Massachusetts

A large water main break flooded roads overnight in Newton, Massachusetts, creating problems for Wednesday’s morning commute. Newton police tell NBC10 Boston that the water main break in the area of 400 Centre Street is causing significant impacts to the Newton Corner area. Drivers are being told to seek alternative routes. Part of Washington Street is shut down from Centre...

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,...

Children at a Boston hospital welcomed some special visitors from the North Pole Tuesday.

A body was found Tuesday afternoon in the Charles River in Boston, according to investigators. Massachusetts State Police responded shortly after 12 p.m. to the area of Silber Way, which abuts Storrow Drive near the river. Troopers helped to bring the body to shore. Police said EMS crews were at the scene, as well. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office...

Gov. Maura Healey spoke briefly Tuesday about the recent phenomenon of mysterious drone sightings over Massachusetts and other parts of the northeast. “In terms of what we’re seeing up and down the East Coast, it’s concerning,” Healey said. “I’ve spoken out, along with the governors of New Jersey and New York. We’ve not seen the volume New York and New...

Frank Bellotti, the Massachusetts lieutenant governor and state attorney general who lived to be 101, has died, his family announced Tuesday. Bellotti served as a Navy SEAL during World War II and went on to make an impact throughout his life in the worlds of law, politics and business. His wife, Maggie Bellotti, died less than a year ago at the...

One person was injured in a pedestrian crash in Waltham, Massachusetts, on Monday. Waltham police said the crash occurred around 5 p.m. Monday in the area of Stow Street and Ravenswood Road. A 42-year-old man was crossing the street when he was hit by a Toyota Camry driven by a 43-year-old woman, according to police. The Camry was reporteldy traveling...

A Massachusetts man and one other person are accused of being involved in a deadly drone attack overseas. And federal officials believe they were intentionally undermining the United States’ national security. It was quite the scene in Natick on Monday as dozens of federal agents descended on the relatively quiet Woodland Street neighborhood, walking in and out of a 2-story...

The FBI raided a Natick home Monday, arresting a man on charges connected to a deadly drone strike on a base in Jordan.

In a stunning settlement, a newspaper started in the 19th century will fold after a defamation lawsuit from the mayor of Everett, Massachusetts. The Everett Leader Herald, whose masthead reads that it was established in 1885, is set to cease publication this week. Mayor Carlo DeMaria says the newspaper agreed to that condition, and to pay him $1.1 million, to...

On a sunny September day, we watched Jason Pimental work as a heavy equipment operator for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. According to payroll records, Pimental put in a long 12-hour shift for the public agency that day, excavating a trench near the Wachusett Dam and Reservoir in Clinton. Why is that noteworthy? Because at the same time, Pimental was...

Federal authorities have arrested two Iranian men in connection with a fatal drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens more.

Massachusetts has become renowned for its cutting-edge life sciences industry which has flourished over the past decade and a half. Now a newly-passed economic development package seeks to build on that, while planting the seed for emerging industries like climatetech and artificial intelligence to grow in the Bay State. Gov. Maura Healey held a ceremonial signing this month for the...

Federal law enforcement descended on a neighborhood in Natick, Massachusetts, Monday afternoon, arresting a man accused of playing a role in a drone strike that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan. Aerial images showed police vehicles and people in FBI jackets outside of a home on Woodland Street. Police in Natick informed residents of “increased police activity.” Residents were...

Police are investigating after a 28-year-old man was found shot to death in a truck in Worcester, Massachusetts, early Monday morning. Around 2:30 a.m. Monday, Worcester police said they were dispatched to Dorchester Street for a report of a man who had been shot inside a truck. When they arrived at the sceen, officers were flagged down and directed to...

A small drone was found at an airfield at the Nantucket Memorial Airport in Massachusetts over the weekend amid heightened attention on the aircraft after a series of sightings across the northeast. The drone was found on pavement in an area reserved for aircraft operations. Airport staff noted that the drone was under .55 pounds, meaning it is small enough...

The combination of smoking and the use of oxygen medical equipment likely contributed to a deadly fire in Plainville, Massachusetts, on Friday, local and state fire officials say.

Changes have arrived at the MBTA. Monday is the first real test of their effort to redesign the T’s bus network. Here’s what you need to know.

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