Metro Boston

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has recognized June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day, an annual state holiday commemorating the the emancipation of Black slaves in America.Read More

There were nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Massachusetts over the weekend and the percentage of tests that come back positive for theRead More

If you have driven on the streets and highways in and around Boston, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that Bay State drivers rankRead More

BOSTON (AP) — The white Union Army commander sits rigid atop an imposing horse. His Black men, rifles to their shoulders, march resolutely alongside onRead More

Two University of Massachusetts — Boston hockey players went the distance for a good cause. Andrew Walker and Jacob Adkins, roommates at the university, rollerbladedRead More

Authorities have identified the Dorchester man who died following a jet ski crash in the Boston Harbor on Sunday. Troopers responding to a reported crashRead More

A box truck had its roof ripped off right before the Storrow Drive Tunnel in Boston on Monday morning. SKY7 captured the damaged truck betweenRead More

A rally is expected to take place Monday at the site of the Nelson Mandela mural that was torn down in Roxbury to make wayRead More

People in Massachusetts are being told to drink plenty of water and try to stay in air-conditioned rooms as temperatures heat up across the state.Read More

The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. governmentRead More