Amtrak Train 86 rolled into Boston’s South Station three hours behind schedule the day before Thanksgiving. The train started in Richmond, Virginia, early Wednesday morning. There were no major problems until Connecticut, and that’s when things started to bog down.

There were serious delays for travelers on an Amtrak train the day before Thanksgiving.

From turkeys to trimmings, Thanksgiving feasts were coming together Tuesday night as shoppers get ready for the big day. “It’s just crazy,” said Susan Selway as she shopped at Market Basket in Waltham, Massachusetts. “Getting here is crazy, never mind shopping in there, the lines are incredible, you can barely move your cart in the store.”

Whether you’re traveling or buying groceries for a feast, Tuesday is a day for people looking to avoid the bigger rush the day before Thanksgiving.

Mint and menthol nicotine and tobacco products will soon be banned from convenience stores and only be allowed to be sold in adult-only, 21-plus specialty retailers in Boston. Convenience stores had protested the move ahead of Monday’s vote by the Boston Public Health Commission, as about 50% of their revenue is from tobacco, and about a third of that is...

The Boston Public Health Commission voted on new regulations for tobacco sales, and convenience store owners are not happy.

A raging fire destroyed a large 4-family house Friday afternoon in Quincy, Massachusetts. The fire broke out in the Houghs Neck section of the city. A resident of the building told neighbors he was working on some type of battery for a motorcycle when the battery exploded.

A fast-moving fire broke out at a Quincy house Friday.

A former Boston College student charged in her boyfriend’s suicide is due to appear in court Friday.

Investigators have announced an arrest in a deadly stabbing at a park.

A young woman was hospitalized for weeks after a crash on a jet ski.

Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard was mourned by fellow firefighters and the community Monday.

The on-duty death of Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard has the community reeling.

There have been a bunch of bobcat sightings in Westford, Massachusetts, in recent days. The animals were spotted on Boston Road, Patten Lane and Vineyard Road.

Several people have reported seeing bobcats in Westford.

Dramatic security camera footage shows what happened when someone shot through the front door of a barber shop in Lynn, Massachusetts. Owner Rudy Bernabel and his employees were sitting on a bench inside waiting for customers Thursday when the shooting began.

A man opened fire through the door of a barbershop in Lynn Thursday.

Women will be in the majority in Boston’s new city council, as will people of color.

Tuesday was a history-making election in Boston.

Two suspects have been arrested in the beating death of a man outside a Quincy bar in January.