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4+ hour, 3+ min ago   (185+ words) Updated on: October 8, 2026 / 10:24 PM EDT / AP David Pastrnak scored his first two goals of the season and added two assists as the Boston Bruins routed the Utah Mammoth 6-1 on Thursday night. Matthew Poitras, Casey Mittelstadt, Mason Lohrei and Morgan Geekie…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (267+ words) A greater Boston starts here A woman was killed inside her Reading, Massachusetts, home and police have taken her 22-year-old son in custody as a person of interest. Democratic Gov. Maura Healey and her challenger Republican Mike Minogue met in…...

7+ hour, 49+ min ago   (714+ words) This story contains mentions of sexual assault. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673) When your innocence has been stolen and you are stumbling down Commonwealth Avenue…...

20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1178+ words) Kourtney Kardashian wanted to "slap the s–t out of" Jennifer Lawrence after the actress labeled her "annoying." During the Season 8 premiere of "The Kardashians," released Thursday on Hulu, footage showed the reality TV star reacting to the comment Lawrence made…...

12+ hour, 7+ min ago   (219+ words) Criminal charges against the juvenile remain pending consultation with the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office, led by District Attorney Robert Galibois, as Dennis Police continue their active investigation into the incident, according to Newsradio 95 WXTK. Galibois's office oversees prosecutions…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (139+ words) Margaret Hamilton, the programmer whose code kept Apollo 11 from aborting its lunar landing in 1969 and who helped invent the very idea of software engineering, has died at age 90. Her death was reported per MIT, though no cause has been disclosed....

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (160+ words) The state's $770 million, five-year contract with Kansas-based VitalCore, awarded in May 2024 to replace former vendor Wellpath after it faced over 1,500 lawsuits and filed for bankruptcy, has itself struggled with staffing shortfalls, according to The Shoestring. Despite those gaps, DOC's full-time…...

10+ hour, 4+ min ago   (170+ words) Milton's Select Board voted Tuesday to end the town's contract with Flock Safety and pull about a dozen automatic license plate reader cameras that have been watching roadways since late 2024. The decision followed weeks of pushback from residents who said…...

20+ hour, 36+ min ago   (677+ words) Dwane R. Williams Jr., 40, of Springfield, was indicted by a Clark County grand jury on one count of Having Weapons While Under Disability. The indictment follows an hours-long standoff with law enforcement officers in September. Williams remains held in the Clark…...

8+ hour, 42+ min ago   (249+ words) Gov. Maura Healey ordered home energy relief for low- and middle-income households, to be funded by alternative compliance payments. Home heating oil in Massachusetts averaged $6.12/gallon last week, up nearly 75% from a year ago, according to the most recent data…...