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Just like a real-life movie, the story of Buddy the Elf meeting his biological father has come to life, just in time for the holidays.

Maine’s top public health official says the state is considering scaling back investigations into cases of COVID-19 to focus on the most vulnerable populations, as some other states have already done.

A quickly strengthening storm continues to impact New England, and now we’re approaching the time when steady and heavy rain turns to steady and heavy snow for many.

A Republican caucus meeting that resulted in at least four New Hampshire lawmakers testing positive for the coronavirus was “horribly managed.”

Police in Braintree, Massachusetts are looking for a missing 16-year-old Saturday morning.

A man was in court Friday to face a hate crime charge after allegedly pistol-whipping a man and yelling racially and sexually oriented slurs at him in Taunton, Massachusetts. The man who was attacked said it was a scary experience — he thought he was going to get shot. “The whole time, when he had the gun pressed to my…

If there was ever a year for schedule analysis, it’s the just-released NBA slate. As our Chris Forsberg writes, the Celtics open with some tough matchups and have some quirky back-to-backs.

When electors to the Massachusetts Electoral College meet at the State House to cast their votes on Dec. 14, Nicole LaChapelle will be among the 11 members. “Here I am, a kid from Holyoke and the mayor of a city of 16,000 and I’m an elector,” the Easthampton mayor said. LaChapelle was one of 20 Democrats who ran to be…

We’ve all spent a lot of time working and staying safe at home this year. And a local woman says she could have used the dining room table that she ordered in the spring. When it hadn’t arrived by November, she reached out to our NBC10 Boston Responds team for help. “I’m a patient person, I am, but my frustration...

A coronavirus outbreak at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton has claimed the lives of 15 veterans in a matter of weeks. One of them is 93-year-old WWII veteran Martin Oppenheimer, and he has quite a story.

The 2021 Winter Classic was postponed by the NHL in October, but could we still haveoutdoor games during the upcoming 2020-21 season?

A winter storm watch is in effect for much of central and northern New England for potential heavy snow Saturday and Saturday night. Early indications are that we may see more than a half a foot of snow in the higher elevations of central and northern New England. There’s also a chance of rain changing to snow close to...

It’s a nice, peaceful Thursday… before the storm brewing in the south barrels up the coast and delivers wind, rain and snow to New England. Oftentimes, the days leading up to a major weather event get lost in the anticipation of the storm. I’m trying not to focus too much attention on this weekend’s storm because we have two...

Researchers in New England and Canada are teaming up to learn more about the great white sharks appearing in the Northeast’s waters in greater numbers each summer.

A Vermont woman who just turned 100 years old is asking community members for a birthday present that doesn’t even cost a penny. “It’s such a nice time to be giving,” said Mary Ojala, of Rutland, who is asking folks to roll up their sleeves for the Gift of Life Marathon—a four-day blood drive in and around Rutland.  Ojala,...

The Boston Celtics’ opponent for the first game of the 2020-21 NBA season has been revealed.