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October 27, 2022

Colleen Weaver disappearance: FBI joins search as police reviewing dozens of tips

The FBI has joined the agencies assisting in the search for Colleen Weaver, a 16-year-old Massachusetts teenager who disappeared from her Raynham home last week.

October 26, 2022

Father of missing Massachusetts teen Colleen Weaver says family 'desperately wants her home and safe'

Police in Massachusetts are asking the public across New England to be on the lookout for Colleen Weaver, who vanished on Oct. 18 and is believed to be “in danger.”

October 25, 2022

Missing Harmony Montgomery: Timeline of New Hampshire girl's disappearance and suspected murder

Here’s a timeline of events in the disappearance of New Hampshire 8-year-old Harmony Montgomery.

October 24, 2022

Judge declines New England Clean Energy Connects' request to resume construction on $1 billion power line

A judge declined a request from developers to resume construction on a $1 billion power line from Canada into Maine. The judge will revisit the decision next year.

October 24, 2022

Masked man spotted peering through windows of residences near Boston College

Police in Massachusetts say a suspect in the Boston neighborhood of Brighton has been spotted peering through windows of residences during a string of suspicious activity.

October 22, 2022

Massachusetts doctors save mother, son who nearly died after eating 'death cap' mushrooms

A Massachusetts mother and her son are on the mend after they almost died from ingesting highly toxic "death cap" mushrooms they had foraged for dinner.

October 21, 2022

Massachusetts governor debate: Geoff Diehl and Maura Healey spar over raising taxes, exorbitant energy costs

Republican Geoff Diehl and Democrat Maura Healey debated Thursday on how to best tackle major voter concerns, including rising energy costs and whether they would raise taxes.

October 20, 2022

Duke cell biologist named new president of MIT

A cell biologist who also worked as a provost at Duke University for the past eight years has recently been named the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

October 19, 2022

Massachusetts woman unleashed swarm of bees on deputies serving eviction notice, police say

A woman allegedly unleashed a swarm of bees on Massachusetts deputies who were serving an eviction notice on a house last week, according to a police report.

October 19, 2022

Massachusetts governor appoints new state dinosaur: 'spunky underdog'

Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a law that names the Podokesaurus holyokensis as the new official state dinosaur.