Ryan Downes got off to an awful start at the 117th Massachusetts Amateur Championship. He ended it as the champion. The 19-year-old Longmeadow resident captured the championship for the second

Three dozen beaches were closed for swimming in Massachusetts on Friday. The majority of those closures are due to high levels of bacteria in the water after flooding rain drenched parts of the state on Thursday.

Massachusetts has enacted big changes to its broker fee rules, aiming to shift financial burdens off of renters. Here’s what the new law means for tenants—and how much they could save.

With education facing impending cuts at the federal level, the new $61 billion state budget continues free school lunches, community college, and regional transportation.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 6:39 p.m. in effect until 7:45 p.m. for Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.

An historic amount of rain fell in parts of Massachusetts Thursday, unleashing floods in towns south of Boston.

Karen Read filed a motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit brought by John O'Keefe's family seeking over $50,000 in damages after she was recently acquitted of murder charges.

As the bar advocate work stoppage continues, more unrepresented criminal defendants could be released from jail.

The Massachusetts Internet Gaming Act remains up for debate for the legalization of online casinos. I examine the bill and also recommend sweepstakes casinos.