Massachusetts ranked best state to have a baby, study finds
WalletHub, a finance website, ranked the best U.S. to have a baby based on a handful of considerations including job opportunities, living costs medical costs and more.
FBI: Man kicks, chokes flight attendant with necktie on Puerto Rico-bound plane
Six or seven flight crew members had to restrain a passenger who allegedly tried to storm the flight deck of a JetBlue plane bound from Boston to Puerto Rico on Wednesday evening.
Hiker recalls seeing woman who died hiking with off-duty Phoenix officer on Camelback Mountain
On July 30, a hiker recalled seeing Angela Tramonte who died hiking while with off-duty Phoenix officer, Dario Dizdar, on Camelback Mountain. Her mother says the case needs to be investigated further after her death was ruled accidental.
Man arrested for driving drunk, dragging boat on wrong side of road
The boat had fallen off the trailer and was being dragged in the opposite lane of traffic, police in Massachusetts said.
Jimmy Hayes, former Boston Bruin, hockey veteran, dies at 31
The Boston College hockey star and former NHL player Jimmy Hayes has died.
Fishermen rescue woman fending off aggressive coyote on Cape Cod beach
Just offshore, Captain William Kelley and fisherman Andrew DeCarton heard Marcy Sterlis crying “help me” and “he won’t leave me alone” as a coyote circled her.
Tenants prepare for unknown as eviction moratorium ends
Tenants saddled with months of back rent are facing the end of the federal eviction moratorium on July 31, a move that could lead to millions being forced from their homes.
74% of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts outbreak involved fully vaccinated people, CDC says
New data collected by the CDC shows the bulk of a COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts involved fully vaccinated people. But officials caution the public against drawing the wrong conclusion based on these findings.
Former DC archbishop Theodore McCarrick charged with abusing minor: report
The Associated Press reports that defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who served as archbishop of Washington, D.C. from 2001 to 2006, is facing charges in the 1970s sexual assault of teen.
Family reunited with puppy allegedly stolen from yard in Massachusetts
A family was reunited with their puppy after it was reported stolen from their front yard in Massachusetts.
Driver avoids squirrel, crashes into historic Massachusetts home built by Abraham Lincoln’s ancestor
Half of the vehicle ended up inside the cottage, police said.
Massachusetts militiamen to appear in court over hours-long armed interstate standoff incident
Ten of the 11 militiamen arrested in Massachusetts following an armed standoff that shut down the highway will be arraigned Tuesday.
11 arrested in armed standoff with Massachusetts police; shelter-in-place order lifted
Eleven men have been arrested in an armed standoff that shut down a major highway in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts police say man crashed semi-truck, shot and killed 2 people, then was killed by officers
Two bystanders and a suspected gunman were killed.
Harvard-bound teen receives $40k scholarship, donates it back minutes later
Verda Tetteh received a $40,000 scholarship from her high school to attend Harvard University. She donated it back 10 minutes later during her graduation, hoping it would help other students in need.
Boston woman uses 1983 aquarium ticket good 'at anytime in the future'
The nearly 40-year-old ticket was used by Rachel Carle, 26, who said the ticket had belonged to her great aunt, Catherine Cappiello.
Massachusetts lobster diver survives being swallowed by whale: 'I was completely inside'
'I was completely inside (the whale); it was completely black,' he said.
Lightning strike leaves giant, smoldering hole in street after storm
Video showed the aftermath of a lightning strike that left a 6-inch deep, 10-inch wide hole smoldering in the street in Massachusetts.
Father swan carries babies on back after mama dies
“Hopefully our newest swan family is in the clear, but at least all of Boston is pulling for them!”
Officer, teen die as police attempt rescue at Massachusetts pond
Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia died on June 4 while trying to rescue a teen struggling to survive on a Massachusetts pond.