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.

Officer provides dinner instead of charges to suspected shoplifters

A Massachusetts police officer declined to charge two women accused of trying to steal groceries for the children — and instead bought them Christmas dinner.

Boston removes statue of slave kneeling before Abraham Lincoln

A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet has been removed from its downtown Boston perch.

Father who died 6 years ago left son $10 to buy him his first beer when he turned 21

Matt Goodman's father wanted to buy his son his first beer when he turned 21, even though he knew he wouldn't be around by then. Shortly before he passed away, he left a $10 bill with his family, and they held onto it for six years -- all so Matt could have that first beer from his dad.

Chicago rapper G Herbo pleads not guilty to fraud scheme

Chicago rapper G Herbo pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to participating in a scheme to use stolen credit card information to pay for things like luxury vacation rentals and designer puppies.

First big winter storm of season dumping a foot of heavy, wet snow on Northeast

Parts of the Northeast are going to get a foot of wet snow. Thousands of people have already lost power and accidents littered the Massachusetts Turnpike Saturday. The windy storm could result in near-blizzard conditions.

Earthquake rattles parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York

The 3.6 earthquake was centered just off Massachusetts was the strongest quake in this area since 1976. "It was a rumbling. It sounded like something exploded. It rumbled. The whole house shook," one resident said.

Actress Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam

The 'Full House' star will serve her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal at a prison in Dublin, California.