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Watch: Man clings to back of pickup truck on Mass Pike
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (111+ words) New video shows a man clinging to the back of a pickup truck driving along the Massachusetts Turnpike on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. on the westbound side of the Pike near Exit 134. The man can be seen being…...
Mass. condo residents told to abruptly evacuate homes amid heat, hot water loss
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (427+ words) Residents at a condominium complex in Andover, Massachusetts, were suddenly told to evacuate their homes on Tuesday after a power outage left many without heat in the middle of January. NewsCenter 5 first became aware of the situation after a resident…...
7 displaced as fire spreads to multiple North Shore homes
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (84+ words) Crews battled a large fire in Chelsea, Massachusetts, that spread to multiple homes on Tuesday night. The fire started in a multi-family house at 58 Cottage Street. Video sent to NewsCenter 5 shows flames spreading to a neighboring building. Firefighters were ordered…...
FBI offers $30,000 reward on anniversary of 1991 Chinatown killings
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (368+ words) 35 years after five men were shot and killed while playing cards in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood, officials are renewing their bid for information to bring closure to the victims' families. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Boston police are offering a…...
A dozen Mass. towns miss MBTA Communities Act deadline
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (198+ words) 12 Massachusetts towns are not in compliance with the MBTA Communities Act, which requires more housing near public transit, as the Jan. 2026 final deadline passed, according to Attorney General Andrea Campbell. The attorney general's office said an enforcement suit and "the…...
President Trump pitches economic comeback in Detroit amid Federal Reserve investigation
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (444+ words) President Donald Trump was at a Ford manufacturing plant in Detroit promoting his economic plan, but consumer expectations of inflation, weaker jobs numbers and a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve are challenging his message. Trump highlighted his efforts to…...
Trump administration strikes deal with AbbVie to cut costs of certain drugs
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (336+ words) The Trump administration has finalized a deal with drugmaker AbbVie to cut the cost of certain medicines, marking the latest pact as part of its "Most Favored Nation" pricing initiative. Under the agreement, AbbVie said Monday it will offer a…...
Three Mass. residents lose nearly $22K to phone scams
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (185+ words) Three people in two weeks lost nearly $22,000 combined after being victimized by scammers posing as Norfolk County Sheriff's office employees. According to the sheriff's office, the scammers told the victims they had an "outstanding warrant" or threatened to "arrest" the…...
'We had no idea': Newly-built house seized by state for Sagamore Bridge project
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (514+ words) Newly-built house among those seized for project, owners say Massachusetts began the process of seizing homes for the construction of a new Sagamore Bridge, giving residents 120 days to move out. More than a dozen homes will be seized through eminent…...
Monstrous art: Boston exhibition features watchful eyes, enormous kraken
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (174+ words) Several Boston buildings are watching you, and one sprouted enormous octopus-like arms. The monstrous pieces of public art are part of this year's Winteractive exhibition, which officially kicks off Wednesday. Five pairs of giant eyes on the sides of Boston…...