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Police took a person who’d been considered armed into custody after a search near a highway in southwestern New Hampshire Wednesday.

New England is currently in the coolest airmass so far this season, but there is a warmup coming by the weekend. Sunny skies for Wednesday and Thursday, though it will be windy and cooler than usual for mid-October. Normal highs are in the low 60s, and temperatures will be in the mid 50s Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday morning will be…...

Detectives are investigating after police found a 58-year-old man dead while they were responding to a reported assault Tuesday night in Nashua, New Hampshire, according to a press release from the city’s police force. Officers responded to a report of an assault around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at a residential address on Kinsley Street, and when p...

Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore wasn’t happy about his run-in with Providence police early Wednesday morning.

Police seized a so-called ghost gun during a traffic stop in Medford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Medford police said it started when an officer saw a driver going the wrong way down City Hall Mall in Medford Square. During the traffic stop, an officer saw a light typically used mounted on a gun in the back seat. Concerned someone may be…...

President Joe Biden delivered a eulogy at a memorial service for Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and matriarch of the Kennedy family.

Gary Washburn, the national NBA writer and columnist for the Boston Globe, has covered the Boston Celtics for over 15 years. In this episode of Kwani Has Questions, he shares who inspired him to get into sports journalism, and dishes on his new book that documents the Celtics from the team’s conception to their 2024 championship win over the ...

The purple holiday pail is “illustrated with a sweet Halloween motif” of round-shaped, costumed creatures.

Seaport will once again turn into a winter wonderland this holiday season. Snowport will open for another season on Nov. 8 in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood. The location, which serves as a Cisco Brewers in the summer months, will feature its holiday market with over 120 businesses and a dining area with 17 food and beverage vendors. The holid...

Low-income families in Massachusetts are in store for significant natural gas and electric bill discounts through a new state partnership with utility companies, Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Wednesday. Bay Staters enrolled in SNAP benefits, MassHealth and other public assistance programs will be automatically enrolled and will save up...

Jordan Walsh has endured plenty of ups and downs. But some Joe Mazzulla words of wisdom have sharpened his mindset entering Year 2, writes Chris Forsberg.

A Cape Cod woman and her one-year-old daughter were killed in a fire in a rural, Upstate New York town over the weekend, according to police. Shannon Hubbard, 35, of Brewster, Massachusetts, died following the fire on Sunday night, New York State Police announced. The Hubbard family was on vacation in Clinton, New York, at the time, and Shannon&#82...

One man was killed and a second was left with critical injuries after a shooting in Waterbury, Vermont, according to state police. No one has been arrested. Vermont State Police said they were called to a home at the Kneeland Flats Trailer Park around 12:45 a.m. Monday and found the victims. The man with critical injuries was taken to the…...