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CHELSEA, MASS. (WHDH) - Friday marks day 31 of the government shutdown, and Saturday the SNAP benefits suspension will be in effect for millions who rely on them for food. In a press conference on Friday, Mayor Wu and other Boston leaders spoke on the local response to the upcoming SNAP suspension.

NEWTON, Mass. — One house in Newton, Massachusetts, looks more like a Hollywood stage than a house thanks to 14-year-old Ted Lahey. His Halloween decorations have put the whole neighborhood on Pine Ridge Road on notice. "It started as a pirate ship last year and just kind of evolved,"...

Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe, a historic Boston eatery on Columbus Avenue in the South End, has served the South End community for nearly a century. Renowned for hosting legendary African American jazz musicians like Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, and Sammy Davis Jr. during segregation, Charlie's has a fascinating...

The Boston City Council is debating regulations on autonomous vehicles. A proposed ordinance would mandate that they have “human safety operators” physically present inside. 4 minutes to read. Debate is raging in Boston about how the city should approach the introduction of autonomous vehicles. Supporters and...

The Boston Police Department is calling on the community for assistance in identifying five individuals involved in an armed robbery in Roxbury. The robbery occurred around 8:15 PM on October 18, at approximately 80 Marcella Street, with the suspects later spotted entering a field behind 2875 Washington Street, as...

The superintendent of Boston Public Schools is getting a pay raise after the school committee voted unanimously this week to increase Mary Skipper's salary by 15%, bringing her total compensation to $393,943. The Boston Globe reports that Skipper’s income this year includes $324,643 in base pay, plus a $60,000...

BROCKTON — A judge sentenced Brockton's Manuel G. Ramos to a year in jail for stealing $106,000 from his former business partner, Chenet Sam. "What makes it devastating, Your Honor, was he was my friend," said Sam, owner of The Spot , a 133 N. Main St. nightclub. He spoke evenly and forcefully as he made a victim...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Some of Boston Medical Center’s smallest patients got in the Halloween spirit this week. Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit donned adorable and creative costumes, dressed as athletes, superheroes, and pumpkins. The costumes were Project Sweet Peas, a non-profit organization supporting families...

The following is a statement from Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn Office. “32-year-old, Erickson Barbosa, of Brockton, plead guilty on 10/24/25 and was sentenced on 10/27/25 in the Fall River Superior Court on Child Rape charges. The defendant was sentenced to serve 7 years in the State Prison with 5...

Products that go unsold but remain fit to enjoy will be donated each day, the store said.