COVID-19 pandemic

Authorities are asking people to stay home for the holidays in the hopes of avoiding another spike in COVID-19 cases, like the one after Thanksgiving.

If you’re traveling to Massachusetts, you’ll have to follow some new rules. Some travelers say it’s been a breeze so far, while others say it’s been a hassle.

Starting Saturday, those traveling to Massachusetts have to follow some new rules. Some people say it’s a breeze, while others say it’s a hassle.

Massachusetts health officials on Sunday reported 12 more deaths from the coronavirus and 218 new confirmed cases.

Another 27 people with the new coronavirus in Massachusetts have died and 304 more cases have been identified, health officials said Sunday. The state’s death toll has risen to 7,316, while 103,436 people have now been diagnosed with the virus in the commonwealth, according to the state’s Department of Public Health’s daily report. More than 60-percent of the state’s deaths…

The second phase of Gov. Charlie Baker’s reopening plan starts on Monday, June 8.

The Massachusetts House and Senate chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Health and Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery on Friday sent an email to Gov. Charlie Baker and top public health and safety officials in the administration calling for a ban on the use of tear gar, pepper spray and rubber bullets during the COVID-19…

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announces that the state will begin the first step of its second phase of reopening from the coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, June 8.

Crowds gathered Saturday on the Cape and outside Governor Charlie Baker’s Swampscott home, calling on him to reopen Massachusetts now.

Five Mexican citizens apprehended this week after illegally entering the United States in remote northern Maine were returned to Canada within hours under a rule put into place as part of the U.S. government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A similar policy by the Canadian government allows the return to the United States of most people seeking asylum in...

Maine is among the 21 states in the country that began to reopen Friday amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic is no doubt causing stress for people everywhere. For those struggling with sobriety, that stress can be even more overwhelming. Jackie Bruno spoke with an expert on how people can stay sober even while staying at home.