Boston Pride Parade Roars Back Saturday With ‘Pride as Protest’ on the Common
Boston Pride for the People is back on Saturday, June 6, with the parade stepping off from Copley Square at 11 a.m. and an all-day festival taking over the Boston Common. The 56th annual celebration is rolling out under the theme “Pride as Protest: Since 1776,” pulling visibility and resistance straight into a full sch
Facebook threats lead to prison term for Boston man
BOSTON (WWLP) – A Boston man was sentenced to prison for threatening a federal law enforcement officer. The Department of Justice states that the investigation began in May 2025 after law enforcement received a tip. An anonymous complainant alleged that an individual using the online moniker “Amir Haqqani” was using a
First Alert on Saturday for the risk of severe thunderstorms
We have a First Alert day on Saturday for severe thunderstorms in the evening. Friday we continue our hot and dry stretch of weather with another day around 90 degrees and a few more clouds. The humidity is slowly on the rise so through the day a few clouds roll through becoming partly cloudy. Overnight lows stay warm
Brockton Playground Mayhem as Dirt Bike Slams Toddler, Teen Rider Charged
A trip to the playground turned chaotic in Brockton on Thursday night when a dirt bike struck a 3-year-old child, sending the toddler to a local hospital and landing a 17-year-old rider in handcuffs. Police say officers rushed to James Edgar Playground on Dover Street just before 8:15 p.m., where...
Grim Charles River Discovery Near Brighton’s Artesani Park
Authorities pulled a body from the Charles River near Artesani Park in Boston's Brighton neighborhood on Friday morning, turning a popular waterfront spot into the scene of a death investigation. Massachusetts State Police divers recovered the person from the water while officers from several agencies watched from the
Child pulled from pool in Tewksbury
A child was hospitalized after being pulled from a pool Friday afternoon in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Police and fire crews responded around 5:50 p.m. to Balsam Place, where the child was reported to be unresponsive. People at the scene pulled the child from the water and had begun CPR when first...
New Report Says Massachusetts’ Tufts University Should Be Called This
Tufts University has been named one of Forbes' "New Ivies" for the second year in a row.
Karen Read Says She Can’t Move On After Acquittal: ‘I Was Never Going to...
Read spoke to 'Today' after filing a lawsuit against the Massachusetts State Police and the Town of Canton
MassHealth to end homeless health care program that serves thousands statewide
A Massachusetts health care coordination program that serves people experiencing homelessness, poverty and addiction is shutting down by June 30, leaving tens thousands of the state’s most vulnerable residents at risk of losing crucial support. About 65,000 clients across the state are served through 20 MassHealth Comm
After numerous hearings, Natick Planning Board thoroughly denies Rte. 9 car wash plan
Attorney Jonathan Silverstein at the May 6 Natick Planning Board meeting said that “the writing seems to be on the wall” regarding that town body’s view of a proposed car wash at 625 Worcester St. (Rte. 9 west) and asked that his client not be put through another meeting that would require more time and expenses if tha
