Nov 08 Massachusetts to begin denying shelter beds to homeless families, putting names on a waitlist By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press The number of homeless families seeking emergency shelter in Massachusetts is nearing a 7,500-family threshold, past which Democratic Gov. Maura Healey says the state can no longer guarantee shelter. Continue reading
Oct 05 Baby dies after pregnant mother was one of several people shot in western Massachusetts By Associated Press The pregnant woman was shot in the afternoon while seated on a public bus and taken to a hospital in critical condition, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said. Continue reading
Aug 08 Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Healey said there are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 people – many of whom are migrants -- currently living in state shelters. That's up from around 3,100 families a year ago, about an 80 percent increase. Continue reading
Jul 21 Northeast farmers 'heartbroken' as floods devastate months of labor and crops are swept away By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Some of the hardest hit farms were located along rivers in Vermont where farmers who'd spent months nurturing tomato, watermelon and other plants saw their efforts wiped out in a matter of hours. Continue reading
May 05 Massachusetts fire crews work to clean up site of pharmaceutical plant explosion By Associated Press The pharmaceutical plant where a powerful blast killed a Massachusetts worker is set to move into the cleanup phase. Firefighters paused work overnight at the Newburyport plant, where a hazardous materials call went to seven alarms Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 15 10th anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing marked with somber ceremony By Michael Casey, Associated Press With a bagpiper playing “The Bells of Dunblane” and a few runners looking on, families of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the 10th anniversary of the tragedy early Saturday by slowly walking together to the memorial sites near the… Continue reading
Dec 02 Biden heads to Massachusetts to aid Warnock from afar By Zeke Miller, Bill Barrow, Associated Press To help Democrats win their 51st Senate seat in a Georgia runoff election, President Joe Biden is headed north — to Massachusetts. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 9:27 More LGBTQ candidates win office than ever before in midterm elections By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman As results of the 2022 midterm election continue to come in, one trend is clear: it was a historic year for LGBTQ candidates vying for state and federal office. Laura Barrón-López reports on the races and speaks with Montana Representative-elect… Continue watching
Nov 08 Massachusetts' Attorney General Maura Healey becomes 1st lesbian elected governor in U.S. By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey has been elected governor of Massachusetts, making history as the nation's first openly lesbian governor and the state's first woman and openly gay candidate elected to the office. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 3:39 News Wrap: Biden meets with families of Americans jailed in Russia In our news wrap Friday, President Biden met with relatives of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, two Americans jailed in Russia. In Pakistan, officials say floodwaters are now rapidly receding in the hard-hit Sindh province. Plus, the line in London… Continue watching