Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, faced tough questions from Massachusetts and New Hampshire senators on vaccines and abortion at his confirmation hearing.

A winter storm is expected to bring snow to New England overnight, potentially impacting the Wednesday morning commute.

There is rain on the way for the final day of January. Snow lovers don't click away just yet!  There is some wintry weather in the forecast Friday as well.The WBZ Weather team has issued a NEXT Weather Alert for Friday and Friday night.

“There have been very, very minimal impacts on whales,” Zuckoff said. “The one time that researchers were able to tag fin whales during pile-driving near South Fork, which is New York’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, they found that the whales just kind of moved out of the way, which is totally sensible.”

Schools in New Hampshire and Massachusetts were closed or delayed on Wednesday due to overnight snowfall. While snow cleared by morning and sunshine greeted commuters, slippery spots remained on the roads.

Ashland, Mass., residents Lisa and Joshua Urovitch had falsely claimed to reside at a house they own in Concord, N.H., that they have rented to tenants since 2020.

New Hampshire legislators look to help Trump's deportation efforts through new bills encouraging cooperation with ICE.

A Massachusetts couple has pleaded guilty to wrongful voting in New Hampshire, where they own a home, the attorney general said Friday.

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte frequently drew parallels in her inauguration speech to nearby Massachusetts, referring to the state as a “cautionary tale” because of its spending, tax hikes and

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck off the coast of New England mid-Monday morning, sending tremors across the region. The United States Geological Survey confirmed the quake and said it hit offshore at 10:22 a.m. about 8 miles east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and about 6 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine.

Young lobster populations have been in decline off New England's coast amid climate change and other pressures.

The largest known New England earthquakes were a 6.5-magnitude in 1638 centered in Vermont or New Hampshire, and a 5.8-magnitude centered offshore from Cape Ann in 1755, which resulted in severe damage to the Boston waterfront.