A program this month encourages library patrons in Worcester, Mass., who have lost or damaged books or other items to reactivate their accounts. All they need is a picture of a cat.

The speech, delivered Wednesday evening, bounced between hailing the accomplishments of her first year and setting the agenda for her second, and was laden with specific figures and pitches for new legislation.

A man was arrested after police say he planned to bomb the Satanic Temple in Salem. Luke Isaac Terpstra was charged with explosives - possession of bombs with unlawful intent after an investigation.

Phone calls will be free starting Dec. 1 after the governor signed the legislation Wednesday.

Why does Massachusetts still have outdated blue laws that were established by the Puritans?

On average, nearly 300 people every year are released directly from Massachusetts' maximum-security prison, directly onto the street with no guidance or supp...

Shannon O'Brien today sued state Treasurer Deb Goldberg to try to keep Goldberg from firing her as chair of the state Cannabis Control Commission, saying that Goldberg doesn't even have the authority to fire her, let alone because of allegedly bogus allegations of wrongdoing by staffers who don't want anyone telling them what to do. Read more.