Massachusetts

The first major rainfall in two months is expected amid extremely dry weather. Watch the video to see what else to expect.

Police are searching for the owner of a Worcester restaurant who is accused of spray-painting an activist’s face at City Hall Tuesday.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu spoke to a joint committee on Beacon Hill Wednesday to advance her revised tax proposal. The mayor urged lawmakers to approve it in time for Gov. Maura Healey’s signature. Wu called the revised plan, with more protections for small businesses, a compromise, balancing the needs of residents and the business community. Boston’s commissioner of assessing...

Scrutiny over Massachusetts State Police’s handling of murder investigations has boiled over in the past year. The Karen Read murder trial and the Sandra Birchmore case — only recently classified as a homicide because the federal government stepped in — have garnered headlines across the region and the nation. Those cases reignited passions for Jennifer Root Bannon, who lost her…

The family of a man shot and killed by police believes district attorneys can’t be trusted to objectively investigate their colleagues.

Wildlife experts are puzzled by the discovery of a dead racoon on Cape Cod with porcupine quills. “It was very odd,” said Stephanie Ellis, director of Wild Care Wildlife Rehab Center. “The racoon had, like, a wash cloth on its rump, but even more interestingly, its muzzle and arms were filled with porcupine quills.” The racoon was found Sunday afternoon…

MIT and Brandeis have announced tuition-free programs, joining a growing trend in higher education in Massachusetts.

At a hearing on Beacon Hill, Mayor Michelle Wu went to bat for her proposal to raise commercial tax rates in Boston.

A storm system is arriving to the Boston area Thursday that will bring some rain to the area after months without it. But we’re tracking the possibility of a more powerful system bringing more rain, or even snow, to Massachusetts Thanksgiving weekend.

Students in three Massachusetts communities have been out of school for nearly two weeks as teachers remain on strike. Melissa Wiley’s 9-year-old son, Nazayah, is ready to get back to class in Beverly, but schools in the city are empty — as are schools in Gloucester and Marblehead. All three districts will remain closed Thursday. Teachers the communities are demanding…

The case of Juston Root, killed by police after a chase from Boston into Brookline, highlights a conflict of interest some say exists when district attorneys investigate state police in such cases in Massachusetts.

Gov. Maura Healey is calling on school officials and educators in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead to negotiate an end to the strikes that have kept kids out of class for nearly two weeks.

With the snap of the fingers, we’ve entered a whole new realm in the weather pattern. Thursday’s rain is welcome, but there’s already lots of buzz and speculation on a potential Thanksgiving snowstorm. If you’re reading this, you’re likely searching for something concrete to make plans around. After all, it IS the holiday season, and the last thing you...

A man was spray-painted in the face Tuesday during a city council meeting in Worcester, Massachusetts. City Manager Eric Batista said Wednesday that the incident occurred around the start of a meeting at Worcester City Hall. Police responded to a report of a fight around 6:30 p.m., arriving to find a resident with paint on his face. He told officers…

Heavy rain will fall at times Thursday, with gusty winds and scattered showers continuing into the weekend. 

Four Massachusetts institutions are waiving tuition for families with annual household incomes under a certain amount. Brandeis University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are the latest schools to announce the move, joining all four University of Massachusetts’ campuses and College of the Holy Cross. The institutions will offer free or half tuition for students whose families make less than…

Over 110 years since the first canned cranberry sauce was made in Hanson, the jellied accoutrement is a mainstay at the Thanksgiving dinner table. 

A man died in a fire in Leominster, Massachusetts, overnight, according to fire officials. The Leominster Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in a condominium building on Meadow Pond Drive around 2 a.m. Firefighters arriving at the scene found a fire in the living room of one unit and a badly injured older adult inside. Firefighters removed…

MIT is also expanding its tuition-free program.

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Emergency crews continue to battle wildfires across Massachusetts, while we wait on much-needed rain coming Thursday.

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