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MARBLEHEAD, MASS. (WHDH) - Approximately 1,000 customers lost power in Marblehead Thursday during a period of high heat in which temperatures reached nearly 100 degrees, Marblehead Municipal Light Deptartment General Manager Jon Blair announced. Shortly before 4 p.m., Blair said customers in the Lafayette Street and Hu

Boston hit a record high temperature on Thursday, but thunderstorms could be on the horizon for July 4th, threatening fireworks displays across Massachusetts.

BOSTON, MA — Shriners Children’s Boston is warning parents that physicians are still seeing an alarming number of kids receiving severe burn injuries after microwaving gel-filled fidget toys. Experts say the danger is growing as knockoff versions of these toys enter the market, potentially causing deeper scald burns an

Sporting an Algeria jersey, Wassim Karcouche, a 14-year-old Algerian from Winthrop, says he didn’t think it would cause any commotion, and says it didn’t until a fight broke out and he got caught in the middle.

Authorities say no foul play is suspected. A 76-year-old man from Hull died after an apparent drowning off the coast of Nantucket Beach on Wednesday evening, authorities announced. Authorities responded to a report of an unresponsive man, floating in the water, the office of Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz..

Late-night drama on Dartmouth Street ended in handcuffs on June 26 after Boston police say a 31-year-old Framingham woman stalked and threatened her ex-boyfriend outside a Back Bay restaurant. According to the victim, the trouble had been building for a while. He told officers the woman had repeatedly called him...

Several of the board’s recommendations echo earlier concerns regarding police bodycam footage and immigration tensions. A citywide police watchdog organization is calling for reforms to the Boston Police Department’s bodycam footage policies in the wake of two fatal police shootings. The Office of Police Accountability

A winning $500,000 lottery ticket was sold at a North Shore convenience store for the second time this week. A $500,000 prize was won from a “$500,000 Frenzy” scratch ticket and claimed July 2, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery’s website. The winning ticket was sold at White Dove Market at 59 Loring Ave. in

Massachusetts has long been a remarkable source of musical talent, producing singers whose unforgettable voices have shaped rock, pop, folk, rhythm and blues, soul, country, and contemporary music for generations. From legendary icons who changed the course of popular music to modern chart topping performers captivatin

With the Fourth of July, or Independence Day, just around the corner, it appears tensions are running high in several American cities, not the least of which is Brockton, Massachusetts. Brockton’s Mayor, Moises Rodrigues, has recently announced that there will be no Fourth of July fireworks display, breaking his earlie