Thanksgiving travel

State Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened on Interstate 495 South in Mansfield, Massachusetts, on Thanksgiving morning. State Police said that at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, the single-car crash happened at mile marker 33. Police said a 2009 Lexus sedan left the highway and crashed into a tree. They said the driver, a 39-year-old man from Rumford,…

Some travelers are looking for that extra layer of protection before visiting their families. As many make their way to see their family for the first time in a long time, travelers are packing another item with their luggage: rapid COVID test kits. They cost about $20 and you can get results in minutes. Here is what you need to…

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is out with the most congested spots on this Thanksgiving Day. The heaviest traffic, in fact one of the worst roads to travel on Thanksgiving Day, is Route 3 South between Braintree and Plymouth from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Another traffic hot spot is the Massachusetts Turnpike West from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m…

Rapid COVID tests are on the rise as many make way to see their families

If you thought you could escape any traffic jams by leaving on Thanksgiving Day, think again

The large airport crowds are a big change from last Thanksgiving, which came during the height of the pandemic.

The number of air travelers for Thanksgiving are expected to hit pre-pandemic levels.

The TSA has a list of holiday staples you can bring onto an airplane, and which have to be stowed in checked luggage.

Medical experts across the country and here in Massachusetts are increasingly concerned we may soon see a post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID case numbers, creating a surge within a surge.

You won’t find the usual packed highways this Thanksgiving weekend. As travel orders from the CDC and state governments advised people to stay home, the pandemic put the breaks on heavy traffic. AAA estimated before the holiday weekend that 50 million people would travel for Thanksgiving ⁠— a mark that’s five million less than last year’s estimate. “There weren’t...

Some people took extra precautions in travelling home for Thanksgiving this fall.

It’s quieter than normal for this time of year at Boston Logan Airport, but there were certainly travelers returning to Massachusetts on Saturday post Thanksgiving.

As Massachusetts hit another milestone Sunday, with the state passing 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, hundreds waited in line in Salem to get tested for COVID-19 ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. The demand for testing has been up significantly ahead of Thursday’s holiday, even though people have been urged not to travel or gather together to celebrate. About 700 Salem residents…

About 700 Salem residents came out for free COVID-19 testing on Sunday.

Mayor Marty Walsh encourages Boston residents to get tested before and after Thanksgiving, and to follow COVID-19 guidelines to stop the spread.

With Thanksgiving just weeks away and coronavirus cases spiking in Massachusetts, the Boston area’s college students are weighing the risks of going home for the holiday. At Northeastern University, students who travel are required to quarantine upon returning to campus until they get a negative test. Freshman Brad Schwamy said he still plans to go home to New Jersey....

As Thanksgiving break looms, some Boston college students are rethinking their travel plans amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some schools are saying, if you go home, stay there.