Polanowicz: 134 Children Under DCF Care Unaccounted For
In an interview with WBZ-TV Thursday, Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary John Polanowicz said scores of teens under DCF watch are unaccounted for.
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In an interview with WBZ-TV Thursday, Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary John Polanowicz said scores of teens under DCF watch are unaccounted for.
Should the drinking age be lowered? A local professor says no. He tells WBZ NewsRadio 1030 that the current law saves lives.
The woman found unconscious and bleeding under a car in the parking lot at the Auburn Mall, has died.
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A plow driver stopped a wrong-way driver on Interstate 93 early Tuesday morning.
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State public health officials have selected 20 locations to award the first licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts.
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Governor Patrick and Mayor Walsh spoke to a crowd of 800 about Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy of service.
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Firefighters continued to douse hot spots Tuesday morning as investigators continue to look into what caused the massive fire at an abandoned mill in Lawrence.
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A pipe burst at Brigham and Women's Hospital Tuesday morning, forcing some patients to be moved other nearby hospitals.
An inauguration celebration was held at the Hynes Convention Center Monday night.
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A woman who was dragged to her death Tuesday night was hit by an MBTA bus, investigators said Wednesday.
Statues of Jesus, Mary and Joseph that were stolen from a Quincy nativity scene have been recovered, police said on Friday.
Jerod Mayo said his team took Sunday's "butt-kicking" at the hands of the Dolphins personally, and dismissed a report that players were laughing in the locker room after the defeat.
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A Massachusetts man was crowned the winner of a Tom Holland look-alike contest in Boston on Sunday.
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Parents took part in a vigil Sunday evening outside a Massachusetts elementary school, as they hope the teachers union and school committee can come to an agreement to end the teacher strike before Thanksgiving.
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Beatrice Busby will turn 109 this week. She's been going to the same church in Boston now for 100 years.
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The FDA sent a warning letter flagging "significant violations" of manufacturing regulations for Tom's of Maine toothpaste.
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Several hospitals have failed to come to an agreement with the second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts, Point32Health.
Detective Lieutenant Brian Tully was disciplined for failing to supervise investigators who sent inappropriate text messages during Karen Read's investigation.
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Pink cocaine has reportedly made its way to the Boston area, federal investigators told WBZ-TV's I-Team.
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A Springfield man says he gave police evidence that points to another suspect in the Boston Strangler investigation - not Albert DeSalvo.
Now that Question 2 has passed, removing MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts schools, what are the standards for high school graduation?
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John Deaton said he believes Sen. Elizabeth Warren is creating divisiveness in the state
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Host Rachel Holt talks with their CEO about their distinct connection to Newport and what sets them apart as a "brewstillery."
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Host Rachel Holt joins Prezza Mixologist Craig Carpenter in Boston's North End for a hot new twist on a classic cocktail that's bound to be the next big hit.
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Boston is looking to give new life to the historic bear dens in Franklin Park.
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