Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday called news of an airplane crash in Washington, D.C. that killed six people with ties to a Massachusetts figure skating club “devastating.”

The Skating Club of Boston lost two coaches, two young skaters and their two mothers in the deadly crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 in Washington, D.C.

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who won the pairs title at the 1994 world championships and competed at the Winter Olympics twice, were aboard the plane, officials said.

Six people with ties to a Massachusetts figure skating club were aboard an American Airlines plane that was involved in a deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.

The circulating bird flu has become “widespread” in Massachusetts, as officials believe the virus has killed 500 to 1,000 wild birds across the region.

Local health officials warn that bird flu is spreading among Massachusetts’ bird population.At a virtual meeting Wednesday, officials discussed the issue and<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation happens every day throughout the Commonwealth,” Judge said. “We work closely with the Boston Police Department human trafficking unit, and I know that they’re doing this work day and night.

Many areas saw just a light dusting of snow Tuesday night into Wednesday, while part of Franklin County was hit with six inches.

A Massachusetts man has won a cool $1 million on the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Celtics Banner 18 instant ticket, state lottery officials said Wednesday.

A new fund is providing up to $5,000 to Boston families who have an immediate family member who died from an opioid overdose.

The latest Massachusetts snow storm was nothing to write home about, but it did fall in time to make the Wednesday morning commute a bit slower in much of the state. Snow delays were declared for some Massachusetts schools as a result.

Perez, a known MS-13 gang member, on drug and weapons charges a day after the agency says East Boston Municipal Court refused to honor its detainer request