Massachusetts

As the state convenes meetings to safeguard access to care at Steward hospitals in Massachusetts, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey are calling on the company’s landlord to play a role in stabilizing health care operations. In a letter Monday to CEO Edward Aldag Jr. of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. and CEO Karl Kuchel of Macquari...

More than half of the people who will serve on the Karen Read murder trial jury have been picked after two days of jury selection. Meanwhile, NBC10 Boston obtained the jury questionnaire from the clerk’s office of the Norfolk Superior Court.

The search is on for three men who robbed two 7-Elevens at gunpoint on the South Shore early Wednesday morning, police said. The two armed robberies, which took place in Norwell and Quincy about 20 minutes apart, are believed to be related, Quincy police said Thursday. The first robbery, at a 7-Eleven on Washington Street in Norwell, was reported a...

Temperatures are in reverse Thursday as the cool easterly wind blows off the chilly ocean. Although the bottom dropped out Wednesday along the coast, Thursday isn’t much better. Highs will only make the mid/upper 40s. Elsewhere, we’re not much better off. Low 50s will be the order of the day. This will be the chilliest day we’ll see ove...

Black birthing individuals have two to three times the maternal mortality and morbidity risk as white individuals. Nashira Baril, founder of the Neighborhood Birth Center in Boston, knows of the disparities in maternal health all too well. “There is a crisis in maternal health, and it bears down inequitably to communities of color, particular...

At a time when harsh storms, hot days and rising sea levels have become a reality for Boston, the mayor’s office is now looking to target these issues with a new position. Brian Swett, a native of Newton, Massachusetts, will soon become the city’s first chief climate officer. He says he’s looking to reduce carbon emissions by 2050...

Two people were critically injured in a crash Wednesday night in Framingham, Massachusetts, state police said. The crash took place at the intersection of Edgell Road and Brook Street. Framingham police say it occurred around 7:30 p.m. and involved one vehicle that hit a telephone pole. Police said a man was airlifted by medical helicopter and a wo...

Police in Boston are looking for a Dorchester man who has been missing since this weekend. The Boston Police Department said Wednesday that 31-year-old Dovany Pardovany was last seen around 10 a.m. Sunday in the Jacobs Street area. Pardovany is described as being a 6-7, 315-pound Black man with brown eyes, a curly Afro and a beard, police said. Whe...

Aerial footage from the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing helicopter shows a chase that ended with two arrests in Berkley. State police say troopers tried to stop a stolen vehicle shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday. The driver fled and was followed onto Route 79 northbound, but troopers stopped chasing the vehicle when it exited onto local roads. Th...

The ringleader of a group that appears to have been responsible for most of the catalytic converter thefts in the Greater Boston area in the last few years has pleaded guilty, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

Authorities said a six-page, handwritten note was found in a flower bed near the spot where the bomb was found.

A judge denied a Massachusetts mother’s request for a lower bail as she awaits trial in the death of her 3-year-old son. Jennifer Prudencio, 25, of Chelsea, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment after her son, Yael Guardado Prudencio, was found unresponsive inside their Spencer Avenue apartment on April 7. Prudenc...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A new Greek eatery is on its way to Somerville, and it will take over the space where an Italian seafood restaurant had been. According to a source, Eat Greek Gyros is planning to open in Davis Square, moving into the former Out of the Blue space on Elm Street. A menu…