Boston will expand its Friday night youth summer programming to more neighborhoods this summer as part of a plan to stem the expected seasonal surge in violence in the city. City leaders, including ...

There is no coordinated system to address the behavioral health of immigrants in Massachusetts. But the needs are great ...

Diane Adame is digital reporter with GBH News. Feedback? Questions? Story ideas? Reach out to Diane at diane.adame@gbh.org. Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena was arrested Friday morning on charges of fraud ...

This year’s primaries give voters the chance to select candidates for state and federal offices. The nine ballot questions won’t appear on the ticket until the general election. Election season is ...

Lynnway commuters say that removing two lanes from the corridor will lead to traffic congestions, adding time to their daily ...

Advocates, legislators, even a mariachi band to celebrate the PROTECT Act as it was signed into law by the Governor.

The band will make its Gillette Stadium debut Wednesday, drawing in tens of thousands of fans from around the country.

Local fishing nets, once bound for recycling, are now saving lives in Ukraine. The spent nets are being repurposed to protect ...

A new rule from the Trump administration this week means the federal government will stop covering gender-affirming treatments for transgender children who rely on public health insurance like ...

Immigrant families are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis due to detention, and the barriers to getting help are ...

Ahead of "We The People," a week-long festival he curated for the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, legendary cellist ...

A new and groundbreaking survey of wealth in Massachusetts paints an overall healthy economic picture but highlights wide gaps for Black, Hispanic and some Asian families. The report is the first ...