energy agenda.
Great Wolf Lodge Mashantucket is set to open in 2025 next to Foxwoods in Connecticut.
In a humble space in Hyde Park, a local company is on a mission to fix how flour is made.
At a time when store closures are surging, the parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls is talking about opening hundreds of new stores.
Takeda is planning to lay off more than 600 people in Cambridge and Lexington, Massachusetts
The West Boylston Cinema movie theater in central Massachusetts is going out of business.
The Polar Caves in Rumney, New Hampshire have been family owned and operated for over 100 years and offer families the opportunity to discover the wild wonders of the natural world.
The North Shore's Great Marsh is home to some of New England's most active and studied wildlife habitats.
Cornerstone Ranch in Princeton offers year-round horseback riding and wagon rides through the trails of scenic central Massachusetts.
Rockport's Thacher Island offers guests one of the most amazing views in all of New England with its twin lighthouses.
Known primarily for their fresh pressed apple cider and housemade apple cider donuts, Cold Hollow invites visitors to come discover their inner Vermonter.
The Hall of Fame player has been the last 24 years working as a studio analyst for TNT and on Friday he announced that next season will be his last on TV.
Celtics players promised to bounce back after a drubbing at the hands of the Mavericks in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Alex Verdugo had a two-run homer and four RBIs in his return to Fenway Park as the MLB-leading New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Friday night.
The Celtics will have to wait if they hope to win the 18th championship in franchise history.
The ring features 529 diamonds and 38 rubies and totals 14.8 carats. And a typo.
Twenty-three sets of twins have graduated from Pollard Middle School in Needham.
A Nantucket restaurant and store has sold two scratch tickets worth more than $1 million this year.
The Stephen Bryant house in Plympton was built in 1669.
A fisherman in Dennis may have captured the first pictures of a wild flamingo in Massachusetts.
The horse crashed through his stall floor in Ipswich and got stuck in the broken floorboards below.