Massachusetts

Neighborhoods in several different southern New Hampshire towns were rocked by a mysterious explosion Tuesday night. Kingston police say the blast was caused by a family using explosives to reveal the gender of their baby. Chief Donald Briggs said the blast happened at Torromeo Industries on Dorre Road around 7 p.m. Kingston residents say it was like nothing they had…

The upcoming trial of a former Massachusetts mayor first elected at the age of 23 will showcase the dramatic rise and fall of the wunderkind accused of stealing from his investors and extorting marijuana companies.

Mayor Kim Janey is baffled that a former Boston police officer and union chief who is charged with molesting multiple children reportedly first faced child abuse allegations back in the mid-1990s.

For Melissa Surgecoff and her fiancé Donnie Campbell, March 8 started out just like any other day, until Surgecoff suddenly started feeling intense cramping and pain.

The renowned Shakespeare & Company theater group in Massachusetts plans to resume live, in-person performances this summer with a production of “King Lear” starring Christopher Lloyd

A Massachusetts woman noticed something strange about the “For Sale” sign outside a home in her neighborhood

The hair restoration industry is seeing a boom in business during the pandemic.

An armed robbery suspect who barricaded himself inside a Rockland, Massachusetts, police cruiser Friday morning was fatally shot at the end of a standoff, officials said. He appeared to be exiting the vehicle with a police rifle. Over about three hours, the man robbed a 7-Eleven, evaded an officer who’d cornered him on foot, stole an officer’s police cruiser,...

A Massachusetts woman is not only mourning the loss of her 84-year-old grandmother but is also searching exhaustively for her nana’s missing wedding ring, which she says was stolen.

A Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly assaulting a police officer at the U.S. Capitol as violence broke out there following a pro-Trump rally in January, according to court documents and the FBI.

A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval, setting up what the Biden administration hopes will be a model for a sharp increase in offshore wind energy development along the East Coast

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s latest wealth-tax proposal calls for an annual tax of 2%, or 2 cents, on every dollar of people’s wealth worth above $50 million.

Two people were killed in a construction accident in Boston’s Financial District on Wednesday morning, official said. Police said they were called to the area of 190 High St. around 8 a.m. for a report of two people who had been struck by a motor vehicle. Officials said two men were reportedly struck by a dump truck and fell into…

Five Holocaust survivors reflect on the significance of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and hope to get back to a life without restrictions.

Science teacher John King and his wife have traveled across Massachusetts in their school bus to bring real-world science lessons to his students stuck at home in Lowell.

On the 17th anniversary of the disappearance of Maura Murray, her family is still hopeful. “I’m hoping something shakes loose this year,” said her older sister, Julie. Julie’s and Maura’s brother, Kurtis, held a virtual candlelight vigil Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., the last time Maura was seen. “It’s kind of crazy to think it’s 17 years. I’ve spent more...

For many people in Massachusetts and across the country, the pandemic has meant a lot of family time, with nights out on the town being replaced by family game nights in. “We were playing card games like Uno and Go Fish and whatnot,” said Worcester native Dominique Price. Price says while those games were fun, there was something missing. “It…

After an exhausting late night shoveling during Monday’s nor’easter, Bradford Gauthier of Worcester, Massachusetts, learned a lesson he won’t soon forget. “We have a 6-month-old baby, so we don’t watch TV at night in the room, so I always end up wearing my AirPods and just watching Netflix or whatever,” said Gauthier. But when he woke up Tuesday to...

Maria Macario has been living inside a Massachusetts church for over three years to avoid deportation to Guatemala.

Kassandra Jean-Marie has always wanted to be a doctor, but she says the reason has changed. “I’m smiling because my answer to that question has changed so many times throughout my years,” she said. Jean-Marie’s mom is a nurse, and that inspired her. “She always came home and I could definitely see she was tired some nights, but she...