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Dog fatally attacks woman and bites 2 Boston officers, police say

Massachusetts

Falling scaffolding plank narrowly misses pedestrians at Boston's South Station

A video released by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shows the plank hitting the ground just as a pedestrian passes by.
Education

2 striking teacher unions in Massachusetts face growing fines for refusing to return to classroom

Judges imposed fines of $50K a day for unions in Beverly and Gloucester that would increase by $10K a day as long as the teachers remain on strike.
Soccer

Massachusetts lawmakers consider soccer stadium for the New England Revolution

The team has been sharing Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. The proposal hopes to build a stadium on a 43-acre lot in Everett.
Holidays

Haul out the holly! Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives in New York City

The towering conifer was donated by a family in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters clear path to allow rideshare drivers to unionize

Under federal law, drivers for Uber and Lyft are considered independent contractors who do not have the right to unionize. The ballot measure gives them that option.
Massachusetts

Highest court in Massachusetts to hear arguments in Karen Read's bid to dismiss murder charge

Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm in January 2022.
Massachusetts

Karen Read: Massachusetts court to hear arguments in bid to dismiss murder charge

Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm in January 2022.
Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters reject legalizing psychedelics, approve dropping high school test requirements

The issues were among five measures put to voters on Tuesday’s ballot.
Elections

Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren wins third term in US Senate

Warren fended off a challenge from Republican John Deaton, an attorney who moved to the state from Rhode Island earlier this year.
Holidays

Crowds flock to tiny Massachusetts town to send off New York's Rockefeller Christmas tree

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree comes with a strong New England accent, and locals couldn't be more excited.
Courts

Judge delays wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read until after her criminal trial

A judge has ruled that Karen Read won't have to give a deposition in her wrongful death lawsuit until after her criminal trial.