Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive, state environmental and health officials said Wednesday.

Meanwhile, by the end of May, Greif will permanently close its containerboard and URB mill in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The company says a combination of high operating costs and need for “significant capital investment” were the determining factors in the decision to shut the mill.

Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial poultry plant in the state.

Cicadas will be returning in 2025, and this time there will be a brood in Massachusetts. "In 2025, 17-year periodical cicadas, also known as Brood XIV, will emerge in parts of the United States," The Nature Conservancy states on its website.

Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.

A New England-based convenience store chain, Nouria Energy Retail Inc., recently acquired Enmarket, expanding into the Southeastern US. Committing to smooth transition and customer experience improvements.

ACC releases dates for conference matchups, non-conference schedule begins with road matchup against Deion Sanders and Colorado Aug. 30.

Six members of a figure skating club from Massachusetts, including two teenagers, are among those who died aboard the doomed American Airlines flight that crashed into an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington,

ICE agents and their partners in federal and local law enforcement ramped up targeted raids over the weekend, seeking known "criminal aliens" accused of U.S. crimes.

When Kevin Jiang was killed on Feb. 6, 2021, no one had any idea why he may have been targeted. But detectives would soon discover that someone had a secret plot to kill him.

From Pop Warner all the way to the NFL's NFC Championship Game, Mikey Sainristil and Lewis Cine have been making their hometown of Everett, Massachusetts, proud.

The US Census Bureau measured average commute times in each state. From California to New York, see which 10 have the longest commutes.