Healey will visit Fall River on Monday to highlight literacy initiative
(WJAR) - Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey will visit Fall River on Monday as her administration promotes a literacy initiative. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim...
New England weather this week: Warming up, eventually
This week will be a quiet week across New England, with some light snow showers around in places. The week will also see a...
More questions than answers after Massachusetts order to transition from natural gas
Massachusetts utilities, regulators, and lawmakers are beginning to chart their next steps following an order issued two months ago that signaled the beginning of...
Massachusetts overflow shelters, as seen through one family’s eyes
In mid-December, John arrived in Massachusetts with a plan. After fleeing violence in Haiti, and struggling to make ends meet in Chile for eight...
Mass. arrest data reveals inequities for Black, Hispanic youth researchers say
BOSTON — Arrests of young people dropped by two-thirds in Massachusetts over roughly the past decade, but people of color made up an increasing...
Finding affordable housing can be challenging. Housing Navigator website aims to help
With options for affordable rental housing across the state in short supply, it can be difficult to know where to start looking. The need...
5 Investigates: Meth in Massachusetts, Tonight at 5
Meth disguised as Adderall: destroying lives. 5 Investigates discovers a troubling new trend in Massachusetts that should serve as a wake-up call to parents....
Massachusetts focuses on skills-based hiring, eliminates college degree requirements for about 90% of jobs
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order last month eliminating college degree requirements for state-posted jobs unless absolutely necessary.Story continues
Breakthrough in Cold Case: Vermont Police Arrest Suspects in Teen’s Death
DANBY, Vermont — In a significant breakthrough nearly two years after the heart-wrenching death of a Massachusetts teenager, the Vermont State Police have made...
Elizabeth Warren, 74, Massachusetts Senator, Warns Criminals Are Putting Americans Finances at Risk
During a recent Senate Banking Committee hearing, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) voiced concerns over the rising threat of cyber criminals exploiting cryptocurrency to defraud...