A Boston-area mayor is fighting a group of residents over his decision to commission two statues of Catholic saints for the facade of a new city building — at an estimated cost of $850,000. Critics say the plan is wasteful and violates the separation of church and state.

The annual U.S. winter outlook report predicts La Niña weather patterns throughout the country. Here's what it means for Massachusetts' winter.

The streets of Massachusetts are starting to transform for Halloween. Jack-o’-lanterns flicker on doorsteps, skeletons hang from porches and children’s laughter fills the air as they test out their costumes before the big night. Halloween is just around the corner, and excitement is building across the Bay State.

Top Democrats in the Massachusetts Senate offered a full-throated denial Thursday that county sheriffs gave them a heads-up on multi-million-dollar budget overruns.

State Farm, the nation’s largest auto and home insurer, announced last week that it will enter the Massachusetts market.

Mail carriers in Woburn, Massachusetts, had a slightly different route on Saturday, and instead of mail, they were delivering groceries to nearby food pantries.

A decorated Air Force veteran imprisoned for four months for possessing firearms without a Massachusetts license could be released any day after a judge veered away from a prior court

A million Bay Staters are at risk of losing their SNAP benefits just days from now, as a political firestorm has erupted amid the federal government shutdown, and a message from a state agency

Across Massachusetts, some mayors are locked in tough re-election battles to hold onto power as they grapple with legal problems or overcome controversies that have tested voter patience with them. Will they prevail on election day?

Massachusetts has a flat tax rate of 5%. An additional 4% tax is levied on income over $1 million, making the highest tax rate in the state 9%.

Gov. Healey says there's "no way" Massachusetts would be able to make up for lost SNAP funding from the federal government.