BOSTON - A new year brings change, and new laws will be going into effect in Massachusetts for 2025. From salary transparency to affordable housing to new tax credits, we've rounded up a list of ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced that all state-run shelters will be inspected and their policies reviewed after a migrant was found with 10 pounds of fentanyl and a large-capacity rifle ...

This year is on track to see the fewest mass shootings and gun deaths in the U.S. since 2019, according to data from Gun Violence Archive—a feat that comes as violent crime broadly continues to ...

A top ICE official is blasting back at Gov. Maura Healey’s declaration that Massachusetts is “not a sanctuary state.” As the Herald reported Monday, the governor admitted that the cost of ho ...

If you can’t make it to Rome this Christmas Eve, you can still watch Pope Francis’ traditional holiday mass from the comfort of your home. The mass, often called the Midnight Mass ...

The site where Hasan worked for three years starting in 2014 is one of 10 mass graves located by civil defense workers and rights organizations in the Damascus area alone since the fall of Bashar ...

Luxury department store Nordstrom said it will close two Massachusetts locations in the next few months. Another national retailer is set to move into the locations. The Northshore Nordstrom at ...

It was backed by the Women's Legislative Caucus, the business group Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the Mass. AFL-CIO umbrella union, and the Mass. Municipal Association. Gov. Maura Healey ...

Many stores are open in Massachusetts on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, but expect them to be closing early before Santa arrives. Below is a roundup of local grocery and retail stores in Massachusetts.

When it comes to producing new jobs, Massachusetts is putt-putt-putting along in the slow lane. We’re doing 40 miles per hour on the Pike with the hazards flashing as other states blow past.