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A fire tore through an apartment building in Peabody, Massachusetts, overnight. And now dozens of people are without a home. The large apartment building on Main Street sustained extensive damage in the fire – the back of the building is completely charred, while the front looks almost untouched. Firefighters said they got the call around midnight, but it was likely…

Dozens of people are without a home after an overnight fire at an apartment building in Peabody, Massachusetts.

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Bright lights are drowning out a new Donald Trump image projected onto a water tower in Hanson, Massachusetts. The town previously brought in lights to cover up a resident’s projection of a “Trump 2024” sign, saying last month that the effort had cost roughly $3,600. Wednesday, after Trump was elected to a second non-consecutive term in office, NBC10 Boston captured…

The holiday season can be the most difficult time of the year for many people. Dr. Ximena Sanchez-Samper, a board-certified psychiatrist from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, shares practical tips to help you prioritize your mental health and manage holiday stress.

Voters in Massachusetts weighed in on ballot questions that are expected to shape policy for years to come. Questions 1, 2 and 3 were approved. Respectively, the measures allow the state auditor’s office to audit the Legislature, end the MCAS as a high school graduation requirement and let rideshare drivers unionize. Question 4, which would have legalized some psychedelics, and…

Question 3 passed, allowing drivers from companies like Uber and Lyft to form labor unions.

Karen Read was in Massachusetts’ highest court Wednesday where her lawyers argued why two of the charges against her should be dropped or at least reexamined following outreach from jurors saying Read would have been acquitted. 

We asked legal expert Michael Coyne how the court might rule, and talked to Read’s father outside of court.

Voters ended the MCAS requirement to graduate from high school in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Republicans will add one more member to their tiny minority caucus in the state Senate, and the House will retain its exact same partisan makeup if a potential recount confirms the apparent winner in one outstanding race. Two Democrat challengers claimed victory in open House districts currently held by retiring Republicans, and two other GOP candidates won in districts…

Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday forwarded six new potential pardons to the Governor’s Council, for crimes ranging from larceny to worker’s compensation fraud. In filing letters obtained by the News Service, the governor noted in each case that the pardon was supported by a vote of the Parole Board, acting in its capacity as the Advisory Board of Pardons....

Voters opted to change up the political party of their state representative in at least four districts Tuesday on a night when Massachusetts Republicans showed renewed strength. Republicans flipped at least three legislative seats in Massachusetts, including one held by a veteran Democrat once in the House’s inner circle. In the other direction, a Democrat claimed at least one...

Karen Read’s defense team has called on the highest court in Massachusetts to drop two of the charges against Read in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.

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Massachusetts voters said yes to auditing the Legislature but rejected increasing the hourly wage for workers who collect tips. They also rejected the use of certain plant-based psychedelics and eliminated the use of statewide tests as a high school graduation requirement. ...

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Kamala Harris won Massachusetts and New Hampshire in Tuesday’s election, NBC News projected, but the vote totals show some areas where the overall victor, Donald Trump, won in each state. With votes still being counted Tuesday morning, Trump was ahead in Bristol County, Massachusetts — In 2016, when Trump last won the presidency, Hillary Clinton won every county. Massachusetts overall…

Massachusetts voters said yes to auditing the Legislature but rejected increasing the hourly wage for workers who collect tips. They also rejected the use of certain plant-based psychedelics and eliminated the use of statewide tests as a high school graduation requirement. Those were among five measures on Tuesday’s ballot.

Karen Read’s defense team is calling on the highest court in Massachusetts to drop two of the charges against her in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe in Canton in January 2022.

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Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was elected governor of New Hampshire on Tuesday, defeating Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig to keep the office under Republican control for another two years.

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Massachusetts voters said yes to auditing the Legislature but rejected increasing the hourly wage for workers who collect tips. Those were among five measures on Tuesday’s ballot.

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Karen Read’s defense team has called on the highest court in Massachusetts to drop two of the charges against Read in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.

Massachusetts voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the personal and clinical use of some natural psychedelic drugs, namely psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline. Question 4 had a two-prong approach to legalizing the substances: It would have authorized a system of psychedelic therapy centers where clients could purchase the drugs, with a 15% state tax,…

Massachusetts voters rejected a proposal to gradually increase how much employers must pay workers who collect tips, like servers in restaurants. The state’s wage for tipped workers is now $6.75 an hour, while the minimum hourly wage for most other workers is $15. Now, if a worker doesn’t earn enough in tips to bring them up to $15 an hour,…