Two people were found dead at a home in Beverly, Massachusetts in what investigators said was an "apparent murder-suicide."

Rise and shine! The polls are open almost everywhere from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for (municipal) Election Day in Massachusetts. There are no statewide races on the ballot. But voters in 55 cities and towns will be picking their local representatives, from their mayor to their city councilor to their school committee members.

At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued an updated wind advisory in effect until 7 p.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire,

Christian foster parents lost their license in Massachusetts after refusing to sign a gender identity contract, sparking a religious liberty lawsuit and federal intervention.

For the first time ever, the Massachusetts Nipmuc third- and fourth-grade flag football Super Bowl champion team is made up entirely of girls.

Four centers in Brockton and Norwood, which served 550 children, are closed, and more than 150 staff members are furloughed.

On Tuesday at 1:28 a.m. a wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid between 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. for Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties.

Smoke engulfed downtown Milford, Massachusetts Monday night, as a fire tore through multiple apartments and a popular restaurant. A police officer who was helping to evacuate people from the building was injured.