Ninth annual Winter Walk to end homelessness steps off Sunday in Boston
Executive Director Paulina Kusiak Daigle said thousands are expected to take part in the walk, which aims to raise $500,000.
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Executive Director Paulina Kusiak Daigle said thousands are expected to take part in the walk, which aims to raise $500,000.
A business owner in Brockton is moving his tech support company out of the city, saying he's fed up with homelessness and the associated issues plaguing downtown.
Between 2023 and 2024, Massachusetts experienced a more than 50% increase in homelessness. Among families with children, it climbed a staggering 74%. WBZ-TV's Juli McDonald reports.
A business owner in Brockton is moving his tech support company out of the city, saying he's fed up with homelessness and the associated issues plaguing downtown. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.
Many volunteers were on hand to help celebrate the holidays at St. Francis House in Boston on Wednesday. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.
Sophia Casini collected more than 4,700 pairs of socks this year as part of a drive she's been doing since she was 4 years old.
A church and day center for those experiencing homelessness in Lowell, Massachusetts has been fined for a trash violation as the city sees its first snow of the season.
A church and day center for those experiencing homelessness in Lowell, Massachusetts has been fined for a trash violation as the city sees its first snow of the season. WBZ-TV's Tiffany Chan reports.
Boston's Bridge Over Troubled Waters is tackling the challenges homeless youth face by bringing the help they need right to them.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey wants to limit stays for migrant and homeless families in emergency shelters to six months.
Brockton, Massachusetts is cracking down on homeless encampments in their city. It's a move some leaders are calling immoral.
The city of Brockton, Massachusetts is joining Lowell in cracking down on homeless encampments, sparking calls for compassion for the less fortunate. WBZ-TV's Tiffany Chan reports.
When Adrian Oomer learned about homelessness in second grade, he felt the kind of sadness that compels people to action.
Advocates for the homeless are imploring Gov. Healey to rescind a new policy that allows some families only five days to stay in the state's four emergency overflow shelters.
Advocates and families gathered on Monday to urge lawmakers to take action for homeless families in Massachusetts.
Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday said Massachusetts is "out of shelter space" and announced changes that include a 5-day stay limit.
State contracts obtained by the I-Team show taxpayers are paying tens of millions of dollars to hotels for rooms and food.
A Worcester 12-year-old spent Easter Sunday delivering hundreds of Easter baskets to babies and children experiencing homelessness in Massachusetts.
A Worcester 12-year-old spent Easter Sunday delivering hundreds of Easter baskets to babies and children experiencing homelessness in Massachusetts.
Students at Northeast Metropolitan Tech vocational high school in Wakefield are building dressers for children transitioning out of homeless shelters.
WBZ TV's Katrina Kincade reports.
Victor Oliveira is helping people who are largely ignored by others because he's been through their struggle.
Rents over the last two decades have risen much faster than employee pay, contributing to an escalating homelessness crisis in the U.S.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will weigh whether a city's enforcement of rules prohibiting homeless residents from camping on public property violates the Constitution's protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
A record 650,000 people experienced homelessness on a single January night, a 12% jump from a year earlier.
Janette MacAusland, the Wellesley, Massachusetts mother charged with the murders of her two young children, will appear in court in Vermont Monday afternoon.
Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney has become an online sensation for a social media video in her distinctive Boston accent.
Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, and Jayson Tatum added 30 as the Celtics crushed the Sixers in Joel Embiid's return in Game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
The Bruins fell behind 4-0 in the first period at TD Garden, and the Sabres cruised to a Game 4 win.
Willson Contreras hit his sixth home run of the season and second in as many games, and the Boston Red Sox responded to the firing of manager Alex Cora with a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
Janette MacAusland, the Wellesley mother charged with the murders of her two young children, will be in court in Vermont Monday.
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a crew member who fell off a Norwegian cruise ship while it was traveling from Bermuda to Boston.
Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney has become an online sensation for a social media video in her distinctive Boston accent.
Members of the Red Sox front office addressed the media for the first time since firing manager Alex Cora.
Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, and Jayson Tatum added 30 as the Celtics crushed the Sixers in Joel Embiid's return in Game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
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 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.
Another movie theater in Massachusetts is closing its doors. The Route One Cinema Pub in North Attleboro will shut down in May.
The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.
Easter is today. Stores like Market Basket, Big Y and Stop & Shop have shared whether they'll be open or closed for the holiday.
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.
Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, and Jayson Tatum added 30 as the Celtics crushed the Sixers in Joel Embiid's return in Game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
The Bruins fell behind 4-0 in the first period at TD Garden, and the Sabres cruised to a Game 4 win.
Willson Contreras hit his sixth home run of the season and second in as many games, and the Boston Red Sox responded to the firing of manager Alex Cora with a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
Members of the Red Sox front office addressed the media for the first time since firing manager Alex Cora.
Mike Vrabel was absent for day three of the NFL Draft on Saturday as the New England Patriots selected 6 new players, including a defensive lineman from Boston College.
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.