Public Officials Show Support for Abortion Rights Bill. In a video campaign, Attorney General Maura Healey, Rep...

Rally for Rent Control Today at the State House. A group will be rallying in front of the State House today at noon calling for housing justice amidst rising rent costs and skyrocketing housing prices...

Brigham & Women's Doctors Perform First Full Face Transplant for Black Patient. Robert Chelsea, 68, was left with facial disfigurements after a car accident in 2013 in which his car caught on fire...

National Transportation Safety Board Releases Report on Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions...

Red Sox Sign Taiwanese Prospect Chih-Jung Liu. The 20-year-old right-hander Liu is "a switch-hitting shortstop with some power," who has been signed as a pitcher by the Red Sox...

Majority of Mass Voters Approve Gov. Baker's Ban on Vape Products. WBUR surveyed Massachusetts voters and found that two-thirds approve of the current temporary ban on the sale of vaping products, issued by Governor Charlie Baker...

Judge Upholds State Vaping Ban in Lawsuit Brought By Vape Shop Owners. A Superior Court judge sympathized with the plaintiffs, saying that it will cause tremendous financial impact, but ultimately upheld the ban...

Rideshare Pickup/Dropoff at Logan Will Be At Central Parking Starting October 28. Massport is relocating all Uber/Lyft pickups (and most dropoffs) to the Central Parking garage at Logan Airport...

Bomb Cyclone Sets Records for October Storms in Boston. This week's coastal storm set records for the lowest pressure on record for Boston in the month of October...

There's No Clear Way to Eliminate Shark Attacks. In summer 2o19, a number of ideas were tested to see if they could deter sharks from approaching popular beaches...

Fall River Mayor to Step Down and Not Seek Reelection. Embattled Mayor Jasiel Correia of Fall River has announced his decision not to seek reelection after mounting pressure during a federal investigation into charges of extortion and bribery...

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Lawyer Says His Fair Trial Rights Were Violated. Tsarnaev is currently appealing a death sentence for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing which killed three people and injured dozens...

Nobody Likes the New Seats at TD Garden. Now, TD Garden management may be rethinking the newly installed seating arrangements, which many have complained about as being unusually cramped...

Measles Case in Boston; See List of Possible Exposure Locations. A person has been diagnosed with the measles in Boston...

Study Says that Climate Change Has Altered the Classic New England Winter. A study published in Ecological Applications says that snowy winters and white Christmases are less likely in New England now due to climate change...

First Vaping-Related Death in Massachusetts Confirmed. A Massachusetts woman in her 60s from Hampshire County has reportedly died from lung injuries brought on by vaping...

Opponents of Affirmative Action Are Appealing Decision in Harvard Ruling...

Pro-Vaping Group Protests Vape Ban Outside MA State House...

Rihanna Visits the Pour House. Boston pub The Pour House has a celebrity fan. According to an Instagram post by the owner of Pour House featuring photographic evidence, Rihanna stopped by twice this week...

New Payroll Tax to Fund Paid Leave. Starting this week, the state will begin deducting an additional tax from payroll. Companies will see a 0.75 percent payroll tax, while employees will be charged 38 cents for every $100 earned...

Climate Activists Are Pissed That Kennedy Is Challenging Markey...

Mystic Brewery Announces It Will Cease Operations. The Chelsea brewery announced on Friday that it plans to shut down permanently in the coming weeks...

Lawsuit Brought Against Massachusetts Vaping Ban...

Fourth Death From EEE Confirmed; 11 Total Cases in MA. Yesterday, health officials confirmed that a fourth person has died after contracting EEE, the Eastern equine encephalitis virus. EEE is fatal in approximately one-third of human cases...

Vaping Products Temporarily Banned in Massachusetts...