Boston’s doctors are divided on whether Gov. Charlie Baker’s new masking guidelines, which recommend masks only for the unvaccinated, the elderly and the immunocompromised, go far enough to mitigate the spread of the more contagious […]

If the Boston Athletic Association wants the Boston Marathon to run though Brookline this year, it’ll need to do more to recognize native groups. Some members of the Brookline Select Board are threatening to stop the annual event […]

The latest developments concerning coronavirus in Massachusetts, updated throughout the day.

Massachusetts officials released updated mask guidance Friday for fully vaccinated people and students. Here’s what you need to know: Guidance for vaccinated individuals Fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts are now recommended […]

The Department of Public Health is now recommending that some fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts wear face masks indoors.

As of Friday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.07%.

COVID hospitalizations in Worcester have nearly quadrupled since the beginning of July, and the city says this is the third consecutive week of increases in the number of new cases here. “It’s definitely concerning,” UMass […]

A video recording of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men allegedly engaging in massage parlor sex will be returned to prosecutors for destruction, a Florida judge ruled Friday, ending a two-year saga that tarnished the […]

Massachusetts health officials reported another 844 confirmed coronavirus cases — the most in a single day since early May — and three new deaths on Friday, while the rate of tests returning positive is once again above 2%. The […]

A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after President Joe Biden’s administration extended the original date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]

Fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts are now recommended to wear face masks in public, indoor settings under certain conditions, state health officials said Friday, stopping short of a full mask mandate. The Massachusetts Department […]

Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $261.1 million fiscal 2021 supplemental budget bill Thursday that revives mail-in and expanded in-person early voting through Dec. 15 and establishes a new MBTA board of directors. Baker signed the bill in […]

WBZ-TV’s Tiffany Chan reports.

A woman from Winthrop has been found dead off a hiking trail in Arizona.

WBZ-TV’s Tiffany Chan reports.

A group of Massachusetts kids got the chance to get up close and personal with multiple great white sharks this week. Subscribe to WCVB on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1e8lAMZ Get more Boston news: http://www.wcvb.com Like us: https://www.facebook.com/wcvb5 Follow us: https://twitter.com/WCVB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wcvb5/

Row Republic Boston used to ask for proof of vaccination for permission to remove the mask, but starting on August 9, they’ll require COVID-19 vaccination to enter. Subscribe to WCVB on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1e8lAMZ Get more Boston news: http://www.wcvb.com Like us: https://www.facebook.com/wcvb5 Follow us: https://twitter.com/WCVB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wcvb5/

MBTA expert Carl Berkowitz said although the cause of the crash is under investigation, trolley accidents are typically caused by the driver. WBZ-TV’s Zinnia Maldonado reports.