Massachusetts

The painting was one of four illustrations that American artist N.C. Wyeth contributed to a 1939 edition of Helen Hunt Jackson’s book “Ramona.”

The 61-year-old retired firefighter rescued six baby possums after spotting their mother on the road.

A driver dragged a Massachusetts state trooper Wednesday evening in Brockton, police said Thursday, hours before catching the wanted man.

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, will not run for reelection, he said Wednesday, saying in a message to Utahns “it’s time for a new generation of leaders.” The former Republican nominee for president and governor of Massachusetts said that he enjoys working in the Senate and touted his accomplishments but noted that he’ll be in his mid-80s if he were...

Although California is known for its high cost of living, it’s not the most expensive state to retire, according to a recent Bankrate study.

Paqui, maker of the One Chip Challenge, is removing the spicy chips from stores after the death of Worcester teen Harris Wolobah.

A 14-year-old student from Worcester, Massachusetts, died on Friday, officials say, and his family says his death was caused by complications from eating an extremely spicy chip that’s the subject of a viral challenge.

A 37-year-old Massachusetts man died while trying to rescue his wife and step-son from a fast-moving river in New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon.

Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts saw strong thunderstorms early Friday, prompting severe weather and tornado warnings in parts of New England.

AJ Dybantsa is the top-ranked high school basketball player in the 2026 recruiting class, and he’s already getting advice from LeBron James and Kevin Durant.

In some states, you need to make over $100,000 to cover expenses and save for retirement.

A New Hampshire woman is suing Eataly Boston, saying she broke her ankle when she slipped on a piece of prosciutto at the Prudential Center food hall last year.

Michael and Catherine Burke allege that the state’s Department of Children and Families discriminated against them for their Catholic viewpoints.

Stranded vehicles, property damage and flash floods were seen across New England on Tuesday, while parts of Massachusetts were under a tornado warning.

Enough white sharks are now visiting Cape Cod that researchers are calling it one of the world’s largest hot spots for the apex predator. About 800 white sharks swam through the Cape Cod area from 2015 to 2018, according to the new research, published Thursday in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series. It used a first-of-its-kind population survey for white…

A shark snagged a snack right off a Massachusetts fisherman’s line and he has the photos to prove it.

The 21-year-old former Air National Guardsman could face up to 60 years behind bars if found guilty of all counts.

John G. Berylson was the owner of Millwall FC. He died in a car crash on Cape Cod on July 4.

A woman who was reported missing from Stoughton was rescued after she was found stuck in the mud at a Massachusetts state park in Easton, where she’d been trapped for several days, police said Monday. Stoughton police had been looking for the woman for about a week and put out a call for help to the public. On Monday...

Dozens of young musicians at a Boston recital got a big surprise Saturday afternoon when Ed Sheeran showed up to their concert and joined them on stage. Sheeran posted video on his Instagram account of his impromptu performance where he sang and danced at the Tobin Community Center in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood alongside young performers of the “Boston...