WWII veterans travel from Boston to Europe to visit areas they helped liberate
A group of World War II veterans traveled overseas from Boston to see their old battlegrounds.
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A group of World War II veterans traveled overseas from Boston to see their old battlegrounds.
The U.S. Army posthumously awarded three Bronze Star Medals this week to World War II veterans from Charlestown, honoring their heroism and sacrifice ahead of Veterans Day.
Eighty-year-old letters from World War II finally made it home, thanks to a postage collector in Western Massachusetts.
Drawing on never-before-seen letters, diaries, and other historical records, Edsel shows the painful price of freedom, on the battlefields and inside American homes.
Marine Cpl. John Edwinson Jr. was killed in the Battle of Guadalcanal but his remains weren't identified until last year.
An Endicott College graduate is on a mission to learn and write about every World War II veteran in her community. It's already connecting people who never would have met.
The remains of a World War II airman from Massachusetts have been positively identified, nearly 80 years after he went missing in action.
Sgt. Edward Kovaleski went missing in April 1945 after his plane crashed over Austria. His remains were found in 2021 and identified using DNA.
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War II.
On those days that you may be thinking about skipping the gym, just remember 95-year-old David Scott.
In France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied forces' pivotal D-Day landings in Normandy, President Biden honors WWII troops who freed Europe from tyranny.
World War II veteran Joseph Garrisi was severely injured in battle. His heroics left him not only with a scar, but two Purple Heart medals.
Three C-47 transport planes, a workhorse of World War II, dropped three long strings of jumpers, their round chutes mushrooming open in the blue skies with puffy white clouds.
The men were among 31 soldiers killed when their C-46 transport plane hit a cliff while attempting to land in Okinawa, Japan on Aug. 13, 1945
A book with records of a U.S. Navy destroyer's trips during World War II was found in a piece of furniture far from the now-sunken ship.
Of the millions of women who performed exceptional service, just dozens have survived long enough to see their work recognized.
A late veteran from Medford, Massachusetts will be award the Congressional Gold Medal for his role in the Ghost Army in World War II.
The FBI Boston Division returned 22 historic artifacts to Japan after they said a Massachusetts family found them in their late father's attic.
The FBI Boston Division returned 22 historic artifacts to Japan after they said a Massachusetts family found them in their late father's attic.
A 95-year-old World War II veteran is the latest graduate of Brighton High School.
A 95-year-old World War II veteran is the latest graduate of Brighton High School. WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan reports.
U.S. Army Air Force 1st Lt. Alfred Pezzella was killed when his bomber was shot down on a mission targeting oil fields near Romania.
A young solider from Boston who had been missing in action in World War II for 79 years has been identified.
WBZ TV's Paula Ebben reports.
Army Air Forces Pvt. Joseph E. Lescaut was reported captured when U.S. forces on the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines surrendered to the Japanese in 1942.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Monday that human remains found buried under a Tyngsboro, Massachusetts man's garage may belong to Jill Kloppenburg, who has been missing for over a year.
Sarah Fillier spent her first two seasons with the New York Sirens accustomed to staring at empty blocks of seats across the bench during home games.
The partial government shutdown is leading to long security lines at some airports around the country.
Gas prices in Massachusetts have surged 24 cents since last week, according to AAA.
The song is that of a humpback whale and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, researchers said.
The Boston area and much of southern New England is heading into an active stretch of weather to start the week.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Monday that human remains found buried under a Tyngsboro, Massachusetts man's garage may belong to Jill Kloppenburg, who has been missing for over a year.
The partial government shutdown is leading to long security lines at some airports around the country.
Gas prices in Massachusetts have surged 24 cents since last week, according to AAA.
The song is that of a humpback whale and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, researchers said.
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.
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."
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
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.
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.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
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.
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.
Sarah Fillier spent her first two seasons with the New York Sirens accustomed to staring at empty blocks of seats across the bench during home games.
The United States will face the winner of Monday's semifinal between Italy and Venezuela in Tuesday's World Baseball Classic title game.
Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.
Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu had an epic bat flip after hitting a clutch home run for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
Jayson Tatum had 20 points and 14 rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes as Boston beat Washington on Saturday.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
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.