Boston will expand its Friday night youth summer programming to more neighborhoods this summer as part of a plan to stem the expected seasonal surge in violence in the city. City leaders, including ...

There is no coordinated system to address the behavioral health of immigrants in Massachusetts. But the needs are great ...

Advocates, legislators, even a mariachi band to celebrate the PROTECT Act as it was signed into law by the Governor.

Diane Adame is digital reporter with GBH News. Feedback? Questions? Story ideas? Reach out to Diane at diane.adame@gbh.org. Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena was arrested Friday morning on charges of fraud ...

But even if you do follow politics closely, you might not be aware that House Minority Whip Katherine Clark and U.S. Reps.

This year’s primaries give voters the chance to select candidates for state and federal offices. The nine ballot questions won’t appear on the ticket until the general election. Election season is ...

Local fishing nets, once bound for recycling, are now saving lives in Ukraine. The spent nets are being repurposed to protect ...

The band will make its Gillette Stadium debut Wednesday, drawing in tens of thousands of fans from around the country.

For our profiles of the Massachusetts challengers seeking to unseat U.S. House Democrats this election cycle, we set aside a ...

Immigrant families are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis due to detention, and the barriers to getting help are ...

Ahead of "We The People," a week-long festival he curated for the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, legendary cellist ...

If it can be purchased from a gas station, or local store, can it really be that bad? That’s the question a lot of young people and their parents have about kratom, a plant-based substance that can be ...