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The Massachusetts State House. (Photo by Jennifer Smith) As the risk of toxic forever chemicals grows, a handful of Massachusetts legislators and advocates are looking for solutions to the complex problem. Last week, a group of Massachusetts lawmakers, agency officials, and advocates visited Maine to speak with well...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Boston has announced two recent arrests. ICE Boston arrested Nelson Bolivar on Thursday who they say is a 60-year-old violent criminal alien from the Dominican Republic. He’s been convicted of drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, conspiracy to violate the...

Massachusetts has more candlepin bowling alleys than any other state. One of those is the second oldest bowling alley in America.

SHREWSBURY — At 4 a.m. on Aug. 23, the Shrewsbury Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Floral Street and South Street for a two-car accident, according to the Shrewsbury Fire Department. On arrival, the SFD encountered a head-on accident between a pick-up truck and an ambulance. The...

The mother who was struck by a car in a Framingham crosswalk with her baby in the stroller said she is thankful to be alive.

(WJAR) — The Massachusetts State Police Department pulled out all the stops to help capture a man wanted on multiple felonies in Acton. It started when an Acton police officer attempted to stop the man in a traffic stop along Route 2, but the suspect fled on foot into the fields.

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A series of serious motorcycle accidents has occurred in western Massachusetts over the past two weeks, resulting in multiple deaths. The tragic incidents began with a motorcyclist being killed by a truck making an illegal U-turn on I-91 in Longmeadow just over a week ago. This was followed...

Multiple people were injured, and a driver is facing several charges after a crash on a Cape Cod bridge. According to Massachusetts State Police, last night, at approximately 9:30 p.m., State Police responded to a 2-car motor vehicle crash on Route 25 in Bourne on the Bourne Bridge. A Ford...

Developers in the coming months could break ground on a western Massachusetts data center campus where investments could total $4 billion, a project buoyed by a new state tax incentive. But as officials iron out regulatory frameworks, some advocates urged the state on Thursday to strengthen environmental protections...

Defendant allegedly possessed an UZI machinegun containing an extended magazine loaded with 24 rounds. “BOSTON – A Lawrence man appeared in federal court yesterday in connection with a criminal complaint charging him with possessing an UZI machinegun. Derek Mercado, 20, is charged by criminal complaint with one count...