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More than a third of the entire MBTA subway network was covered by slow zones as of September 2023 — today, less than a mile of slow zones remain, on the Red and Green lines.

A building fire that spread to nearby brush in Kingston, Massachusetts, last weekend is now being investigated as a possible arson. The fire was first reported just after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday in a building under construction on Wapping Road and ultimately led to a complete structural collapse of the two-story building and also spread to nearby brush...

Police investigating a deadly shooting in Portland, Maine, this summer announced five new arrests Wednesday and continue to search for another man, who’s considered armed and dangerous.

Two lawsuits about transgender girl athletes — one challenging a state ban at schools and the other on the right to protest transgender athletes’ participation on girls teams — were the subject of hearings in federal court in New Hampshire on Thursday.

A lab building that traded for $103 million two years ago is back on the market, with expectations that it could sell at around a third of that price, if not lower.

Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones used a very direct method to get the ear of offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt about taking snaps on offense.

The NBA champion Boston Celtics’ victory lap continued Thursday as the team visited the White House for the traditional celebration with the president.

A man was shot and killed by police in Springfield, Massachusetts, overnight. The Hampden District Attorney’s Office said that Springfield police were called to the area of Lyman Street around 1 a.m. and found a 24-year-old man in the doorway of an apartment building with two firearms, according to WWLP. They said two officers fired their gun...

A man who was severely burned while trying to put out a fire at his home in Acton, Maine, this weekend has died, officials said. Volney Spalding, 64, had to be flown to Maine Medical Center from his home on Ice Road near Great East Lake Sunday, after firefighters were called in about 10:46 a.m., the state fire marshal’s office…

Will the Red Sox finally make significant moves in MLB free agency? Sam Kennedy’s latest comments are a good sign, writes John Tomase.

One person was critically injured in a fiery, multi-vehicle crash that shut down Interstate 95 in New Hampshire for five hours on Wednesday night. State police said they responded to a report of a crash with multiple vehicles on I-95 in Greenland shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday. Two troopers who were in the area at the time arrived at the…...

New England is no stranger to seeing snowstorms much earlier than the official start of winter! Here are some of the biggest early storms.

What options would the Patriots have if they don’t land a top-five pick? Recent 2025 NFL mock drafts predict a wide range of results for New England.