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A driver hit a buggy Friday morning in Maine, fatally injuring a horse and sending four people to the hospital. The Maine Department of Public Safety said the crash happened on Main Road in Bradford. State police responded just after 7:30 a.m. Authorities say the SUV’s driver, a 28-year-old Bradford woman, tried to pass the horse and buggy wh...

Drought levels have reached the “critical” stage in parts of Massachusetts. Restrictions on water use are now recommended in some of the most populated regions. “I think Mother Nature itself is very angry,” one man said while walking around the Cambridge Reservoir. Parts of Middlesex, Worcester and Essex counties are experie...

U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, renewed his call for President Joe Biden to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American weapons in Russia, saying it would “allow Ukraine to win this war, not simply not lose it.” Auchincloss’ comments came during a taping of NBC10 Boston’s “@Issue.” “To...

A new report says the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families mismanaged mental health care for children. State Auditor Diana DiZoglio said her report found that DCF did not always obtain or renew court approval before children under its care were given antipsychotic medications. It also found the agency did not always document or update ...

Through 22Mohawks’ Pups for Vets program, Millis WWII veteran and widower Edward Shropshire has a pet dog who gives him “somebody to love.”

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is advising all religious institutions to increase security after a recent rise in arson cases targeting houses of worship. The ATF’s Boston Field Division said there are no specific threats, but referred to an increase in incidents in the past six months, including in the Massachusetts ...

Votes will have to be redistributed under Maine’s ranked choice system to determine the winner of a key congressional race, election officials said. The campaigns of both Republican challenger Austin Theriault and Democratic Rep. Jared Golden said Friday that they would participate in the process, although Golden said he already won the elect...

A man was shot on a platform at the MBTA Red Line’s Broadway Station in Boston Friday evening, police said. The man is expected to survive the gunshot wound to his lower extremities, according to the MBTA Transit Police, which said it was investigating the shooting, reported about 5:30 p.m. The man was rushed to the hospital. A witness......

The Celtics took down the Nets in overtime in what was a hard-fought matchup at TD Garden.

The Patriots reportedly claimed veteran pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue off waivers from the Ravens on Friday.

The defense team in the high-profile Karen Read case has requested any communications that Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey made from his personal phone and email accounts involving the case, which is headed for a retrial. It was one of several filings made by the defense Friday, along with a response to the prosecution’s re...

Teachers in Marblehead, Massachusetts, are the latest in the state to authorize a strike, the Marblehead Education Association confirmed Friday. The union said 99% of its educators voted to strike, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 12. The union said they are fighting for a contract that includes things like a safety committee, additional recess time for you...

Who gets to keep an engagement ring if a wedding is called off? That’s what the highest court in Massachusetts was asked to decide with a $70,000 ring at the center of the dispute. The court ultimately ruled Friday that an engagement ring must be returned to the person who purchased it, ending a six-decade state rule that required judges...