Massachusetts

POLITICS 1 day ago

Firefighting congressman hopes IAFF shuns Harris after Biden nod: ‘Arsonist telling you how to put out fires’

The International Association of Firefighters was the first labor union to endorse Joe Biden in the 2020 cycle, and Congress' only career firefighter hopes that changes.

Massachusetts 1 day ago

Ex-Massachusetts officer allegedly murdered pregnant woman he groomed as teen, staged it to look like suicide

The FBI arrested former Stoughton, Massachusetts, Police Officer Matthew Farwell on allegations he exploited and later murdered Sandra Birchmore.

JD Vance 1 day ago

JD Vance booed during firefighters union speech in which he asked members what have Democrats 'gotten you'?

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance was met with some boos during a speech Thursday to a firefighters union in Boston, Massachusetts.

VIDEO 1 day ago

JD Vance booed during firefighters union speech

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is booed by crowd at International Association of Fire Fighters Convention.

South Carolina 2 days ago

South Carolina authorities reveal Massachusetts man's cause of death after he vanished in Hilton Head

South Carolina authorities on Tuesday revealed the cause of death for Stanley Kotowski, a Massachusetts man who disappeared from a family vacation in Hilton Head on Aug. 16.

POLITICS 2 days ago

Migrant crisis roils Boston area as school stands firm on contentious residency policy

Advocacy groups unsuccessfully demanded Saugus school administrators reverse a residency and census policy they claim disadvantages immigrants from making it into schools.

Massachusetts 3 days ago

Massachusetts GOP demands information on state's $1 billion in 'secret' migrant spending: 'Veil of secrecy'

Massachusetts Republicans have submitted a formal request regarding the amount of money that taxpayers are spending to house migrants and information into public safety incidents.

TRAVEL 3 days ago

Fall leaf-peeping New England travel has Americans eyeing 6 states and dates

With the first day of fall right around the corner, check out the peak weeks to visit New England states to catch the best fall leaves on your next trip to the Northeast.

Outbreaks 3 days ago

New Hampshire resident dies after EEEV infection, as rare, lethal mosquito-borne virus spreads in New England

New Hampshire health officials confirmed an Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) fatality as the rare, mosquito-borne virus raises concern in New England.

South Carolina 3 days ago

Massachusetts man's mysterious South Carolina death on Hilton Head vacation shakes family: 'Unimaginable loss'

The wife of a Massachusetts man who went missing in Hilton Head, South Carolina, for days before authorities found his body on Monday, is speaking out.