Police seek stolen antique truck last seen towed into Maine
PORTLAND (WGME) – Maine State Police are helping police in Massachusetts find a stolen antique truck last seen in Maine. Police say the truck was stolen out of Ashland, Massachusetts, and was last seen towed into Maine on I-95 on Friday, January 23. If you think you’ve seen the...
$1M Lottery Jackpot: East Boston Winner Knows How He Will Spend His Big Payday
An East Boston man said he already has some big ideas of how he will spend the $1 million jackpot he won in the Massachusetts State Lottery. Johan Lopera Bustamante won the seven-figure payday playing the “$1,000,000 Big Money," a $5 scratch-off ticket. Only two of the game's grand prizes rema…
Mass. State Lottery winner: 3 $100K prizes won or claimed Wednesday
Three $100,000 lottery prizes were won or claimed across Massachusetts on Wednesday. Two of the prizes were from both “Mass Cash” drawings held on Wednesday — one midday and one evening. The winning numbers for the midday drawing were 8, 10, 16, 23 and 31. For the evening drawing, they were 2, 6, 12, 18 and 32.
New parents creating ‘cocoons’ for babies, sparking family tensions
New parents across Western Massachusetts are putting their babies in what doctors call a “cocoon,” limiting who can hold or kiss their newborns for months at a time.
Report: Massachusetts Income Tax Cut Could Cost State $5 Billion
BOSTON — A proposal to cut Massachusetts’ personal income tax to 4% would cost the state government an estimated $5 billion a year in lost revenue, according to a new report from a left-leaning policy group, which warns the move would trigger deep cuts in public services. Inching...
Dangerous Nor’easter Will Bring Widespread Damaging Winds, Heavy Snow To These Areas
A rapidly intensifying nor'easter is forecast to evolve into a bomb cyclone this weekend, bringing heavy snow to southeastern Massachusetts and dangerous winds across the East Coast from North Carolina to Maine. The National Weather Service reports that the rapidly deepening storm will be centered just off the North...
Massachusetts Auditor DiZoglio Bureau of Special Investigations identifies nearly $12 million in public benefit...
BOSTON – Today, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio released the Bureau of Special Investigations’ Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025. BSI investigates allegations of fraud in MassHealth, programs run by the Department of Transitional Assistance, and the Department of Early Education and Care. For the fiscal year ending...
Former Massachusets nonprofit CEO sentenced for fraud
A woman from Taunton, who was the founder and former CEO of a nonprofit organization, was sentenced for fraud.
A $3 million Worcester property is caught in the middle of a California murder...
The CEO of a company based in Worcester is accused of killing his wife for financial gain, according to prosecutors in California.
UPDATE: Hopkinton MA sawmill building destroyed in fire
A large woodworking building in Hopkinton is a total loss after a large fire on Thursday morning, Jan. 29, according to Fire Chief Gary Daugherty Jr . The cause of the fire at JB Sawmill & Land Clearing Inc ., 36 Fruit St., is not yet known, although it may have started in an engine used to power several machines...
