A fire at a home in Whitman, Massachusetts started in a pet snake enclosure, fire investigators said. It happened around ...

A fire at a home in Massachusetts started inside an enclosure meant for a large reptile, according to the fire department.

WHITMAN, Mass. — The residents of a Whitman home were able to avoid any injuries after a fire began in their pet snake ...

The beaches were closed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health due to unsafe swimming water.

Replacement workers will begin work Monday as trash collectors strike continues A trash collectors strike is disrupting service in 14 cities and towns across Massachusetts. More than 400 workers ...

Gov. Maura Healey said her budget office is ready to slash millions in legislative earmarks for local projects, and will seek the extraordinary power to cut spending across all state government.

List of Massachusetts beaches closed ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, according to the state Department of Public Health.

A Massachusetts State Police trooper was hit by a moped and injured while trying to de-escalate an “aggressive” crowd of hundreds gathered and setting off illegal fireworks in Revere, police say.

Authorities say nine people died in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, where people were hanging out of windows screaming for help.

Massachusetts State Police are investigating after a 70-year-old man died during an Independence Day party in Wareham.

Hudson High School graduate Joe Whitman is rising up the San Francisco Giants organization as a prospect playing for the Richmond Flying Squirrels.

Massachusetts is closing most emergency hotel shelters by Monday, with only four remaining open.