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R.I. governor to sign bill to legalize recreational marijuana

It will legalize the sale and possession of up to 1 ounce of cannabis for adults, ages 21 and older, with no more than 10 ounces for personal use kept...

Healey sues 13 makers of toxic PFAS chemicals for contaminating Mass. water

Attorney General Maura Healey is suing 13 manufacturers of firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS compounds, also known as "forever chemicals."

In wake of Texas school shooting, Massachusetts leaders decry violence and call for gun control

Some offered condolences, while others called for immediate action on U.S. gun control.

Springfield sees uptick in unlicensed 'ghost guns'

"Ghost guns" are typically purchased as a kit and have to be assembled. They can even be printed on a 3D-printer.

Attorney paying ex-casino mogul Steve Wynn defamation claim

Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn has accepted an undisclosed financial settlement to end his federal defamation lawsuit against an attorney. The attorney represented a dancer who she said...

Local leaders promised change after George Floyd's death. 2 years later, the work is unfinished

After George Floyd was killed by a police officer two years, advocates called for change at police departments across the country, including in Massachusetts. But today, those efforts remain a...

The WBUR Read-In: Heat waves

WBUR arts and culture fellow Lauren Williams recommends three books that use heat as a literary device.

VIDEO: Biden addresses nation after at least 15 killed in Texas school shooting

President Biden will speak from the White House Tuesday evening following the deadly school shooting in Texas.

Boston mayor announces plan to prevent another tent encampment at 'Mass. and Cass'

Her plan, she said, will reduce crowds, deploy outreach teams to clean up city streets and focus on improving health outcomes for the people who frequent the area, many of...

ExxonMobil loses bid to dismiss AG Healey's climate change lawsuit

The lawsuit filed in 2019 by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey alleges Exxon launched an effort, “reminiscent of the tobacco industry’s long denial campaign about the dangerous effects of cigarettes,”...

Local Coverage

May 24, 2022

The Bruce Bolling Municipal Building, BPS's Nubian Square headquarters. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Education commissioner asks mayor to 'step up' on improvement plan for Boston Public Schools

After listening to more than an hour of public comment from local lawmakers, parents, advocates, students and teachers, Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said he wasn't coming to the board...

Education

May 24, 2022

A 6 year old child receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine for 5-11 year old kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut on Nov. 2, 2021. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)

Kids afraid of getting shots? Here are 3 easy ways for parents to help them

While getting shots provokes anxiety in most children, the degree of anxiety can be lessened. As a parent, there are three things you can do to improve the vaccine experience...

Health

May 24, 2022

Fans at Boston Calling in 2019. (Courtesy Boston Calling)

Boston Calling organizers are ready for the fans and the festival's return

It's been more than 1,000 days since organizers have been able to transform Harvard University's athletic complex into their mammoth music festival, an event that has "literally been three years...

Arts & Culture

May 24, 2022

Boy holding a face mask. ( Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images)

Cambridge issues mask advisory, as COVID cases rise

On the same day , Brookline reinstated a mask mandate for town-owned buildings, including public schools and libraries.

Health

May 24, 2022

Gov. Baker out with new book about decision-making

WBUR's Senior State House Reporter Steve Brown joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to talk about it.

Local Coverage

03:57May 24, 2022

Catherine Nash sits at the memorial she created for her son, Jesse Harvey, who ran a grassroots needle distribution program in Maine. He died of an overdose in 2020. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. is poised to spend millions on forced addiction treatment, reigniting debate over system

While many states use civil commitment, Massachusetts is believed to be the only state that, under the law known as Section 35, court-orders some men to treatment inside jails and...

Health

05:50May 24, 2022

Group portrait The Del Fuegos at the Vic Theater, Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 8, 1985. Pictured are, from left, Warren Zanes, Dan Zanes, Tom Lloyd and Woody Giessmann. (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

The Roadrunner celebrates 1980s music venue the Channel with Del Fuegos reunion

On May 28, the defunct South Boston venue will be reincarnated, in a manner of speaking, with a handful of acts that often played in the ‘80s returning to the...

Arts & Culture

May 24, 2022

The cast of the Huntington's "The Bluest Eye." (Courtesy T Charles Erickson)

SpeakEasy, Huntington and Gloucester go to town at the Elliot Norton Awards

The three companies took the prize for outstanding production in their respective categories, among other honors, during the 39th installment of the awards.

Arts & Culture

May 23, 2022

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Malden. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

State report rips Boston Schools, demands 'bold' response

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday published a 188-page report detailing its assessment of how well BPS has transformed itself in the two-plus years since the state...

Education

May 23, 2022

People wear shark hats during JawsFest: The Tribute, a festival celebrating the film Jaws, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard on August 11, 2012 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Life imitates art: 'Jaws' extra named police chief

A man who as a child had a brief role in “Jaws” has been named police chief on the Massachusetts island on which the 1975 Oscar-winning movie was partially filmed.

Local Coverage

May 23, 2022

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R.I. governor to sign bill to legalize recreational marijuana

Healey sues 13 makers of toxic PFAS chemicals for contaminating Mass. water

In wake of Texas school shooting, Massachusetts leaders decry violence and call for gun control

Springfield sees uptick in unlicensed 'ghost guns'

Attorney paying ex-casino mogul Steve Wynn defamation claim

Local leaders promised change after George Floyd's death. 2 years later, the work is unfinished

The WBUR Read-In: Heat waves

VIDEO: Biden addresses nation after at least 15 killed in Texas school shooting

Boston mayor announces plan to prevent another tent encampment at 'Mass. and Cass'

ExxonMobil loses bid to dismiss AG Healey's climate change lawsuit

Education commissioner asks mayor to 'step up' on improvement plan for Boston Public Schools

Kids afraid of getting shots? Here are 3 easy ways for parents to help them

Boston Calling organizers are ready for the fans and the festival's return

Cambridge issues mask advisory, as COVID cases rise

Gov. Baker out with new book about decision-making

Mass. is poised to spend millions on forced addiction treatment, reigniting debate over system

The Roadrunner celebrates 1980s music venue the Channel with Del Fuegos reunion

SpeakEasy, Huntington and Gloucester go to town at the Elliot Norton Awards

State report rips Boston Schools, demands 'bold' response

Life imitates art: 'Jaws' extra named police chief