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

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.

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.

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.

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

“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.”

An earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hit near York Harbor, Maine, felt in Massachusetts and other New England areas.

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

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.

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.

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

In response to growing demand, Waltham, Massachusetts-based Global Partners has launched electric-vehicle charging locations at two convenience stores in New Hampshire. Three EV chargers are now available at the Jiffy Mart on Main Street in Lancaster, and another three are at the Alltown Market on Grove Street in Peterborough, the company said.