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Transportation officials say holiday travel will be more spread out than usual since Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year. Here’s what to expect.

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Whether you’re traveling by plane, train or automobile this holiday season, top Massachusetts transportation officials gave an update Thursday on what to expect. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the MBTA, Massport and Massachusetts State Police held press conference at 8 a.m. to discuss holiday travel. “I feel like it was just Thanksgiving, but we are here to talk about winter...

The woman accused of posing as a Boston student appeared briefly in court on Thursday morning. Thirty-two-year-old Shelby Hewitt is accused of enrolling in three Boston high schools from 2021-2023 — all while working for the state Department of Children and Families. She was arrested in June of 2023 and is now facing forgery and fraud charges. Hewitt has pleaded...

Earth — and her hometown of Needham, Massachusetts — is going to have to wait a little longer before astronaut Sunita Williams returns from space.

When a 20-year-old blind cat fell through the ice on a pond in Westford, Massachusetts, a big-hearted bystander rowed out to save the animal — video shows him using a shovel to row — and return him to his family....

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A Worcester County couple that’s been scamming people for 20 years — called “professional tenants” because they live at home without paying rent for as long as possible without being evicted — was in court after being exposed in an NBC10 Boston investigation.

The Cannabis Control Commission will offer the executive director position to another person, commissioners said in a Wednesday meeting, after its first choice turned down the job.

As they arrived at Westborough District Court, Russell and Linda Callahan did their best to avoid showing their faces to an NBC10 Boston photojournalist. But there is no hiding the 20-year scheme exposed in our extensive investigation, where we documented the Worcester County couple’s history of defrauding small property owners and living in homes without paying the rent. The Callahans...

Ribbet, a Labrador Retriever puppy who lost both of his eyes in a dog attack in Massachusetts last month, has been cleared for adoption and has found a new home. Following his latest X-rays, the veterinary team at Second Chance Animal Services in East Brookfield, has confirmed Ribbet’s skull fracture has healed properly, the swelling has resolved, and he is...

Massachusetts ranks as the safest state in the country for its low rate of gun deaths, according to the Annual Gun Law Scorecard from the GIFFORDS Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. According to the report, Massachusetts has 3.7 gun deaths per 100,000, the lowest rate in the country. It also ranked as having the fifth strongest gun laws in...

Two entangled North Atlantic right whales were spotted swimming off Nantucket last week, and officials said the younger one is not expected to survive. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said one of their aerial survey crews reported the two whales swimming about 50 miles southeast of Nantucket on Dec. 9. The first whale, a 3-year-old male, was first seen...

Police said the water main break in the area of 400 Centre Street was causing significant impacts to the Newton Corner area Wednesday morning.

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A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over Masasachusetts in recent weeks and more have been spotted recently over other states, sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why.

A woman was hospitalized Tuesday after she was shot in Springfield, Massachusetts. A spokesperson for the Springfield Police Department says officers were called to the 100 block of Stafford Street around 4:20 p.m. for a report of a gunshot victim. Responding officers found an adult female with gunshot injuries that are believed to be non-life threatening. She was taken to...

A blind 20-year-old cat named Tiki was rescued this week after he fell into an icy pond in Westford, Massachusetts, and this story is nothing short of a miracle from start to finish, according to the town’s animal control.

A large water main break flooded roads overnight in Newton, Massachusetts, creating problems for Wednesday’s morning commute. Newton police said the water main break in the area of 400 Centre Street was causing significant impacts to the Newton Corner area, and drivers were told to seek alternative routes. Part of Washington Street was shut down from Centre Street till about...

Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury, Massachusetts, mother accused of killing her three children in 2023, plans to assert her “lack of criminal responsibility” at trial due to her mental condition, her lawyer said in a recent court filing.

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A film crew shooting an independent movie ended up becoming the center of their own drama when they fell through thin ice on a pond in Acton, Massachusetts. A crew member went out in a kayak, but the kayak went through the ice and he fell into the water. People on shore called 911, and four other members of the...

Late school buses have been a problem in Boston this year, and now, they led a basketball team to miss its first game of the season. The boys’ basketball team at East Boston High School was set to play Friday in Fall River, Massachusetts. The bus there never showed up. Student athletes told NBC10 Boston Tuesday that they were upset...

In Somerville, Massachusetts, the sun is setting on a law that has been on the books for decades requiring any new development in this city to come with off-street parking. “This is something we have been talking about for a long time,” said Somerville City Councilor Willie Burnley Jr. “Data shows that mandatory parking minimums increase the cost of development,...