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07/30/2025

"On average right now, we are picking up close to 20,000 a month."

A cleanup crew said they stop at nothing to make sure neighborhoods are clear of needles.

07/30/2025

"We should put all possibilities on the table that it's a rock, a comet, or something else until we get the evidence, the data that will tell us what it is."

Professor Avi Loeb said there are clear signs that the comet known as "3I/ATLAS" could be an alien craft.

07/30/2025

If you see this in your garden, pull out the roots and throw it in the trash immediately.

Black swallow-wort - an invasive w**d - is taking over gardens across Greater Boston, including Jamaica Plain and East Boston.

07/30/2025

A tsunami warning was issued for the state of Hawaii, the National Weather Service said, and the entire West Coast was under tsunami watches.

A tsunami advisory was issued for the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, and a tsunami watch was issued for the entire West Coast, stretching from the California-Mexico border up to Chignik Bay, Alaska.

07/30/2025

One nurse at Children's Hospital missed the PMC last year. But she had a pretty good reason.

A Boston Children's Hospital nurse wasn't expecting to be in a hospital bed when she was meant to be riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge, but she was grateful it was for a life-changing reason.

07/30/2025

"If someone has a grudge, a grievance, they can find other people online who will support them, who confirm their ideology," says Northeastern University criminology Professor James Alan Fox.

Police say the man who shot and killed four people in a New York City skyscraper spent days traveling across the country to reach his target. These types of "grievance murders" are increasingly common.

07/29/2025

WATCH: A new medication is offering hope for people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

A drug called Leqembi has been shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer's by 30%.

07/29/2025

A Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fire killed 10 people earlier this month temporarily lost its certification nearly a decade ago due to resident mistreatment, according to state regulators.

A Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fire killed 10 people​ earlier this month temporarily lost its certification nearly a decade ago due to resident mistreatment.

07/29/2025

It was a record-setting day in Boston as temperatures hit 99 degrees this afternoon. http://bit.ly/45bdZtk

07/29/2025

A crash in New Hampshire led to the discovery of a woman's body in a nearby town.

Police say a woman who was found dead inside a New Hampshire home was murdered, and a suspect was arrested when he made concerning statements to police following a crash.

07/29/2025

The Patriots held their longest practice of training camp to date on Tuesday.

Dan Roche brings you the takeaways from the sixth practice of Patriots training camp, which was the team's longest practice this summer.

07/29/2025

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell called the shooting at a New York City office building where the league's offices are headquartered an "unspeakable act of violence."

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell said one employee was shot and "seriously injured" in a shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building.