The lull in Massachusetts bankruptcies is over, recent data shows: It looks the total number of filings last year in the Bay ...

Local news was the Herald’s most-read section in 2024, and it remains the heart of every print newspaper and digital issue we ...

As people across the country welcome the new year, legislators are welcoming new laws that take effect beginning on Wednesday ...

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, even with the recent snow and precipitation, Massachusetts is still running dry. The ...

Toward the end of the new year, a salary transparency bill that was signed into law by Gov. Maura Healey in 2024 will take effect. As of Oct. 29, 2025, employers in Massachusetts that have 25 or more ...

Veteran political reporter Gin Dumcius of CommonWealth Beacon previewed the upcoming legislative session and other key 2025 topics in Massachusetts politics.

Ten people were injured when a Lego display fell onto a crowd during a New Year’s Eve event in Massachusetts, fire officials ...

New changes to Massachusetts tax law are going into effect in 2025, including the full realization of an expanded tax credit ...

If you haven’t been loving the cold and windy weather all of this weekend, we’ve got some bad news for you: most of this ...

Authorities in Massachusetts are on high alert following a “tragic and senseless” pickup truck attack in New Orleans on New ...

Federal immigration authorities have nabbed a Dominican illegal immigrant charged with sex crimes and kidnapping in Boston, ...