Keller @ Large: Fire Sprinklers Worth The Cost?
Jon Keller ponders whether fire sprinklers are worth the price.
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Jon Keller ponders whether fire sprinklers are worth the price.
Seven people were killed in a fire that tore through a three-story apartment building in Lowell on Thursday.
Firefighters are battling a fire at Eastham Beach near Dyre Prince Road.
A truck carrying 7,000 pounds of lobster slammed into an MBTA rail bridge in Westwood early Tuesday morning, sparking a fire and huge problems for commuters.
Witnesses reported hearing an explosion before a fire on Wigglesworth Street in Boston.
A woman was stabbed several times by her girlfriend inside their apartment in Lawrence on Saturday morning before the building was set on fire, police said.
Firefighters battled a large fire in an abandoned building in Lynn on Thursday afternoon.
Stoneham police say they are investigating an apparent marijuana growing operation that was discovered after a home caught fire.
The medical examiner has released the official cause of death for two Boston firefighters killed in a fire on Beacon Street in March.
A firefighter was injured when flames swept through a home in Billerica Saturday morning.
Thirteen people were injured in an overnight fire in Dennisport, officials say.
One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation and another suffered a leg injury after a fire in West Roxbury.
A fire leveled a maintenance garage that housed about $1 million worth of golf course equipment at the Thomson Country Club Golf Course in North Reading early Saturday morning.
Court records show that a Manchester, New Hampshire, couple was strangled five days before firefighters found their bodies in their burning home.
Research has found significantly higher rates of respiratory, digestive and urinary cancers in firefighters than in the general population.
Investigators say multiple fires were set inside a Brentwood, New Hampshire home after a police officer was shot and killed.
Shots were fired just before a fire and explosion raged through a home in southern New Hampshire Monday afternoon.
A Haverhill mother is recovering from surgery after jumping from a burning building with her son in her arms.
About 40 people are looking for a new place to live after a fire tore through a Salem apartment complex overnight.
State Police say the taxi driver killed in Monday's fiery crash on the Zakim Bridge had a flat tire shortly before a tractor-trailer slammed into her cab.
he New Hampshire Attorney General's office has identified a man whose body was found inside a burning mobile home in Seabrook last month.
A person was found dead in a Methuen home early Monday morning after a fire was put out there.
Boston firefighters say it was "inexcusable" that a parked BMW was blocking a fire hydrant near the scene of an 8-alarm fire in East Boston Wednesday night. Firefighters smashed through the driver and passenger windows to feed a hose through. The hose still had a kink in it, so bystanders helped firefighters lift and bounce the car away from the curb.
The friend of a driver who had his car windows smashed out by firefighters in East Boston on Wednesday evening says the vehicle was only two days old.
Firefighters were battling an 8-alarm blaze on Lexington Street in East Boston.
Morgan Geekie scored a pair of goals and Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 shots on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins beat Utah 4-1.
The MBTA has made incredible strides over the past two years, and Phillip Eng, the New Yorker who came out of retirement to fix the "T" is getting rave reviews.
Two students were killed and nine others were wounded during a mass shooting on the campus of Brown University in Rhode Island.
In several zoomed-in videos police say were captured on the East Side of Providence approximately two hours before the shooting, the person of interest is seen walking on a sidewalk and looking around.
FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets following a worldwide backlash, with some final seats available for $60.
MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro was killed in a shooting at his home in Brookline.
More images or videos in the Brown University shooting investigation are expected to be released later today, the Providence Police Department said.
Nick Reiner, who is being held in connection with the murder of his parents Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, will not be in court on Tuesday due to medical reasons, his attorney said.
Two students were killed and nine others were wounded during a mass shooting on the campus of Brown University in Rhode Island.
The MBTA has made incredible strides over the past two years, and Phillip Eng, the New Yorker who came out of retirement to fix the "T" is getting rave reviews.
In an interview with CBS News, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary explains what went into the decision to drop the most serious warnings on hormone therapy for menopause.
Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have removed a pig kidney from a New Hampshire man 271 days after the innovative transplant.
With two-year waiting lists for a primary care physician, Mass General Brigham is using AI to bridge the gap.
A new study finds that simply having a HEPA air purifier in the classroom may not be enough to keep students safe from respiratory illnesses.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
I-Team sources say the allegations of misconduct involving Canton Police Sgt. Sean Goode stem from an investigation into former State Police Trooper Michael Proctor.
Customers have been telling the I-Team that the service has not been as advertised with delays and equipment problems.
Advocates for Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital in Canton say the state is failing to keep its promise to keep the facility open.
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 Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission unanimously approved regulations to allow for legal marijuana use in public settings.
The model airplane and balsa wood glider company Guillow's has been headquartered in Wakefield for nearly a century.
Ocean Spray is looking into videos that claim to show its cranberry sauce cans full of water instead of jelly.
"Blue laws" in Massachusetts prevent most retailers, including grocery stores, from opening on Thanksgiving.
Two shuttered retailers are set to become supermarkets in southeastern Massachusetts.
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.
Morgan Geekie scored a pair of goals and Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 shots on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins beat Utah 4-1.
FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets following a worldwide backlash, with some final seats available for $60.
Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 10 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 112-105 on Monday night.
Quinn Hughes scored in his Minnesota debut and the Wild beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 for their fourth straight win.
Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes, and James Cook ran for two TDs and caught another as the Buffalo Bills rallied from a 21-0 deficit to beat New England 35-31 on Sunday, preventing the Patriots from clinching the AFC East title.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
Police are looking for whoever opened fire on inflatable Christmas decorations in Bow, New Hampshire.
Birders are flocking to Scituate, Massachusetts to catch a glimpse of a tropical bird called a limpkin, which has never been spotted in New England before.
A rescue group is blaming a "dangerous" TikTok trend for a surge in skiers getting lost in the backcountry at Vermont's Stowe Mountain Resort.
A North Atlantic right whale spotted off Ireland last year has made an "extraordinary" 3,000-mile journey to Boston, scientists say.