A federal appeals court on Thursday restored a U.S. agency rule restricting lobster and Jonah crab fishing off the Massachusetts coast to protect endangered whales, rejecting a claim that the agency did not deserve deference under a recent landmark Supreme Court case.

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.

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

Last night, hundreds of volunteers conducted Boston's annual homeless census. The amount of new faces was "striking."

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.

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

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

Mayor Michelle Wu along with Boston Teacher's Union and other city and state leaders presented the Curley K-8 School's Sugeily Santos, as the 2025 School Counselor of the Year.

Among those seeking comfort in the close-knit skating community were two Olympians, Nancy Kerrigan and Dr. Tenley Albright, and a former national champion, Paul George.

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.