Worcester police face scrutiny over response to crash involving city councilor
The Worcester Police Department says it’s opened an internal investigation into officers’ response to a crash involving City Councilor Kate Toomey. Toomey’s attorney said she did nothing wrong.
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Haitian Americans celebrate amid political uncertainty
Ahead of the 24th Annual Haitian Unity Parade, grand marshals reflect on Haitian heritage and political uncertainty. -
Mass. politicians, abortion supporters cautiously celebrate Supreme Court ruling
Local leaders said that restricting access to mifepristone should never have been a matter for courts to decide in the first place. -
How to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s dementia, from local experts
As millions of Americans are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, two researchers spoke with GBH's Morning Edition to break down the latest on what we know about the brain disorder. -
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Mass. public school enrollment is down 14K. Nearly half were English language learners.
Immigration enforcement over the past year appears to be a big factor in the fact that statewide, school enrollment fell by more than 14,000 in the year ending in October 2025. -
New England's largest Latino cultural center to open this week in Boston
La CASA: The Center for Arts, Self-Determination and Activism will open to the public this Friday at the South End’s historic Villa Victoria. -
Healey bars ICE from getting undercover license plates for civil arrests
“Massachusetts is not going to allow state resources to be used to help ICE operate in secret while they are violating people’s rights and making us all less safe,” said a state spokesperson. -
Is Boston’s use of concurrent signals putting pedestrians at risk?
A third of Boston intersections let pedestrians in crosswalks cross at the same time as traffic.