Air quality​ in the metro area that includes Boston, Worcester and Providence has gotten worse, a new report​ says.

The town of Topsfield is mourning after a mother fell to her death​ while hiking with her family at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton ...

When there's wildfire smoke in Massachusetts, it's usually coming from thousands of miles away in Canada or the west coast.

Internet rumors of a New England serial killer have been addressed by the Hamden County District Attorney in Massachusetts after a body was found in Springfield on Tuesday.

Congress intentionally excluded SNAP recipients from laws that protect electronic card users in checkout lines, said Negus.

The American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report has ranked each Massachusetts county, citing that extreme heat, ...

Prisoners' Legal Services said the sheriff’s office is denying treatment to “nearly everyone” with hepatitis C in Essex ...

The lawsuit says “nearly everyone” at the county jail facilities are denied direct-acting antiviral drugs as part of ...

The federal government has cut nearly $1 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Department of ...

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed in Chelsea early Saturday morning according to the city’s police department.

Two Massachusetts men are facing major drug charges after authorities say they were caught transporting cocaine and oxycodone ...

The Massachusetts education board voted Tuesday to select outgoing Chicago Public Schools head Pedro Martinez as the next ...