Lisa Creamer

Many travelers were encouraged to add buffer time to their holiday commutes and use caution on roadways as stormy conditions were expected to move eastward across the region.

Voters rejected Question 4, a measure to legalize certain plant-based psychedelic drugs and created a network of licensed therapy centers so adults 21 and older could consume them under supervision.

To little surprise, The Associated Press called the race for the Democratic candidate shortly after polls closed in the deep blue state. She'll nab the state's 11 electoral votes.

The eighth-grader was subjected to racism and bullying, including an "egregious re-enactment of George Floyd's murder," at the Amos A. Lawrence School in Brookline, according to a civil rights complaint.

The city has so far not reported any human cases, but will be spraying pesticides off a truck on Thursday evening after 8:30 p.m. (or Friday, if the first date gets rained out) in the area near Rural Cemetery.

The Worcester County adult had recently traveled abroad before getting diagnosed in early July with the highly contagious disease, according to state Department of Public Health officials. Measles can linger in the air for up to two hours after a person with the disease leaves a room.

Chief Financial Officer Travis Boucher wrote in a statement early Friday that the news outlet’s review, so far, “indicates that there is no evidence” its donor database or financial systems were affected in the breach and any hack of its internal data appears “limited.”

After nearly a century on the local market, Teddie peanut butter has developed something of a cult following in New England.

Decrying what he called an ” ‘anything goes’ attitude” by celebrants at Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, City Councilor Ed Flynn posted on social media that many of the nearly 1 million parade-goers “do not treat residents of South Boston with respect.”

The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care says it is reviewing why the license of a day care provider in Boston’s South End was repeatedly renewed after she was indicted in 2019 on federal trafficking charges.

Exposure to phthalates — chemicals found in many household products — could affect a person’s ability to get pregnant, according to researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. However, the study did not find a connection between phthalates and pregnancy loss.

A video shared on several social media platforms shows two people apparently leaping from the roof of a Red Line train into the Neponset River in an apparent stunt. MBTA transit police authorities say they’re aware of the video, hope to identify the people seen in it and bring criminal charges against them.

Five years ago, when Massachusetts allowed recreational pot shops to open their doors, the mayor of Northampton purchased a little piece of history.

Hazem Shafai, Sanaa Shafai, and their three young children expect to spend a few days at a hotel near the international airport in Cairo in order to get medical treatment before returning to the U.S.

A powerful nor’easter dropped nearly two feet of snow in some western parts of the state, but largely left Boston just wet and soggy.

The measure would have gradually doubled the total number of alcohol licenses a company can hold by 2031. It also would have tightened the cap on how many so-called “full” liquor licenses a business can own.

The Democrat and former state senator beat out her biggest opponent, Republican Anthony Amore, for the critical watchdog role, according to an election call from The Associated Press early Wednesday. Amore also conceded the race Tuesday night.

Are you casting your ballot today? Here’s what you need to know about the Massachusetts primary before you head to your voting booth.

DiZoglio next faces Republican Anthony Amore in the general election. The winner in the fall will succeed longtime state auditor Suzanne Bump, who will have served in the role for 12 years when her term ends in January.

Temperatures barely dipped below 80 degrees overnight, and highs will reach the mid-90s by Tuesday afternoon. A heat advisory for nearly the entire state remains in place and is set to expire at 8 p.m.