Sarah Betancourt

Researchers say fire-prevention practices have passed the point of needing two staircases.

Hundreds of migrants who were issued notices back in July and August that they would have to leave Massachusetts' shelter system in 90 days have now reached that limit.

A fact-finding mission to the Mexico-U.S. border by a New England-based refugee agency and the U.S.

Local residents of Quincy say that a delay in salary increases for city councilors and Mayor Thomas Koch falls short of what is necessary.

Seven Stop & Shop locations and a bfresh market are shuttering across Massachusetts at the end of the month. Local food banks are working to get the stores' remaining items into the hands of residents dealing with hunger.

Massachusetts bolstered its gun laws. Maine's still are considered by some to have shortcomings.

Massachusetts is home to the second largest Brazilian population in the United States, but the community remains relatively unknown, according to a new report.

"Sharing ideas is why this place exists," said professor Andrew Crespo.

Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, CEO of Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción in Boston, couldn't believe what she was hearing when a friend texted her a clip from a Donald Trump rally.

For the many non-English speaking residents in Boston who can vote in Tuesday's presidential election, the city has set up resources to help them through the process.