Knife-wielding man who was shot with bean bag round after leading Boston officers on chase held on $10K bail

BOSTON (WHDH) – A knife-wielding man who was subdued with a bean bag round after leading a group of police officers on a wild footRead More

Sources: AG Maura Healey expected to announce run for Mass. Governor soon

Attorney General Maura Healey is expected to announce her run for governor soon, sources tell 7NEWS. Rumors about a possible run started swirling after currentRead More

Mass. House passes bill to address COVID supply struggle

All 159 members of the Massachusetts House voted Wednesday afternoon to pass a $55 million COVID-19 response bill, keeping it on track to clear theRead More

Mass. health officials report more than 14K new COVID-19 cases, 199 additional deaths with 16 percent positivity rate

Massachusetts health officials on Wednesday reported 14,567 new COVID-19 cases and 199 additional deaths as the statewide positivity rate dipped slightly to 16.70 percent. Wednesday’sRead More

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Day care programs expand COVID testing, aim to stay open

BOSTON (AP) — Licensed day care programs in Massachusetts can sign up to begin receiving free rapid antigen COVID-19 tests by the end of theRead More

House approves $55 million for immediate COVID-19 response

The House unanimously passed a $55 million COVID-19 response bill Wednesday afternoon, keeping it on track to clear the Senate and hit Gov. Charlie Baker’sRead More

Baker announces first-in-the-nation initiative that will make rapid COVID-19 tests available to child care programs

Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday announced that rapid COVID-19 antigen tests will me made available to child care programs statewide as Massachusetts continues to dealRead More

Needham police officer, 2 others arrested in connection with insider trading scheme

A Needham police officer and two others were arrested Wednesday for allegedly conspiring to trade on inside information about a Massachusetts company’s planned acquisition ofRead More

Court weighs vacating convictions of man who killed 3 men in New England

BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering whether to vacate the murder convictions of a man who died in prison while appealing hisRead More

Mass. woman creates website to help people find at-home COVID-19 tests

A Massachusetts woman has launched a website to help people find at-home COVID-19 tests near them amid a surge in virus cases. Arlington-based software developerRead More