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The Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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Medical Parolee Dies In Jamaica Plain Prison Hospital

Sixty-two-year-old Edgar Bowser, who was convicted of killing a police officer in the 1970s, has died — three months after he was granted medical parole.

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A bald eagle grabs a fish from the Susquehanna River near the Conowingo Dam, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. A bald eagle died in March along the Charles River after being poisoned by a toxic substance meant to kill vermin. (Julio Cortez/AP)

Groups Push For Limits On Rat Poison After Bald Eagle Dies

The bald eagle that died in March along the Charles River was poisoned after ingesting a toxic substance meant to kill vermin.

Meet Elizabeth Bangs Bryant, A Victorian-Era Spider-Woman Being Celebrated At Harvard

"Women of the Museum: Behind-the-Scenes at the Museum of Comparative Zoology" pieces together the story of Bryant and the contributions of other forgotten women.

Local Officials And Congressional Leaders Decry Investors Who Put Affordable Housing At Risk

City and state officials say they want to prevent investors from extracting profits from low-income properties funded by federal dollars.

Remembering My Mom By Restoring Her Coat

After Kate Peltz's mother died, a tailor helped restore her mother's wool coat. They shared a connection over the memories held by fabric and the pain of missing mothers who...

To Mask Or Not To Mask?

We take listener calls and discuss the ongoing conversation on how people are practicing mask-wearing, given the ongoing evolution in policies and available science.

To Mask, Or Not To Mask? That Seems To Be The Existential Question

Plus, a new film explores systemic inequities in Boston.

Food Insecurity On The Rise In Massachusetts

1.6 million people in the Commonwealth report they are struggling to get enough to eat during the pandemic, according to a new survey by the Greater Boston Food Bank. We...

Consider This: Grieving The Death Of Trans Activist Jahaira DeAlto

DeAlto was fatally stabbed in Dorchester last weekend along with a younger woman named Fatima Yaseen. Boston's LGBTQ community is in shock.

'A Reckoning In Boston' Unpacks The City's Barriers To Prosperity

A new documentary shines a light on wealth disparities, access to land, gentrification, and systemic injustice in Boston. We speak with Kafi Dixon, a producer and one of the film's...

Newton Construction Worker Dies When Concrete Wall Collapses

The victim's name was not released. No one else was hurt.

May 6, 2021

AG Healey Says Mandating Vaccines For State Employees Is 'A Matter Of Common Sense'

We take listener calls and discuss Healey's thoughts regarding mandating vaccines for employees in the public sector.

Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey Calls For Vaccine Mandate, New Hate Crime Laws

The Last Archive: The Rise Of Doubt

Noted historian Jill Lepore joins us to talk about the second season of her podcast "The Last Archive," which tracks the rise of doubt through...

Activists Question Circumstances Surrounding 16-Year-Old Hopkinton Girl's Death

Community members are demanding more information, communication and transparency from law enforcement in the case of Mikayla Miller -- a 16-year-old Black teenager from Hopkinton...

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Vigil To Be Held For Mikayla Miller, As Investigators Probe Circumstances Around Her Death

Investigators in Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan's office continue to probe the circumstances around Miller's death amid growing frustration over the lack of conclusions from her office about what they...

May 6, 2021

Michelle Wu and Andrea Campbell. (Elise Amendola/AP and Jesse Costa/WBUR, composite image)

Wu And Campbell Lead Fundraising In Boston's Mayor Race, But Others Are Catching Up

City Councilors Michelle Wu and Andrea Campbell are leading the fundraising race in their bids to become Boston's next mayor, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed with the...

04:41May 6, 2021

Facebook suspended then-President Donald Trump after some of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Facebook's oversight board has ruled the social media company can continue to bar Trump. (John Minchillo/AP)

What Facebook's Decision To Dump Trump Means For Mass. Tech Companies

Local technology entrepreneurs and investors were watching closely when Facebook's oversight board ruled the social network does not have to reinstate former President Donald Trump. The decision could set an...

