February 4 Fake doctor allegedly leaves Massachusetts woman with permanent scars after botched eyelid surgery Woman allegedly left with permanent scarring and ongoing pain after unlicensed practitioner performed botched eyelid surgery in Massachusetts home setting.
February 3 Coast Guard identifies 7 victims on board Gloucester commercial fishing boat that sank off Massachusetts The Coast Guard identified seven crew members presumed dead after the fishing vessel "Lily Jean" sank off the Massachusetts coast. An investigation was launched into the incident.
February 3 Families of 3 Massachusetts women who died at Belize resort file $100m lawsuit against hotel, Expedia: report Families of three Massachusetts women who died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Belize resort have filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit.
February 3 Popular chip brand exits coastal hometown after decades as workers face layoffs Cape Cod chips' plant in Hyannis is closing after 40+ years, leaving New Englanders heartbroken. Campbell's is moving production elsewhere, which will affect 49 workers.
February 3 Four defendants, including 2 Venezuelans, allegedly used 115 stolen identities in massive food stamp fraud Four people allegedly used 115 stolen identities in $1 million food stamps and pandemic unemployment fraud scheme, including Venezuelan nationals.
February 2 Massachusetts man using blowtorch on roof to melt ice sets home on fire A Massachusetts homeowner accidentally ignited a house fire using a blowtorch to melt ice that had built up on his roof during brutal winter weather.
January 31 Coast Guard suspends search for survivors after fishing boat sinks off Massachusetts; 1 body recovered The Coast Guard suspended its search Saturday after the fishing vessel Lily Jean reportedly sank off Cape Ann with seven aboard, including an NOAA observer.
January 30 Massachusetts governor addresses missing fishing boat and crew off Gloucester coast Gov. Maura Healey provides an update on the 72-foot commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean that sank Friday with seven people on board. (Credit: WFXT)
January 29 DHS punches back at Moulton for 'inciting rioters' with 'gross' ICE remarks Department of Homeland Security fired back at Rep. Seth Moulton for defending Nazi comparisons to ICE, calling his rhetoric "gross" and dangerous to officers.
January 28 Moulton says ICE comparisons to Nazi Germany are not extreme in CNN interview Rep. Seth Moulton compared ICE to Nazi Germany's Gestapo amid growing criticism of Trump administration immigration enforcement tactics.