forecast 7 mins ago

Early morning showers with cool temperatures, weekend is mainly dry

Closing in on the weekend with a sharp eye on the showers. Seems Friday morning’s batch of rain is having a hard time establishing across the Commonwealth. Ironically, the northeast wind is help...

  • 10 hours ago

    Video shows fight that broke out on Spirit Airlines flight as it landed at Logan Airport

    It was a tussle on the tarmac as a fight broke out on a recent Spirit Airlines flight right after it landed at Logan Airport. “Everything seemed fine and dandy until we hit the ground,” said Framingham resident Nicole Grome, who recorded video of the fight on her cell phone. “The tension was really building, you could cut it with....
  • 11 hours ago

    Family of man injured in drunk driving crash has been waiting years for justice

    Nearly six years after a drunk driver hit a Brockton, Massachusetts, man and left him disabled, his family is still waiting for their day in court. Kesnel Belony was delivering food in Boston near South Station, when he was hit by a car and thrown from his scooter in November of 2018. His cousin Dinie Okonkwo said he suffered a…

  • cambridge 12 hours ago

    Cambridge considers plan to abolish single-family-only zoning

    Statewide housing issues are causing conversations in cities across Massachusetts, including in Cambridge, where lawmakers are considering a change to residential zoning laws. Cambridge Housing Committee members are discussing a plan to remove zoning requirements that only low-occupancy homes may be constructed in certain areas. “There are so...
  • Steward Health Care 13 hours ago

    Payroll ruling launches Steward bankruptcy case

    A judge ruled Tuesday that the bankrupt Steward Health Care system can meet Wednesday’s payroll for its roughly 9,750 employees in Massachusetts and more than 20,000 others around the country, an early ruling in a court proceeding in which Massachusetts is among hundreds of interested parties. The operator of the third-largest hospital system...
  • 13 hours ago

    Michigan man accused of making explosives to target Satanic Temple in Mass.

    A Michigan man carrying explosives traveled to Massachusetts in 2023 and later said he wanted to blow up a building in Salem known as the Satanic Temple, according to a federal indictment. Luke Terpstra was charged in western Michigan with two felonies: transportation of an explosive and possession of an unregistered explosive. “Building explosive ...
  • MIT 6 hours ago

    MIT says some protesters were arrested after traffic disruption

    “Fewer than ten” pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested after a traffic disruption in the area of MIT’s campus Thursday afternoon, the school said. The protest was taking place in the area of Vassar Street. Dozens of protesters were holding signs that identified the group as the “MIT Coalition for Palestine.” MIT pol...
  • 16 hours ago

    Victim assistance efforts face federal funding cuts

    Dollars coming from Washington to support survivors of violent crimes have dried up in recent years, and state funds to prop up struggling service providers are held up in a spending bill awaiting legislative action. Federal funding through the Crime Victims Fund to support victim service programming nationwide has fallen dramatically over the past...
  • Massachusetts 17 hours ago

    Expansion of Encore Boston Harbor suspended due to impasse over taxes, impact fees

    The expansion of the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts, has been suspended as the casino and city can’t come to terms over things like taxes and impact fees, Encore parent company Wynn Resorts said this week. Wynn had been seeking to build a new facility across Broadway from the $2.6 billion casino that opened in 2019 as t...
  • Massachusetts 17 hours ago

    Mass. RMV once again reminds residents to get their REAL ID: ‘The countdown is on'

    The clock is ticking for Massachusetts residents to get their Real ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card or passport if they want to board a plane next year. Anyone flying in the U.S. or entering a federal building will need a REAL ID or a valid passport starting May 7, 2025, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles said. &...
  • Worcester 18 hours ago

    Teen charged in shooting that caused driver to crash into a house in Worcester

    A 16-year-old has been charged in a shooting that led an injured driver to crash into a house in Worcester, Massachusetts last month. The teen, who was not identified due to his age, faces charges of armed assault to murder, possession of a loaded firearm without a license to carry, and possession of ammunition without an FID card. It stems…...
  • Duxbury 19 hours ago

    Home in Duxbury catches fire after lightning strike

    A home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, caught fire after it was struck by lightning during Wednesday’s storm. The fire occurred on Carriage Lane, the Duxbury Fire Department wrote on social media. Firefighters battled the flames for about an hour, officials said. It wasn’t immediately known if any injures were reported.

  • forecast 18 hours ago

    Cloudy skies and cool temperatures, with scattered showers in some areas

    Our weather is trending a bit drier and brighter as our pattern has shifted rain chances a bit more south. This means cool temperatures and clouds are here to stay, but at least it’s not rainy all day! Thursday began with some sun but clouds thicken up this afternoon with a chance for a sprinkle or shower in the...

  • western Massachusetts 21 hours ago

    2 teens accused of being involved shootings in western Mass., leading police on chase

    Several shots were fired in Springfield, Massachusetts, earlier this week and now two teens have been arrested, according to NBC affiliate WWLP. The two 17-year-olds were arrested Wednesday, Springfield police said, and it all came down to their vehicle. The teens were allegedly involved in a chase with Chicopee police and three shootings in Spring...
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