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NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS – What began as a simple attempt at a shortcut turned into a painful ordeal for one woman in Newton when she became impaled on a black iron fence Friday. The shocking moment, captured on video and later shared on TikTok, has since gone viral, drawing both sympathy and sharp criticism.

There were widespread reports of tree damage and thousands of people without power in Massachusetts as a strong storm system that produced at least one tornado ripped through Saturday. Damage reports were still coming in Saturday afternoon, as the tornado warning in the Greater Boston area expired. But police...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement began an immigration law enforcement surge in Massachusetts and Boston this week, while challenging their sanctuary laws.

Severe weather is front and center for today. A sharp cold front will dive into our warm, humid airmass and set off a line of storms in western New England by early afternoon. This line will march east, arriving in Greater Worcester by 4 to 5 p.m. and Greater Boston by 6 to 8 p.m. The South Shore, Cape and Islands...

Boston police warn of late-night phone thefts at bars—scams that could easily spread to Maine or New Hampshire.

BOSTON (WHDH) - Starting today, the San Gennaro Festival will take over Boston’s North End. The three-day festival features food from more than three dozen restaurants. There will also be a beer garden, espresso martini bar, and live music. The feast continues all weekend, wrapping up with a procession...

A brush fire broke in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood on Thursday, prompting a large emergency response.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper went on a door-to-door campaign on Wednesday, Sept. 3, making house calls and encouraging students with histories of chronic absenteeism to return to school. This year, 70 volunteers turned out for the campaign to encourage students to...

MBTA is offering free rides on all subways, buses, commuter rail, and ferries after 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays for five weekends this September and October.

A man who killed a mother of six children during a masked robbery in Lynn in the middle of the night is being released to ICE after being granted parole on Tuesday. Oeun Lam, now 52, was convicted of first-degree murder in the first-degree for the death of Cheang Ley Nhor, 41, in 1993. He was sentenced to life in...