I-Team: Idling Law Rarely Enforced
There is a pretty simple law on the books in Massachusetts which says most vehicles cannot idle for more than five minutes.
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There is a pretty simple law on the books in Massachusetts which says most vehicles cannot idle for more than five minutes.
Boston Mayor Tom Menino says NStar's charitable foundation has donated $10,000 to help low and fixed income people who lost food during a power outage last week.
The outage is so the company can switch the customers from a temporary connection, to the company's permanent underground network.
Shortly after power was restored to customers in the Back Bay, a manhole explosion knocked power out again.
Thousands of customers were still without power late Wednesday night, according to NStar.
The Inspectional Services Department is sending crews out to check up on affected stores and restaurants.
Boston firefighters have contained a smoky four-alarm fire at a garage on Dalton Street.
Richard Freeland is the Commissioner of Higher Education. The I-Team has learned taxpayers pick up the tab for the lease on his Chevy Hybrid, and the cost of gas and tolls.
Leaders in Boston's Jewish community are warning local synagogues and Jewish religious institutions to be on guard because of possible terrorist threats overseas.
Commuters rescued a vision-impaired MBTA passenger who fell onto the tracks at the Back Bay station.
Climate Change and the gradual creep of sea level rise has coastal communities wondering what life will be like in the future.
Filene's Basement has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to liquidate their operations.
Electric car owners can now charge up in Boston's Back Bay.
Health officials are still looking for a person who was reportedly bitten by a rabid bat found on the sidewalk in the Back Bay
The new tower, facing the Back Bay T station, would contain more than 300 condos, an enlarged Neiman-Marcus store and a glass-enclosed garden.
While the Back Bay tends to be known as a chic Boston neighborhood replete with fine dining and high fashion, it actually is very family friendly.
A malfunctioning escalator at the Back Bay MBTA station injured a few people as they were making their way to the Bruins parade on Saturday.
Boston health officials said there is another suspected case of the measles in the city.
Health care officials are working to contain the potential spread of measles in Boston's Back Bay. A worker at the French consulate was diagnosed with the highly contagious infection.
Piles of snow left from all of the storms the last few weeks are making parking on Newbury Street in Boston, tougher than ever.
Up to two feet of snow fell across the Bay State on Wednesday. WBZ-TV has a team of reporters covering this storm from the shore to the city, and points north and west.
Five hundred runners raced through Boston's Back Bay neighborhood on Saturday wearing nothing but Speedos and Santa hats.
A water main break is causing traffic problems in the Back Bay.
Several school districts in Massachusetts have delayed the start of classes Wednesday because of snow overnight and slick roads this morning.
Skyl'ar is a smart, independent, and determined girl who takes pride in advocating for herself.
Foxboro is refusing to front upwards of $8 million needed to buy equipment and pay police and fire over a span of 39 days.
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
The Boston City Council is looking at how to be better prepared for the next round of snow after two blockbuster storms this year.
The conflicts in Iran have only just begun, yet drivers are already seeing an impact at the pump.
Several school districts in Massachusetts have delayed the start of classes Wednesday because of snow overnight and slick roads this morning.
Foxboro is refusing to front upwards of $8 million needed to buy equipment and pay police and fire over a span of 39 days.
The Boston City Council is looking at how to be better prepared for the next round of snow after two blockbuster storms this year.
Repair shops are busy as potholes pop up in cities and towns across Massachusetts.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
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.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
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.
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 restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
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.
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City.
The World Baseball Classic is getting underway this week, and several Boston Red Sox players will be participating.
Neemias Queta scored a career-high 27 points and added 17 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics recover from a slow start and rally past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-98.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.
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.