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  Massachusetts 2 hours ago

  Soccer stadium bill clears first committee

  Legislation paving the way for a soccer stadium in Everett scored a favorable committee report, and while the bill’s hometown sponsor is revved up about “getting everything going,” the bill appears to be on the Senate backburner for at least this month. Sen. Sal DiDomenico’s bill (S 2692), which seeks to change the designati...
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  Nick Goss 57 mins ago

  Bruins vs. Panthers Game 3: Three keys to victory for B's on home ice

  What must the Bruins do to win Game 3 and retake control of their series vs. the Panthers? Check out our three keys to victory.
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  hockey 3 hours ago

  PWHL Boston beats Montreal in OT off record night from goalie Frankel

  Susanna Tapani scored in overtime and Aerin Frankel made 53 saves to lead Boston to a 2-1 win over Montreal in Game 1 of a Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal series. Tapani pounced on a loose puck in the blue paint at 14:25 of the extra period for the first overtime goal in PWHL playoff history. Lexie Adzija scored in...
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  Boston Celtics 3 hours ago

  Brown laments C's ‘unacceptable' performance in Game 2 loss to Cavs

  Jaylen Brown didn’t mince words about the Celtics’ “unacceptable” defensive performance in their Game 2 loss to the Cavaliers.
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  New Hampshire 3 hours ago

  Canadian hikers rescued after getting stuck in deep snow on Mt. Washington

  Two Canadian hikers had to be rescued Thursday night after they got stuck in deep snow on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington. Around 5:18 p.m. Thursday, Francois Nadeau, of Quebec, was hiking with a friend, Pierre Nadeau, also of Quebec, when they became wet, tired and weren’t able to continue due to deep snow and limited visibility on th...
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  Boston 4 hours ago

  A Friday ‘storrowing': Tractor-trailer strikes bridge on Storrow Drive, causing delays

  An overheight tractor-trailer struck a bridge on Storrow Drive westbound in Boston on Friday morning, leading to traffic delays. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. at the Bowker Overpass. No injuries were reported. The vehicle is expected to be there for some time as Massachusetts State Police processes the scene and the cleanup begins. The Massac...
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  Karen Read 5 mins ago

  Jurors in Karen Read murder trial to hear more testimony from Julie Albert: Watch live

  As week two comes to a close, jurors in the Karen Read trial heard testimony from friends of Boston police Officer John O’Keefe. Some of the witnesses taking the stand were Canton Selectman Chris Albert and his wife Julie Albert. Julie Albert is back on the stand again Friday morning. She was out with Read and O’Keefe the night......
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  forecast 5 hours 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 helping in this matter. Typically, a cloud (and rain) maker, the northeast wind is bringing in drier air from Maine and New Brunswick. This will seal off....
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  Massachusetts 3 hours ago

  10 arrested after police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT

  Dozens of police officers moved in on MIT’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Friday morning to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment and arrested 10 protesters, school officials said. Those arrested were a mix of graduate and undergraduate students, a spokesperson for MIT said. “They did not resist arrest and were peacefully escorte...
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  UMass Amherst 12 hours ago

  UMass Amherst commencement speaker withdraws after protester arrests

  Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead will not deliver the keynote speech at UMass Amherst’s graduation next week after dozens of protesters were arrested Tuesday. About 130 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. Whitehead spoke out Thursday against the arrests, and the school confirmed on its website that he had wit...
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  Celtics Postgame Live 12 hours ago

  Eddie House: Celtics ‘got complacent' in Game 2 loss to Cavs

  Eddie House and Brian Scalabrine discuss the complacency and lack of heart shown by the Celtics in Game 2 their loss to Cavs.
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  Northern Lights 11 hours ago

  Will the northern lights be visible in New England this weekend?

  We’re on aurora watch this weekend in New England. Several bursts of magnetic energy, commonly referred to as coronal mass ejections (CME), were launched from the Sun’s surface and are now hurtling toward Earth. Some are moving slower than others and will be overtaken in route. The culmination of energy is expected to arrive by Saturday...