Days after the Gabriel House fire, Fall River says it will increase firefighter staffing
The Fall River firefighters union had sharply criticized years of understaffing at fire stations in the city and said if they'd had more staff they could have saved more lives in the blaze that killed nine.

Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever play sold-out TD Garden as calls grow for Boston team
Fever took down Sun 85-77.
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GBH Daily: Give an A/C, take an A/C
Inside an effort to keep cool in Medford and Somerville. -
Healey buys lawmakers time with $7.5B interim budget filing
Massachusetts regularly produces some of the latest state budgets in the nation. -
Task force scans other states in search of primary care solve
Rhode Island’s former health insurance commissioner advised Massachusetts to focus on enforcement and accountability mechanisms -- rather than “aspirational” targets. -
‘It’s fricking hot!’ Passengers endure sweltering heat inside T stations.
Riders said fans placed inside of stations aren't enough to provide relief from the extreme heat. -
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