Massachusetts

Warning: NBC10 Boston obtained surveillance video — portions of which are included in the video above — that is disturbing, graphic, and difficult to watch. A 22-year-old woman was shot and killed on New Year’s Eve in Lawrence, Massachusetts, authorities said. The Lawrence Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in ...

Boston’s first baby of 2022 arrived at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Aria Grace was delivered at five minutes after midnight to mom Taiana. She weighs seven pounds and five ounces, and the hospital reported that mom and baby are resting comfortably on this New Years’ Day. The Public Affairs offices at Massachusetts General Hospital, Bet...

From Worcester to Cambridge and throughout Massachusetts this weekend, rapid COVID-19 tests were handed out to every public school district in the state ahead of the return to classrooms Monday from a long holiday break. But some schools will open late, or later in the week, due to COVID concerns. Click here for Massachusetts school closings and de...

The distribution process starts Saturday afternoon.

The Massachusetts Teachers’ Association is calling for schools to stay closed Monday instead of returning from winter break after a delay in the state’s plan to distribute at-home COVID-19 tests.

A woman whose suitcase had contained Christmas presents she bought in Europe was mysteriously filled with other items when she arrived at Logan Airport.

On what’s expected to be the busiest travel day of the year, lines are longer than ever at Logan Airport as passengers wait for results of their COVID-19 tests.

District officials announced Tuesday that they have suspended the Danvers High School wrestling team after a fight between two students prompted another investigation at the Massachusetts school.

A popular playground in Ayer, Massachusetts, has been closed to the public due to arsenic contamination. The town of Ayer notified the state environmental protection department this week that the Kiddie Junction Playground at Pirone Park is contaminated. The town is working to remediate the site and replace the playground structure. The playground ...

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision not to seek a third term has sparked a scramble among potential successors in a suddenly wide-open race. And it’s raised questions about the GOP’s future in the state and whether a woman finally will break through one of the last glass ceilings in Massachusetts’ elective politics. Can Republicans f...

There is one fewer alligator in Massachusetts’ Westfield River and the out-of-place reptile’s rescue came just in the nick of time, the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife said Tuesday. The three-foot alligator, which is not native to Massachusetts, was first reported to state wildlife and local officials in mid-August when it was seen swimmin...

In tonight’s Daily Debrief, an alligator is captured after it’s spotted swimming in a Massachusetts river. Plus, a student is arrested in Lynn after police say they brought a toy gun to school, and there’s a new vacation rental you can book inspired by “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”

All eyes are on Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and whether she’ll run for governor. What would it mean if she entered the race?