Massachusetts News

The race for the Republican presidential nomination appears to be all tied up between former Massachusetts Gov.

Between 2000 and 2009, more than 4,500 Massachusetts residents died as a result of suicide.

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local representatives on three roll calls and local senators on one roll call from the week of February 6-10. DNA EVIDENCE : House 155-0, approved a bill that would allow individuals who have been convicted of a crime to request access to DNA evidence for forensic testing that could ... (more)

Authorities in Maine are investigating the unexplained death of a Massachusetts man found dead in the driveway of a Bingham home.

On Friday, Ann Coulter turned up on Medved's radio show to talk about Mitt Romney.

Mindy McKenzie-Hebert has announced that she is running for Massachusetts Republican State Committee representing the towns of Auburn, Grafton, Leicester, Millbury, Northbridge , Shrewsbury, Upton and Worcester .

Massachusetts residents who live near existing or proposed wind energy projects have a chance to respond to a recent report that found no major health risks from wind turbines.

Is Barack Obama looking for the edgy-yet-mellow independent voter, grooving to Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" or indie band Arcade Fire? What about Rick Santorum, who was just endorsed by Pat Boone? Is "Love Letters in the Sand" about to lead the Santorum campaign playlist? Mr.

In case you've missed the public service announcements, the voter registration deadline in Massachusetts is coming up fast.

A couple living in an $860,000 home in one of the wealthiest communities in Massachusetts is going before a judge to answer charges of fraudulently obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in public housing subsidies.

The Associated Press reports that former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will make a stop in Grand Rapids Wednesday.

David E. Whitney talks about redistricting at his home in Bondsville; he is one of 364 residents affected by the change.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is the winner of the Conservative Political Action Conference Straw Poll, The Washington Times reports.

A winter storm is interrupting one of the mildest winters in recent record this weekend, bringing between a trace and two inches of snow to Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Mitt Romney faulted President Barack Obama's original push to require church-affiliated employers to pay for birth control as an "assault on religion," but as Massachusetts governor, Romney was largely silent about a state law that required virtually the same contraceptive coverage.The Massachusetts law, which essentially mirrored Obama's proposal, ... (more)

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is stepping up efforts to sink a ballot question that would make physician-assisted suicide legal in Massachusetts.

Maine's presidential caucuses come at a critical time for Mitt Romney, the one-time Republican front-runner.Shaken by a string of failures, Romney is hoping to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat Saturday on the path to his party's nomination.The former Massachusetts governor has stepped up efforts to court local Republicans in recent days, ... (more)

A person is taken out the the room after trying to throw glitter onto Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov.

A 20-year veteran Massachusetts state trooper has been ordered held until his trial on charges that he threatened to kill a bookmaker he was working with in a gambling ring.

The National Weather Service says some areas of Massachusetts could be hit with up to six inches of snow on Saturday, despite the predictions of the Drumlin Farm groundhog who didn't see her shadow last week , a traditional sign that spring has arrived.