A heat advisory is in effect in Boston and several other Massachusetts communities through 7 p.m. on July 17. The National ...

A new report identifies Pittsfield as one of the state’s most reliable “signal cities,” communities where economic changes tend to emerge before spreading across the region.

Marietta’s founder Rufus Putnam was energetic, creative, and persistent. Give him an impossible task and he’d figure out a ...

Nearly a week after floodwaters swept away more than 100 lives, Texas officials are facing heated questions over how much was ...

After catastrophic flooding in Central Texas last week, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine are asking questions about response ...

As it stands, Massachusetts has some of the most restrictive beach access laws among the coastal states. Residents can ...

But perhaps the easiest starting point to understand the state’s housing problem is this: apartment buildings with four units or more can only be built, under current local zoning rules, on roughly 4 ...

A trash collectors strike is disrupting service in 14 cities and towns across Massachusetts. More than 400 workers from Republic Services walked off the job early Tuesday morning. The union ...

The report, conducted by insurance company Allstate, found that Boston, Worcester and Springfield top the list of riskiest ...

Stacker examined WalletHub's 149 Best- and Worst-Run Cities in America to find the most efficient cities in Massachusetts.

Officials say that a pooled fund where neighboring municipalities help Boston pay for recovery services at Mass. and Cass is ...