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.

Berto was taken into ICE custody on October 9 after Everett police arrested him for allegedly threatening another student and carrying a knife. Police say they did not detain him

Across Massachusetts, new climate-tech companies are hiring, aimed at changing the state's energy future in many ways. In a quiet industrial park in Wilmington, engineers at Cala Systems are reimagining one of the most ordinary appliances in your home: the water heater. But this is not about plumbing. It is about potential.

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?

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.

Sarandë Jackson says she has received enough donations for her Air Force veteran fiancé to be finally released on bail from prison, where he has been since late June after getting nabbed with guns

MassLive will be at 13 games across Western Massachusetts, the Bay State Conference, Catholic Conference and Hockomock League on Friday night.

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