The Pheasant Lane Mall opened its doors Thanksgiving evening to welcome shoppers trying to beat the Black Friday morning crowds. The shoppers waited in their cars for hours on Thursday to be the first ones inside. The National Retail Federation says 165 million people are expected to shop between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, making it a now five-day event.

Police are responding to a house in Manchester, New Hampshire after shots were fired Thursday night. Authorities received reports of gunshots inside of the 712 Beech Street home around 9 p.m. Thursday. Officers found evidence of a shooting when they arrived, police said.

A person is in the hospital after being hit by a car while riding a bike in Boston, police said. According to Boston police, the incident happened at 682 Columbia Road in Dorchester just before noon on Thursday.

We all have our Thanksgiving traditions. For Scott Macaulay it’s serving dinner for anyone who would otherwise eat alone.

There’s no special recipe or single ingredient that will ever make the perfect holiday in the kitchen. But Scott Macaulay gets here early to at least try every year. “I’m getting old, see! I’m getting old,” he said.

One person has been taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.

Worcester-area officials are reminding residents to drive safely and responsibly on Thanksgiving. They say car crashes Tuesday and Wednesday have left three people dead and two others injured. The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports a 66-year-old man was killed by a car in Worcester Tuesday evening. No one has been charged in that incident.

The Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox announced its new name as the Worcester WooSox this week — but it wasn’t the only name under consideration. Here’s the full list of 218 name suggestions collected by the team.

The Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox has announced the new name it will adopt with its move from Rhode Island to Massachusetts. The Worcester Red Sox will also be known as the WooSox, the team confirmed during a live television ceremony Monday night.

After months of speculation, the Red Sox’ Triple-A team has an official name to use after its upcoming move to Worcester.

The Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox is announcing its new name in conjunction with its move from Rhode Island to Massachusetts. The new team name will be announced during a live television ceremony on Monday night.

An annual tradition of giving in Dorchester is underway again. And this year, there’s no shortage of people in need. The United Way and Catholic Charities of Boston distribute thousands of turkeys and a ton of other food to the community every year. Michael Durkin, the president of United Way, says they’re serving all of the Thanksgiving fixings for 11,000...

The United Way and Catholic Charities of Boston distribute thousands of turkeys and a ton of other food to the Boston community every year.

An annual energy symposium in New Hampshire will look at such topics as its electricity rates and barriers to natural gas availability in New England.

A historic Baptist church in Brattleboro, Vermont, is soon to close about nearly 150 years. The Brattleboro Reformer reports the First Baptist Church, opened in 1870, will close on Nov. 26. The paper reports the congregation has fallen in size, and that has left members scrambling to find funds to maintain the old building.

People around Greater Boston, down to Connecticut, and up into Northern New England spotted a streak of light cross the sky during the Friday evening commute.

A rare sight in New England last night when a fireball lit up the sky.

A Massachusetts police department is getting dozens of new bulletproof vests for its officers thanks to a federal grant. The Holyoke City Council unanimously accepted the nearly $30,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance grant and approved spending about the same amount from the police department’s reserve funds to cover half the cost of buying 47 new vests.

Cold temperatures welcome us into the weekend as our lows have dropped to the teens north and 20s south. The wind makes it feel much colder than that. We can’t completely shake the wind Saturday afternoon, so gusts my push 25 mph from the west, northwest. Highs reach the mid 40s with mostly sunny skies.

A woman nearly killed in a jetski crash on a pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts, this summer spoke out Tuesday while the man who allegedly took off in the vehicle after the crash faced a slew of charges, including leaving the scene of a boat accident.