Worcester Public Schools may need to layoff dozens of teachers due to budget deficit
District leaders said there's a $22 million deficit in next year's budget but it hasn't been finalized.
District leaders said there's a $22 million deficit in next year's budget but it hasn't been finalized.
In the wake of a teenager's fatal shooting last week in Worcester, a nonprofit is working to give other teens in the Massachusetts city hope. WBZ TV's Paul Burton reports.
Thousands decided to experience the Solar Eclipse at the EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature in Worcester on Monday.
Thousands decided to experience the Solar Eclipse at the EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature in Worcester on Monday.
About 2,000 people are expected to watch the eclipse Monday at the EcoTarium in Worcester. WBZ TV's Levan Reid talked to CEO Noreen Smith about why the glasses are so important.
WBZ Meteorologist Jason Mikell tried out a few jobs at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area for a day.
Massachusetts and New Hampshire are going to feel the lingering impacts of this storm for the next several days.
A Worcester 12-year-old spent Easter Sunday delivering hundreds of Easter baskets to babies and children experiencing homelessness in Massachusetts.
WBZ TV's Paul Burton reports.
Samuel Wanjiru, 26, was visiting Puerto Rico with his family when he went missing Wednesday. WBZ TV's Breana Pitts reports.
WBZ TV's Laura Haefeli reports.
The first kava bar in Massachusetts is opening in Worcester next month. But how safe is the drink?
WBZ's Penny Kmitt takes viewers into a new type of bar that is coming to Massachusetts. The state's first kava bar, Root Awakening, is set to open in Worcester in April.
Eight nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester have sued, claiming the hospital retaliated against them for complaining about work conditions.
Worcester City Councilors pressed lawmakers to get tougher on existing gun laws following the shooting deaths of a mother and daughter. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.
Karel Mangual hid behind a door at his arraignment in Worcester Tuesday on two murder charges. WBZ TV's Kristina Rex reports.
Karel Mangual, one of two men charged in the horrific shooting deaths of a young mother and her daughter in Worcester last week, appeared briefly in court Tuesday.
Worcester Public Schools has released a statement honoring the 11-year-old killed in an ambush shooting with her mother on Tuesday afternoon.
WBZ TV's Beth Germano reports.
WBZ TV's Anna Meiler reports.
WBZ TV's Beth Germano reports.
WBZ TV's Beth Germano reports.
WBZ TV's Beth Germano reports.
Worcester Police now say the two people shot and killed in a horrifying ambush Tuesday afternoon were a mother and daughter.
Police are investigating after two women were shot in Worcester. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.
Ben Heller has raised nearly $250,000 and will compete in the Boston Haymakers for Hope boxing match.
Stoneham police and FBI agents surrounded a house on Hancock Street in Stoneham on Wednesday, executing a search warrant.
The Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the second-round series at a game apiece.
Marcell Ozuna kept up his torrid start with two more homers and Chris Sale pitched six innings against his former team, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and a sweep of their two-game interleague series Wednesday night.
Know these three surefire signs that your mattress has bedbugs.
Karen Read's high-profile Massachusetts murder trial continued with surveillance video showing Read with John O'Keefe hours before his death.
Stoneham police and FBI agents surrounded a house on Hancock Street in Stoneham on Wednesday, executing a search warrant.
The UMass Amherst chancellor said he asked police to intervene after students set up a tent encampment on campus.
The adoptive father of Harmony Montgomery's seven-year-old brother says his son Jamison is being silenced as a judge limits victim impact statements at the sentencing of Adam Montgomery.
Ben Heller has raised nearly $250,000 and will compete in the Boston Haymakers for Hope boxing match.
Trying to be a "perfect" parent could be detrimental to both parents and children.
Alzheimer's disease may be passed down in families more than previously thought.
Panera is phasing out a highly caffeinated selection of lemonade beverages that's at the center of several lawsuits.
Researchers found that the hour before and after pickup from school is the most unhealthy for children's diets.
Every four to five years, the age considered to be "old age" shifts higher another year or so.
Massachusetts is paying millions to vendors in the migrant crisis with little oversight on how taxpayer money is being spent
A Townsend woman was scammed into believing a famous actor was in love with her. Then the case took on a potentially more sinister turn.
State contracts obtained by the I-Team show taxpayers are paying tens of millions of dollars to hotels for rooms and food.
A fourth-grade teacher at an elementary school in Cambridge is facing child rape charges.
William Foley Jr., a five-time drunk driver who lost his license after a fatal crash in 2001, is back behind bars after an I-Team investigation.
Many residents say they really like Boston, but say the cost of living and high housing prices are taking a toll.
Despite an April revenue haul that exceeded forecasts, there is still anxiety on Beacon Hill about overall revenue shortfalls and economic uncertainty.
Surveys have found that support for Israel is "fairly consistent," regardless of campus protests.
Quincy City Council President Ian Cain and Swansea attorney John Deaton are seeking the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Pro-Palestinian students have accelerated their protests of the Israel-Hamas war. But are the they helping or hurting their cause?
You can once again grab a cocktail to go in Massachusetts.
April 20, 2024 is Record Store Day. See which record shops in Massachusetts are participating.
Boston Dynamics' latest robot is ready to "exceed human capabilities," the company says.
Rising costs are forcing small businesses located on Boston's Massachusetts Avenue to close.
Boston-based box wine brand Alileo teamed up with Caffe Nero to launch a coffee and wine experience in Massachusetts.
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine offers more than 300 acres of the largest public garden space in New England.
French-inspired home and garden shop Les Fleurs brings the look and feel of Europe to Andover.
John Francis Designs in North Chelmsford is part woodshop and part test kitchen, where one-of-a-kind ravioli molds are made.
David Standridge is the award-winning executive chef of The Shipwright's Daughter in Mystic, Connecticut, a sea-to-table restaurant focusing on sustainable local seafood.
The Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth offers visitors the chance to explore more than 350 years of New Hampshire's history.
The Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the second-round series at a game apiece.
Marcell Ozuna kept up his torrid start with two more homers and Chris Sale pitched six innings against his former team, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and a sweep of their two-game interleague series Wednesday night.
The Boston University softball team is making a habit of rewriting the program's record books.
It may seem impossible, but Derrick White continues to get better and better for the Boston Celtics.
he Panthers will once again take the ice without Sam Bennett on Wednesday night when they look to avoid falling into a 2-0 hole to the Bruins. But Florida head coach Paul Maurice believes Bennett's return should come soon.
Researchers spotted a 37-year-old right whale mother named Wolf and her calf off the coast of Massachusetts.
The 2024 cicada broods will not be emerging in Massachusetts - but the buzzing bugs are set to appear here in 2025.
A pair of vultures thought to be "actively dying" actually had too much to drink, wildlife rescuers in Connecticut say.
A fluffy pile of golden retrievers took over the Boston Common in memory of Spencer the marathon dog.
The thick fog made for an eerie sight as the Mayflower II crossed the Cape Cod Canal.