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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Two Massachusetts towns reported aggressive raccoons were spotted near residential communities on Christmas. Officials in the Town of Norfolk said they were alerted of a sick raccoon on Medway Street on Thursday morning, according to the Sun Chronicle. Animal Control officers responded and...

Massachusetts has some of the best seafood in the country, but you won’t find the real treasures on fancy restaurant menus. Locals know the best spots are the unassuming shacks tucked away along the coast, where fried clams are golden and crispy, lobster rolls overflow with fresh meat, and the ocean breeze adds the...

On a bustling Saturday morning in Boston's South End, a string of shoplifting incidents concluded with a suspect in handcuffs. Darrin O’Neil, a Lowell resident, was apprehended on charges of shoplifting after a reported theft in progress at 760 Boylston Street, Dick’s House of Sport. He's accused of stealing...

Murphy, a 3.5-month-old puppy with soulful eyes and a signature tie, is the last adoptable puppy waiting for a home at Shultz's Guest House, a 501c3 dog rescue shelter in Dedham, Massachusetts. As the year draws to a close, the shelter is hopeful that this sweet young dog will find his forever family before the New...

ANDOVER, MA — Former Boston Mayor and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh has entered...

HAVERHILL, Mass. (WBZ) - There can sometimes be too much of a good thing. Some residents of Haverhill, Massachusetts, said the smell from a new Dunkin’ factory is just too much and they want something to be done about it. “My house smells like doughnuts, all the time, for...

As of noon Sunday, the advisory has also been expanded to parts of Plymouth, Bristol, and Suffolk County from 7 p.m. Sunday through 1 a.m. on Monday.

A Massachusetts State Police trooper was able to walk away after their cruiser was involved in a rollover crash amid icy conditions Sunday morning.

The community has raised nearly $60,000 for the family of a 55-year-old Marblehead man who died suddenly on Monday, Dec. 22. Joe Carpineto leaves behind his wife, Sherri, and his two teen sons, Harrison and Will. Friends launched a GoFundMe to support the family. You can reach it HERE. “Being...

NEEDHAM — The early-morning fire that claimed a woman’s life on Christmas Eve appears to have started in the home’s garage and the preliminary evidence suggests an accidental cause, said Needham Fire Chief Thomas Conroy, Needham Police Chief John Schlittler, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine, and Norfolk District...