However, the northeast should be dry and cool when autumn begins on Sept. 22, the Farmers' Almanac said. The tail end of ...

Fireworks were banned in 1943 as a World War II measure. Massachusetts Department of Fire Services also says that fireworks are illegal in the state because they are dangerous.

The beaches were closed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health due to unsafe swimming water.

List of Massachusetts beaches closed ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, according to the state Department of Public Health.

Massachusetts police busted four suspects who allegedly robbed a jewelry store at gunpoint on Thursday.

Massachusetts’ highest court has initiated an emergency protocol that could see many indigent criminal defendants in Middlesex and Suffolk county courts released from jail or their cases dropped.

A Massachusetts man is accused of stabbing his mother’s boyfriend 17 times and dousing him in lighter fluid after an argument over steaks during Saturday dinner.

Health Massachusetts advocates fear Trump’s bill will unravel health safety net in Obamacare’s model state More than 98% of Massachusetts residents have health insurance, the lowest rate of ...

Warmer than average weather is likely to continue during the autumn months in Southern New England. In the latest update from ...

Replacement workers will begin work Monday as trash collectors strike continues A trash collectors strike is disrupting service in 14 cities and towns across Massachusetts. More than 400 workers ...

Where can I see fireworks in Massachusetts? While fireworks are illegal for private citizens to use, there are plenty of permitted fireworks displays across the state.

From the South Shore to Boston and beyond: See which golf courses are rated as the best in Massachusetts.