03:30May 5, 2021

A video still from a Boston police officer's body camera shows Officer David Godin with his body camera attached to his uniform, a new legal filing says. Godin told investigators that he wasn't wearing his camera during the shootings of Juston Root. (Boston federal court)

Lawsuit Claims Boston Police Officer Lied About Wearing His Body Camera During Fatal Shooting

The family of Juston Root also claims that the Boston Police Department is refusing to turn over information about its own investigation into the officer's body camera usage. They want...

May 5, 2021

An inmates stands in a cell inside one of Massachusetts' county jails. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

With COVID Waning, SJC Asks For Guidance On Prisoner Releases

The state's highest court considers if the coronavirus is a valid factor in considering prisoner release, now that a vaccine is readily available.

May 5, 2021

New Bedford resident Liliana Cruz holds up a copy of the eviction letter she received in January. The landlord wants her out by the end of May. (Simón Rios/WBUR)

As Evictions Slowly Return, Advocates Say More Help Needed

The number of evictions filed in Massachusetts courts is slowly returning to the level it was before the pandemic. That’s despite federal and state programs designed to help renters

05:13May 5, 2021

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. (Steven Senne/AP)

DA Says Investigation Into 16-Year-Old Hopkinton Girl's Death Is Ongoing, As Online Outrage Grows

Mikayla Miller's death and the insistence that she was murdered have circulated on social media with the hashtag #JusticeForMikayla.

May 4, 2021

Lawmakers Explore Failings in David Almond Case

Lawmakers held a virtual hearing Tuesday into a report from the Office of the Child Advocate on the death of a Fall River teenager with autism.t

May 4, 2021

Judge Overturns Last Remaining Conviction Against Sean Ellis

A single gun possession conviction remained against Sean Ellis, who spent more than 20 years in prison for the killing of a Boston police detective in 1993. That conviction was...

May 4, 2021

Feds: Mass. Pizza Parlor Owner Used Fraudulent PPP Loan To Buy Alpaca Farm

After receiving the loan, he sold the pizza shop and used the money to purchase and upgrade a farm in Vermont and buy several alpacas, authorities said. He also bought...

May 4, 2021

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Medical Parolee Dies In Jamaica Plain Prison Hospital

Groups Push For Limits On Rat Poison After Bald Eagle Dies

Meet Elizabeth Bangs Bryant, A Victorian-Era Spider-Woman Being Celebrated At Harvard

Local Officials And Congressional Leaders Decry Investors Who Put Affordable Housing At Risk

Remembering My Mom By Restoring Her Coat

To Mask Or Not To Mask?

To Mask, Or Not To Mask? That Seems To Be The Existential Question

Food Insecurity On The Rise In Massachusetts

Consider This: Grieving The Death Of Trans Activist Jahaira DeAlto

'A Reckoning In Boston' Unpacks The City's Barriers To Prosperity

Newton Construction Worker Dies When Concrete Wall Collapses

AG Healey Says Mandating Vaccines For State Employees Is 'A Matter Of Common Sense'

Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey Calls For Vaccine Mandate, New Hate Crime Laws

The Last Archive: The Rise Of Doubt

Activists Question Circumstances Surrounding 16-Year-Old Hopkinton Girl's Death

Vigil To Be Held For Mikayla Miller, As Investigators Probe Circumstances Around Her Death

Wu And Campbell Lead Fundraising In Boston's Mayor Race, But Others Are Catching Up

What Facebook's Decision To Dump Trump Means For Mass. Tech Companies

Lawsuit Claims Boston Police Officer Lied About Wearing His Body Camera During Fatal Shooting

With COVID Waning, SJC Asks For Guidance On Prisoner Releases

As Evictions Slowly Return, Advocates Say More Help Needed

DA Says Investigation Into 16-Year-Old Hopkinton Girl's Death Is Ongoing, As Online Outrage Grows

Lawmakers Explore Failings in David Almond Case

Judge Overturns Last Remaining Conviction Against Sean Ellis

Feds: Mass. Pizza Parlor Owner Used Fraudulent PPP Loan To Buy Alpaca Farm