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A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time. Other locations have weighed similar “generational tobacco bans,” which phase out the use of tobacco products based not just on a person’s age...

Black Friday shoppers at Providence Place got more than they bargained for when a fire alarm went off at the Rhode Island mall Friday evening.

An investigation is underway in Stoneham, Massachusetts, after an armed home invasion was reported there Thanksgiving morning. Stoneham officers were dispatched to a reported home invasion around 5:30 a.m. Thursday at an apartment complex on Fallon Road. Responding officers spoke with the victims, a man and a woman, who told them that two suspects ...

A request by prosecutors in the Karen Read murder case for the release of phone records between Read and her parents on the night of John O’Keefe’s death has been denied. Judge Beverly Cannone denied the motion Friday afternoon, writing, “Despite the detailed arguments articulated in the supporting memorandum and at oral argument,...

A man suffered serious burn injuries and a girl was also injured in a flash fire that occurred in the kitchen of a Lakeville, Massachusetts, home Friday. The Lakeville Fire Department says firefighters and EMS responded to a single-family residence on Woodland Ridge Drive for a cooking-related fire. The fire was extinguished before first responders...

A tractor trailer carrying pool water was hit by a pickup truck on Route 6 in Swansea, Massachusetts, Friday evening, spilling a significant amount of water on the roadway and seriously injuring one of the drivers. Swansea police and fire departments responded to the collision in the area of 1941 GAR Highway around 4:55 p.m. According to a prelimin...

This is a little bit more than just a turkey trot — a footwear designer is drawing on the impact of dealing with a childhood disease for inspiration as he runs 154 miles across the state of Massachusetts this weekend. David Filar, 33, is running from the New York/Massachusetts border, across the length of the Bay State, ending this Monday&#82...

Forget Black Friday, it’s also Green Friday. The transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas is underway, and it’s evident at more than just shopping malls — it’s clear at Christmas tree farms around Massachusetts, including at the Taproot Tree Farm in Stow where business is booming despite the recent dry weather. Christmas trees he...

The Celtics kept their NBA Cup chances alive with a thrilling 138-129 win over the Bulls on Friday night.

The Patriots ruled out Cole Strange and listed nine players as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Colts.

One man was arrested Friday after he allegedly barricaded himself inside a Dover, Massachusetts, home, which led to a police standoff that lasted several hours. Dover police said they were first called to Claybrook Road around 11 a.m. for a report of an “unwanted person.” When they arrived they found a man armed with a knife. Officers r...

The start of the busy holiday shopping season and the door keeps opening at On Centre in Jamaica Plain. Customers were prioritizing local business and keeping Courtney Marchuk and her staff busy in the process. But further down the row of shops vacancy signs hang in store windows, a growing concern that can impact nearby businesses. “It looks drear...

Black Friday will feature a mix of sun and clouds, with temperatures reaching the 40s by afternoon, though blustery conditions may make it feel cooler.

New Hampshire State Police say that a trooper was assisting a driver that had gone off the road at around 10:11 a.m on I-89 southbound in Sutton.