Law enforcement agencies across Massachusetts and New Hampshire are on high alert Wednesday after a driver sped through a ...

New England's states are ringing in the new year with laws that will go into effect throughout 2025, affecting family leave, rideshare drivers, cannabis, wages and much more. Here's what you should ...

Globe reporters wrote thousands of stories in 2024 on a range of topics. These 10 stories drew more readers than any others.

Delaware was the first state to end child marriage in 2018. Since then, more than 10 other states have joined it in doing so.

Smuttynose, Harpoon parent companies merging, will operate breweries in Hampton, Worcester, Boston and more locations in Mass ...

Landlords and people living in rentals — who make up more than one-third of households in the state — have been largely left ...

On April 19, 1775, the battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War. In 2025, Massachusetts will mark 250 years since the fight for independence began in our own backyard ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are set to trudge back to Beacon Hill Wednesday morning after ringing in the new year to kick off the ...

States across the country are bracing for new laws set to take effect as early as Wednesday, including some that have stirred ...

Many of the laws passed by the Massachusetts Legislature and signed by Gov. Maura Healey in 2024 have already kicked in. But ...

The Massachusetts Legislature approved a bill Monday aimed at closing loopholes in the state’s health care market regulatory process exposed by the collapse of Steward Health Care.