Massachusetts

2024 Paris Olympics 1 hour ago

‘It's unreal': Gabby Thomas reflects after winning gold medal

Runner Gabby Thomas, who grew up in Northampton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University, became a gold medalist Tuesday at the Paris Olympics. Thomas launched from the start line with de...

Nantucket 3 hours ago

Seagull steals man's wallet, picks through it on Nantucket roof
Steward Health Care 7 hours ago

Boston City Council considers public health emergency amid Carney Hospital closure

Health & Wellness 6 hours ago

Mass. health officials warn of mosquito-borne EEE and West Nile virus

Health officials in Massachusetts are urging caution about mosquito-borne illnesses after this year’s first human case of West Nile virus and first animal case of Eastern equine encephalitis, or...
8 hours ago

Elmo is the latest person inspired by Stephen Nedoroscik's pommel horse prowess

Team USA gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik has become a sensation during the Paris Olympics, and his accomplishments are inspiring another national treasure. Elmo posted about the so-called pommel horse guy ...
Boston 1 hour ago

Weather delays, cancels hundreds of flights in Boston Tuesday

Weather and low cloud ceilings was impacting flights arriving in Boston, which were delayed an average of two-and-a-half hours, according to the FAA.
Massachusetts 11 hours ago

‘Road rage episode' led to fatal hit-and-run crash in Fairhaven, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a moped in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, over the weekend was the result of a “road rage episode.” Ryan Almeida, 35, of Fairhaven, was arrai...

Boston restaurant talk 11 hours ago

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers opening new location on Route 1

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A Louisiana-based chain that focuses on a popular food item continues to expand into the Greater Boston area, with a new one soon opening a few miles north of the city. According to an article from What Now Boston, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is planning to open in Saugus, moving into....
Watertown 5 hours ago

Man charged in Watertown break-ins may be involved in other cases, police say

A Massachusetts, man has been arrested in a string of attempted break-ins in neighboring Watertown, police said Tuesday. Jonathan Quintanilla of Waltham is accused in a series of attempted break-ins at homes and cars in the West end neighborhoods of Watertown over the weekend. Watertown police say he was arrested with the help of police in Newton. ...
Boston 1 hour ago

3 hurt when fishing boat hits former Long Island Bridge support

Three people on a commercial fishing boat were hurt when the vessel hit a concrete piling from the former Long Island Bridge in Boston Harbor Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said the 20-foot vessel had damage to the left side of its bow, or the front part of the boat. All three people who were...
2024 Paris Olympics 15 hours ago

Simone Biles talks new GOAT tour, mental health after 2024 Olympics

Simone Biles, from Spring, TX, is the undisputed greatest gymnast of all time. The four Olympic medals she won in Paris were just icing on the cake for a career that has spanned three Games.
Massachusetts 17 hours ago

Watch: Great white shark smiles at researchers off the coast of Mass.

Researchers recently spotted a great white shark off the shores of Scituate, Massachusetts, and this fishy friend was not shy at all. Great whites have about 300 teeth, and this one probably showed off more than we needed to see. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, the region’s leading white shark research nonprofit organization, was able t...
Housing 13 hours ago

Gov. Healey signs Massachusetts affordable housing act

So many of us have had to deal with skyrocketing rent, or bidding wars for homes. New legislation is being touted as a $5 billion investment in tackling the commonwealth’s housing issue. It’s called the Affordable Homes Act, and it’s the largest housing bill in Massachusetts history. The hope is it will both increase housing production and improve ...
2024 Paris Olympics 9 hours ago

Massachusetts' Gabby Thomas sprints to gold in women's 200m

American sprinter Gabby Thomas took gold in the women’s 200m at the Paris Olympics, one of the marquee matchups at the Games.
Massachusetts Aug 5

Springfield police seek missing Chicopee man last seen in October

Police are looking for a missing Massachusetts man who has not been heard from since last year. The Springfield Police Department said in a Facebook post Sunday that Felix Rivera of Chicopee was recently reported missing. According to police, Rivera’s family last heard from him when he was discharged from Springfield’s Baystate Medical ...
Cambridge Aug 5

Cambridge company develops patch to test for doping, a longtime concern at the Olympics

With athletes from all around the world hoping to gain competitive advantages in the Olympics, doping scandals have impacted the Games for decades. A Massachusetts company is trying to use new technology to keep the playing field level. Epicore Biosystems in Cambridge is no stranger to woring with athletes, partnering with Gatorade on a wearable pa...
Aug 5

‘It's asinine': Protesters decry Steward Health hospital closures

The clock is ticking for patients and employees at two Steward Health Care hospitals in the Bay State. The Texas-based company filed for bankruptcy in May and last week announced the closure of Carney Hospital in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. “I’ve been a patient for 53 years,” said Carney Hospita...
Taxes Aug 5

Boston property tax bill stalls in the State House

An end to the formal session on Beacon Hill left Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s property tax plan in question. “I can’t overemphasize how important this is for the city,” Wu told NBC10 Boston. Empty office buildings are causing commercial property values to plummet and creating a revenue vacuum that without action, would fall on Boston homeowners. “It’...
Boston Aug 5

Boston is offering eligible residents money to buy a new e-bike

The City of Boston wants more cyclists on its streets and it’s willing to pay you to become one. Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of the Boston E-Bikes Incentive on Monday, a program that will offer eligible residents a voucher toward the purchase of an e-bike and the safety equipment that goes along with it. According to Wu,...
Aug 5

Professional Tenants: Hear from the landlords who lost thousands to rent fraudsters

An NBC10 investigation found a husband and wife have defrauded small property owners for thousands of dollars, lived in homes rent free, and have been seemingly getting away with it for the past two decades. In housing circles, they are known as “professional tenants” because they make a living by scamming landlords. Some of those landlords are sha...

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