Massachusetts forms new state police unit to help combat hate crimes
Governor Maura Healey announced a new state police unit to help deter hate crimes.
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Governor Maura Healey announced a new state police unit to help deter hate crimes.
Governor Maura Healey announced a new state police unit to help deter hate crimes.
Governor Maura Healey's office has announced a plan to temporarily house migrant families in the State Transportation Building.
Massachusetts is capping the number of migrants in emergency shelters across the state and setting up a waitlist after a judge denied a request for an injunction.
WBZ-TV's Paul Burton reports.
The program is aimed to help migrants staying in shelters move to more stable housing opportunities.
Healey said she knew the MBTA was going to be a "major, major issue" she would need to address while in office.
Governor Maura Healey called the defects in the Green Line Extension track "unacceptable" and said contractors will have to pay to make the repairs.
Gov. Maura Healey unveiled a sweeping $4 billion bill Wednesday aimed at creating new homes and making housing more affordable.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that the state's emergency shelters are "on the verge of reaching capacity."
Arlington neighbors said they're very upset and scared that a neo-Nazi group demonstrate in their neighborhood after NSC-131 staged a protest outside Gov. Maura Healey's home.
Governor Healey has withdrawn her proposal to remove the humpback whale off of the state's endangered species list.
WBZ-TV's I-Team sources say that people in masks were protesting outside of Governor Maura Healey's house.
The move is one of the steps Governor Maura Healey said she's been begging the Biden administration to take.
Gov. Maura Healey has declared a state of emergency for Massachusetts ahead of Hurricane Lee and activated the National Guard.
Gov. Maura Healey is reaching out to the federal government to make it easier for migrants to work in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts National Guard members will soon deploy to emergency shelter sites and hotels in 80 different communities that are currently housing migrant and other homeless families.
This is not the end of construction for the Sumner Tunnel. MassDOT has eight weekend closures planned for the rest for the year.
MassDOT is reminding drivers there will be about a dozen weekend closures after August 31 as workers finalize phase one of the Sumner Tunnel construction.
Massachusetts is giving undocumented students a better chance at higher education.
Businesses were ripped apart by water that came in during torrential rainstorms on Tuesday. WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller reports.
There are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 people - many of whom are migrants -- currently living in state shelters.
Healey addressed the Irish Senate Tuesday to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Ireland.
WBZ TV's Paula Ebben reports.
WBZ TV's Kate Merrill reports.
Essential services across the city, including police and fire, schools and the library, have remained fully operational.
A die-hard Boston Red Sox fan is behind a development in Herriman, Utah that has been going viral on social media.
Michael Proctor requested court permission to remain silent after he was called as a witness in the case against Myles King, who is accused of a 2021 Milton murder.
At Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, students are getting AI ready. This semester the university launched a new major for AI.
The non-profit Voices of Hope works to entertain while raising money for research and to support patients.
Michael Proctor was called as a witness in the case against Myles King, who is accused of a murder in Milton in 2021.
Massport is looking for a "distinctly Boston" voice to become the official overhead announcement voice of Logan Airport.
A die-hard Red Sox fan is behind a development in Herriman, Utah, that has been going viral on social media.
Macklemore says Ed Sheeran has dropped him from an upcoming Gillette Stadium concert after a call from Robert Kraft.
Essential services across the city, including police and fire, schools and the library, have remained fully operational.
In Massachusetts, one high school explained steps it has taken to try and reduce head injuries.
This year, ER visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently allergic to red meat. How can you best avoid tick bites?
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
A former FAA special agent says the 9/11 attacks never should have happened because the government was aware of the vulnerabilities.
According to I-Team sources, a Massachusetts State Police trooper allegedly targeted his former girlfriend with racist messages after she began dating a man of color.
Massachusetts State Police have opened an internal affairs investigation after an alleged sexual assault at the department's Oak Bluffs barracks, the WBZ-TV I-Team has learned.
After a man sold his pickup truck on eBay he said the company held onto half his money - nearly $12,000. Here's how it was resolved.
A windshield replacement error knocked out the safety features in Meg Burke's car. When she paid nearly $500 to get it fixed, she couldn't get Safelite to pay her back, so she called the I-Team's Call for Action.
Jon Keller said it's a mistake to think that young people will automatically gravitate to a younger candidate in Massachusetts.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
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.
The immersive WNDR Museum in Boston's Downtown Crossing is set to close down just two years after it opened.
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
Payton Tolle opened the game with an immaculate inning, Roman Anthony hit a go-ahead single and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday.
The bad news for the New England Patriots continues to get worse when it comes to wide receiver A.J. Brown's ankle injury.
Ranger Suarez struck out eight in seven innings of one-run ball, Wilyer Abreu hit a tiebreaking two-run double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday to halt a three-game skid.
For the first time ever, the annual Red Bandana Game was held on 9/11, honoring Welles Crowther's heroism.
Carter Jensen had a two-run double, Salvador Perez added an RBI and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night.
A magazine borrowed from the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire 132 years ago has finally been returned.
A blue marlin weighing 1,260 pounds was caught by a charter fishing boat off Massachusetts.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.