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Massachusetts officials declared a major drought across the state on Thursday due to an unprecedented lack of rainfall over the past two months. “After more than a month of nearly no rain and devastating wildfires, Massachusetts is clearly experiencing significant drought conditions,” Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper said in a statement. “This autumn has felt different for all…

A former Stoneham, Massachusetts, police officer and his brother, who works as a contractor, have pleaded guilty in a bribery and kickback scheme that netted them millions of dollars in contract payments from the state’s Mass Save program. Joseph Ponzo, 51, of Stoneham and Christopher Ponzo, 50, of North Reading, are accused of bribing an associate with tens of thousands…

Warm weather is expected to continue on Thursday before beginning to drop a bit heading into the weekend.

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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.

Brush fires are burning in Breakhart Reservation and just off Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, on Thursday.

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No less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected president, a new image was projected on the water tower in Hanson, Massachusetts.

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About 40 people were displaced, but no injuries were reported following an overnight fire in Peabody, Massachusetts.

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Police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed in Worcester, Massachusetts, early Thursday morning. 

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The 30 Rock Christmas tree was cut down in  West Stockbridge, Massachusetts on Thursday.

A large brush fire is burning near homes and businesses along Route 1 in the Prankers Pond area of Saugus, Massachusetts. The fire was reported around 11 p.m. Wednesday and was still burning on Thursday morning. The cause at this point is undetermined, but the warm temperatures and dry weather conditions certainly hasn’t helped the situation. The fire is on…

A large brush fire is burning on Thursday near Prankers Pond in Saugus, Massachusetts.

The iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree was cut down on Thursday morning. This year’s Norway Spruce is in West Stockbridge in western Massachusetts. It was cut down around 8 a.m. Thursday. It’s the first time in nearly 70 years that a Massachusetts tree has been selected. The 74-foot-tall, 43-foot-diameter, 11-ton tree is being donated by the Albert family. The...

A controversy in the town of Hanson, Massachusetts, has reignited after a new image of Donald Trump was seen shining off a local water tower.

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New York City’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will be cut down Thursday in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

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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. Fire officials said the building is a total loss. Firefighters said they…

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…

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.