Massachusetts

Boston Logan Airport terminal evacuated over suspicious package

The Massachusetts State Police reopened the terminal after clearing a suspicious item inside a bag.

April 17, 2022 4:49pm MST

Boston Police uniforms stolen ahead of marathon; FBI, Massachusetts cops offering $5K reward for suspects

Friday marked nine years since the Boston Marathon Bombing of 2013

April 15, 2022 2:13pm MST

Officers rescue orphaned bear cub after car accident kills its entire family

As police officers in Massachusetts responded to a car accident that killed a mother bear and two of her cubs, they heard squealing and found a frightened third cub that had climbed a nearby tree after losing its family. The officers rescued the tiny orphaned cub and cared for it until wildlife veterinarians could take the little one.

April 15, 2022 8:27am MST

1 killed when Boston parking garage being demolished collapses

Authorities confirmed one construction worker died in the collapse.

March 27, 2022 11:19am MST

Watch: Truck plunges from bridge into icy Massachusetts river

A truck driver survived a dramatic crash off of a bridge into an icy Massachusetts river this weekend, as seen in video shared by state police.

February 28, 2022 10:14am MST

New England college student, 19, has legs amputated after eating leftover noodles, doctor says

The 19-year-old man, identified in the YouTube video as "JC," had started feeling abdominal pain and nausea after eating rice, chicken, and lo mein leftovers from a restaurant meal.

February 22, 2022 4:13am MST

Man accidentally leaves sunroof open during heavy snowfall

Steve Maguire left the sunroof on the family van open on a sunny Saturday afternoon but come Sunday, he would probably regret that decision after heavy snow fell all day on Sunday and into Monday morning.

February 16, 2022 6:39pm MST

American Airlines employee stabs co-worker in Boston airport, police say

The employees got into a physical dispute before the stabbing, police said

February 15, 2022 6:33pm MST

Hospital patient who refused COVID-19 vaccine denied heart transplant

A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man’s family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

January 26, 2022 7:33pm MST

Teen girl gunned down outside Massachusetts grocery store, police say

A 17-year-old girl died after a shooting outside a Massachusetts grocery store, according to Worcester police.

January 16, 2022 9:32am MST

Rachael Rollins becomes 1st Black woman named US attorney for Massachusetts

Rachel Rollins is the first Black woman to ever serve as a U.S. attorney for the Massachusetts.

January 10, 2022 1:27pm MST

Notable state laws going into effect in 2022

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in U.S. states beginning Jan. 1, 2022. Here are some that may impact you.

December 30, 2021 4:47am MST

Deathbed confession: Wanted bank robber reveals true identity 50 years later

For the past 50 years, Thomas Randele was a fugitive wanted in one of the largest bank robberies in Cleveland’s history, living in Boston under a new name he created six months after the heist in the summer of 1969.

December 29, 2021 6:15pm MST

Edward O. Wilson, pioneering Harvard biologist, dies at 92

Edward O. Wilson, a Harvard biologist who argued for a new vision of human nature in “Sociobiology,” has died at 92.

December 27, 2021 8:32am MST

DNA found inside conch shell leads to 2001 murder arrest

David Reed, 53, formerly of Acushnet and New Bedford, was indicted last week by a grand jury in connection with the death of Rose Marie Moniz inside her New Bedford home.

December 5, 2021 1:06pm MST