Police investigators, with the help of the Massachusetts State Police Fusion Center and the FBI, determined that the source of the threat was not a student in Newburyport schools. Investigators ...

There are few cities in the United States that are more historic than Boston, Massachusetts. It makes for an interesting trip that is sure to give a memorable mix of history, food and culture.

A Massachusetts State Police recruit died after suffering a medical emergency during a training exercise, the department said. Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, was participating in a “defensive ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) states that swimming in the water at these closed beaches poses a threat of illness due to high levels of bacteria. Symptoms can range from ...

A Massachusetts town is closing its public parks and fields at night after a horse tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but lethal mosquito-borne disease. Eastern equine ...

The bus service controversy comes as Massachusetts recently funded buses for students from the more than 200 migrant families that moved into their community, though local Superintendent of ...

Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus can cause a "rare but severe illness." The threat of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus has prompted several Massachusetts towns to implement targeted mosquito ...

Both counties have areas at high or critical risk for infection. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has approved the start of spraying for mosquitos in communities across Massachusetts ...

Massachusetts is closing another correctional facility, in the latest change to the state’s prison system amid its declining population. The Massachusetts Department of Correction announced ...

Just make sure you visit an open one. These 86 beaches across Massachusetts are closed as of Aug. 22 due to bacteria concerns. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health says bacteria levels ...

There were 12 human cases of EEE in Massachusetts in 2019 with six deaths, and five human cases with one death in 2020. There were no human cases of EEE in Massachusetts in 2021, 2022, or 2023.