Most periodical cicadas are alive for a few weeks above ground, in which they reproduce and rely on trees for planting eggs.

Gov. Maura T. Healey proposed May 13 to repeal a law put in place by voters as part of a worldwide nuclear freeze movement, a bid to open the door to greater deployment of newer nuclear energy ...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has announced that a hiring freeze will soon be implemented at some state offices.

Governor Maura Healey’s office is putting a pause on executive branch hiring as the state braces for potential trouble ahead.

The niece, who WBZ-TV will not identify by name, is now a high school junior. She was around 14 years old when John O'Keefe died. She has a younger brother who testified during the first trial but did ...

The Phoenix Suns and their star wing are going in different directions, but he might land in an unexpected location.

Physicists at the University of Massachusetts Lowell developed a camera launched high into the atmosphere on a balloon early this month that will be used to help scientists develop theories about how ...

Citing economic uncertainty, federal funding cuts and fiscal year 2026 budget pressures, Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday ...

Renewable diesel aims to cut emissions and to lower the carbon footprint of the MBTA, which will help the Commonwealth reach ...

The body of a 12-year-old boy has been found after he was swept away by rushing water on a Virginia roadway, while a dozen students stayed overnight at a Maryland high school as heavy rains led to ...