Police identify 19-year-old killed in Dorchester shooting
Police have identified the victim of a deadly shooting early Tuesday morning in Dorchester, officials said. Officers responding to a call for a person shotRead More
Protesters: Remove statues of slave kneeling before Lincoln
Calls are intensifying for the removal of twin Emancipation memorials in Washington, D.C., and Boston that depict a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feetRead More
Baker Administration stepping up flu vaccine push
The Baker administration is planning to work with schools and municipalities to get more people to get a flu shot this fall, when cold andRead More
Massachusetts is ‘on track to contain’ COVID-19 outbreak, model shows
Massachusetts is just one of four states in America that is “on track to contain” the COVID-19 outbreak due to low infection and positive testRead More
Health officials: More than 90,000 Mass. residents have recovered from COVID-19
Health officials reported Wednesday that more than 90,000 Massachusetts residents have recovered from COVID-19. As of June 24, there were 102,762 confirmed cases of coronavirusRead More
These 25 Bay State communities have the most coronavirus cases
Many Massachusetts communities have fewer than 100 reported coronavirus cases, some have under 50, and others have case counts in the single digits or none at all,Read More
State’s initial guidelines to reopen Mass. schools this fall include face coverings, social distancing
Students and staff returning to school in Massachusetts this fall may have to follow a series of requirements to help curb the spread of theRead More
Nearly 30,000 people filed for unemployment in Mass. last week
Nearly 30,000 people filed for unemployment in Massachusetts last week as the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on the economy. In the week ending onRead More
Buffalo Bills fan puts aside rivalry and gives in-need New England Patriots fan his kidney
When a New England Patriots fan needed a kidney donation, a fan of the Buffalo Bills put aside their divisional rivalry and drove to BostonRead More
Boston City Council votes to ban use of facial recognition software
The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to ban the use of facial recognition software. Some councilors say there are too many risks of misidentifying aRead More