Lightning strike leaves giant, smoldering hole in street after storm

Video showed the aftermath of a lightning strike that left a 6-inch deep, 10-inch wide hole smoldering in the street in Massachusetts.

Father swan carries babies on back after mama dies

“Hopefully our newest swan family is in the clear, but at least all of Boston is pulling for them!”

Officer, teen die as police attempt rescue at Massachusetts pond

Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia died on June 4 while trying to rescue a teen struggling to survive on a Massachusetts pond.

Video shows curious bear nudging man taking nap by pool

"Matt was just so startled, picked up his phone with no luck of a good picture," Dawn Bete wrote on Facebook.

Woman gets back $1M lottery ticket she accidentally threw away

A Massachusetts woman who accidentally tossed out a $1 million lottery ticket eventually collected her winnings thanks to the kindness and honesty of the owners of the store where she bought it.

Man fraudulently obtained federal coronavirus relief funds to buy alpaca farm, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors say the owner of a Massachusetts pizza parlor lied about the number of employees he had to fraudulently obtain more than $660,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, then used some of the money to buy an alpaca farm in Vermont.

Chicago White Sox beat Boston Red Sox 5-1

Nick Madrigal had two hits and drove in two runs for Chicago, which climbed back to .500.

Missing woman's body found in lake, police say

SAD NEWS: A missing Massachusetts woman’s remains have been found in a New Hampshire lake, according to local authorities. She was last seen March 12.

Dick Hoyt, who pushed son in multiple Boston Marathons, dies at 80

Dick Hoyt, who inspired thousands of runners, fathers and disabled athletes by pushing his son, Rick, in a wheelchair in dozens of Boston Marathons and hundreds of other races, has died.

Yo-Yo Ma performs surprise concert at COVID-19 vaccination site

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma gave a free, surprise concert at a COVID-19 vaccination site Saturday in Massachusetts.

COVID-19-related illness leaves Largo nurse paralyzed from neck down

A nurse paralyzed by a COVID-19-related infection is on his way back home to Florida after spending months recovering in a Massachusetts hospital.

Video captures moment barber falls onto scissors in ‘freak accident’

Video captured the moment a barber accidentally fell onto a pair of scissors, piercing his chest and inflicting a wound that required open-heart surgery.

Person of interest in shooting death of Yale graduate student spotted in Georgia

Qinxuan Pan, a 29-year-old Massachusetts resident, who has been named as a person of interest in connection with the Feb. 6 shooting death of a graduate student at Yale University was spotted in metro Atlanta on Thursday and U.S. Marshals said he should be considered "armed and dangerous."

Music to my fears: Man swallows earbud while sleeping

A man is warning people against using headphones while falling asleep after health care workers had to remove a wireless earbud from his esophagus.

Missing Massachusetts teen Nya Brown found safe, reunited with family

A Massachusetts teenager who had been missing for nearly two weeks was found safe and reunited with her family, authorities said.