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Steward Health Care's Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Mass. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Steward Health Care delays hospital sales hearing again

Steward Health Care has once again pushed back a hearing on the sales of its Massachusetts hospitals, company announced in a bankruptcy court filing late Wednesday night. Dallas-based Steward has...

Health

Aug 15, 2024

The Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

What Mass. lawmakers did — and didn't — pass in marathon final day of legislative session

Massachusetts legislators pulled an all-nighter in attempt to reach deals on housing, economic development and other major bills before the two-year legislative session came to a close. Here's what passed...

Local Coverage

Aug 1, 2024

Blades for Vineyard Wind's GE turbines sit at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

'Significant part' of Vineyard Wind turbine blade drops into Atlantic

Developers at Vineyard Wind reporting Thursday that a "significant part" of a huge, damaged and dangling wind blade has detached and dropped into the ocean. Debris from the break has...

Local Coverage

Jul 18, 2024

Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck raises the trophy after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals on June 17, 2024, in Boston. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

Ownership group of NBA champion Boston Celtics is putting team up for sale

In a statement released Monday, Boston Basketball Partners LLC said it intends to sell the majority interest of the team in 2024 or early 2025.

Local Coverage

Jul 1, 2024

A line of police in riot gear walk past police dismantling pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT, before dawn Friday in Cambridge. (Josh Reynolds/AP)

Police clear protest encampment at MIT in early morning sweep, arresting 10

Ten people were arrested and the tents were entirely cleared out from the Kresge Lawn shortly after the action. The move came hours after up to 10 pro-Palestinian protesters were...

Local Coverage

May 10, 2024

People take part in a march crossing the Brooklyn Bridge in solidarity with the Jewish community in 2020 after a string of antisemitic attacks throughout the greater New York area, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP)

Mass. saw a nearly 190% rise in antisemitic incidents last year, new report finds

There were 440 antisemitic incidents in Massachusetts in 2023, a nearly 190% increase compared to 152 incidents in 2022, according to a new report by the the Anti-Defamation League. Some...

Local Coverage

Apr 17, 2024

A maintenance worker works atop a cellular phone tower in 2017. (Jeff Roberson/AP)

Americans reporting nationwide cellular outages from AT&T, Cricket Wireless and other providers

A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector.

Local Coverage

Feb 22, 2024

The Wayfair website on a computer. (Jenny Kane/AP)

Boston-based Wayfair announces layoffs of 1,650 employees

Layoffs announced by Wayfair on Friday will cut 936 employees from the Boston headquarters, including remote employees who report to the Boston branch from around the country. About 500 of...

Business

Jan 19, 2024

Former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft embrace after Belichick announces his departure from the team during a press conference at Gillette Stadium. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Surprise and gratitude in Foxborough after Belichick and Pats part ways

Fans outside of Gillette Stadium had their own thoughts about the end of the Bill Belichick as the long-time coach announced his departure from the Patriots inside.

Local Coverage

Jan 11, 2024

A family member pulls along a 6-year-old on a sled in a wooded area of Lincoln, Mass. early Sunday. (Gabrielle Emanuel/WBUR)

New Englanders dig out, frolic in snow after major overnight storm

As the snow and wind pressed on, residents scurried to pull out shovels and snowblowers to clear sidewalks and driveways. Others grabbed sleds and played in the fresh snowfall.

Local Coverage

Jan 7, 2024