Massachusetts

News from the state of Massachusetts

Scallop harvest to decline again this year, but still strong

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PORTLAND, Maine — Fishermen are harvesting fewer scallops off the East Coast as the population of the valuable shellfish appears to be on the...

High court ruling gives immigrants facing deportation hope

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BOSTON — Just a few short months ago, Lucio Perez moved out of the western Massachusetts church he’d lived in for more than three...

Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional honor

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BOSTON — Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon and her Army colleagues never dwelled on being the only Black battalion of women to serve in Europe...

Company: Insured losses from Elsa could be $290 million

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ATLANTA — A company that estimates damage from natural disasters says insured losses on land from Hurricane Elsa will be around $290 million. ...

House fire leaves one dead in Massachusetts

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SAUGUS, Mass. — A second person has died following a house fire in Saugus Saturday morning. ...

Massachusetts Vax Bus rolls on; tests hint at delta’s spread

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BOSTON — A mobile vaccination clinic is working its way through Massachusetts, one arm at a time. ...

House fire leaves one dead in Massachusetts

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SAUGUS, Mass. — One person has died and another was critically injured after a house fire Saturday morning in Saugus. ...

Atlanta LB Mingo charged with indecency with child in Texas

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ARLINGTON, Texas — NFL linebacker Barkevious Mingo, who is currently with the Atlanta Falcons, has been arrested in Texas on a charge of indecency...

Dig at Pilgrim and Native American memorial sparks intrigue

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Archaeologists combing a hill near Plymouth Rock where a park will be built in tribute to the Pilgrims and their Native American predecessors have...

Bill aims to spend billions to fix nation’s aging dams

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BOSTON — Lawmakers in Congress on Friday introduced a bill that would pump tens of billions of dollars into fixing and upgrading the country’s...