July 4

With the suspects now facing federal gun charges, a judge has dismissed state gun charges against two men who police said planned a mass shooting in Richmond on the Fourth of July.

Hot dog eating champ Joey Chestnut helped to subdue a protester that charged the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

The 2022 Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest takes place on the Fourth of July in New York. Heres everything you need to know to watch Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo.

While many Americans will be celebrating Independence Day with cookouts, the costs will be a bit steeper this year.

Overnight Tuesday Night: Clear, crisp. Lows in the 50s.
Wednesday & Thursday: Fair & pleasant. Highs in the 80s.

Massachusetts State Police are on patrol ahead of the Fourth. Last weekend, they seized nearly $30,000 worth of fireworks bound for the commonwealth.

This Evening: Fresh air, sun and puffy clouds with temps in the mid 70s. Overnight Tuesday: Clear and crisp with lows in the 50s. Wednesday and Thursday: Fair & pleasant with highs in the 80s.

Tuesday: Fresh air, sun & puffy clouds. Highs near 80. Overnight Tuesday night: Clear, crisp. Lows in the 50s. Wednesday and Thursday: Fair & pleasant. Highs in the 80s.

We finally had a good soaking rain across much of New England, which it’s looking like we need ahead of a hot stretch coming up. The NBC10 Boston weather team has added a First Alert Stamp to the forecast for the start of the holiday weekend. It will get really hot on Friday, with highs in the mid to...

Thousands of dollars worth of fireworks brought into Massachusetts illegally were seized over the weekend in targeted busts, state police said Monday. The thousands of smuggled firecrackers, sparklers, Roman candles and more that were seized Friday, Saturday and Sunday were worth more than $28,000, Massachusetts State Police said. Each day, troopers from the agency’s Division of Investigative Services and Firearms…

Many customers will be barred from making one-night reservations for houses, and there will also be limits on who can make two-night bookings

Overnight Friday Night: Cloudy with drizzle, showers & fog. Lows in the 50s.
Saturday: Areas of rain, heavy at times. Highs in the 60s.
Sunday: Clouds, breaks of sun, occasional showers. Highs in the 60s.

A landmark in Vermont has a unique connection to the Fourth of July, which may just be a coincidence—but many consider it quite special all the same. Calvin Coolidge, who was born and buried in Plymouth Notch, is the only U.S. President to share a birthday with the country he led. “I’m sure that didn’t hurt his political aspirations,”...

Is it better to pan-fry, broil or grill hamburgers? Consumer Reports tested the methods to find the answer. See more here.

Overnight Friday Night: Cloudy with drizzle, showers and fog. Lows in the 50s.
Saturday: Areas of rain, heavy at times. Highs in the 60s.
Sunday: Clouds, breaks of sun, occasional showers. Highs in the 60s.

Close to three inches of rain fell in Boston since Thursday, more than in the entire month of June. Elsewhere in New England, rainfall has been generally 1-2 inches, with hardly any toward the Canadian border. The same front that ended the heat wave is now stalled just east and south, with wave after wave of low pressure passing by…

Friday: Pockets of rain, showers & drizzle. Cool. Temperatures holding in the 60s. Overnight Friday night: Cloudy with drizzle, showers & fog. Lows in the 50s. Saturday: Areas of rain, heavy at times. Highs in the 60s.
Sunday: Clouds, breaks of sun, occasional showers. Highs in the 60s.

The labor shortage is taking a toll on Fourth of July dinner plans as some Massachusetts businesses choose to close for the holiday, with the employers saying they do not have the staff to open. For the first time in more than 70 years, the owner of Lindsey’s family restaurant in East Wareham is closing because they do not have…

Fourth of July sales are here, and Consumer Reports has some tips for what summer products to buy.

A lot of Mass. restaurants are struggling to bring on enough staff to work July 4 weekend, and some are even choosing to close.