Second grade students from Franklin, dressed as ladybugs, lobby in Memorial Hall in 1974 for passage of a bill designating the bug as the state’s official insect. (Rep. Roy’s Office via SHNS ...

Massachusetts owes the federal government $2.1 billion because of a mistake made years ago with unemployment benefits.

A Massachusetts mother plunged to her death in front of three of her horrified children while the family was hiking at a natural landmark Wednesday, according to authorities. Married mother of ...

For reasons unknown, Massachusetts doesn't have a pizza style. A state senator who represents the birthplace of bar pizza wants to change that.

A 49-year-old mother of four died on Wednesday after she fell about 50 to 75 feet from a cliff while hiking at Purgatory Chasm in Massachusetts.

Norovirus cases have reportedly spiked in Massachusetts over the last few months, according to data from the Department of Public Health.

The town's health department says an elderly woman with mental health and hoarding issues owns and lives in the unit. It was immediately condemned after inspection.

A story in Franklin from 50 years ago shows how a teacher and a little civics education can have a marked impact.

A tiny worm is attacking beech trees across Massachusetts, and arborists say they're worried the long-term impact could devastate a species that's critical to the state's forests. The worm causes ...

Health officials urged the public to use bug spray outdoors this summer after mosquito samples tested positive for two viruses.