The Latest Breaking News from Massachusetts

The Massachusetts House has approved a sweeping gun bill aimed at tightening firearm laws, cracking down on unregistered “ghost guns” and strengthening the state’s assault-style weapons ban

The federal government taxes unemployment benefits. But is unemployment taxable in your state?

Multiple arrests have been made in shooting in Holyoke, Massachusetts, writes Josh Marcus

State police say at least three people, including a person riding a bus, have been shot in the western Massachusetts city of Holyoke following a fight on a downtown street

The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island plan to procure offshore wind energy together

Massachusetts police report shooting with multiple victims in Holyoke

The shooting occured hours after the city announced its ShotSpotter system had detected more than 100 gunfire incidents since March

Massachusetts has 184,000 people on a waiting list for the state's 41,500 subsidized apartments. But an investigation by WBUR and ProPublica found nearly 2,300 of those state-funded apartments are vacant. Almost 1,800 of the apartments have been vacant for more than 60 days. And about 730 units have been empty…

For the third year, the United States will officially observe Columbus Day alongside Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 9, 2023.