The award, which Gov. Maura Healey presented during a ceremony Wednesday, recognizes officers who "demonstrate extraordinary bravery in the face of extreme risk and imminent danger to life," according to the governor's office.

As rents rise and businesses shutter in Allston, one resident is using public art to protect these places. “Tiny Doors” guides visitors to 10 tiny artworks hidden inside small businesses across the neighborhood.

Frederick Richard, the 22-year-old Olympic gymnast from Stoughton, spoke with WBUR about what the upcoming World Championships mean for him, learning gymnastics in Massachusetts and what changes he hopes to see in the gymnastics world.

Mitch Ryerson, a woodworker, uses his talents to make playgrounds for kids and wooden benches for his community. A new exhibit open now in Cambridge called "Joyful Anarchy" shows his process and what he's designed. Ryerson shares more about his career in play and what it has meant to the communities he designs for.

In a 181-report, Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio joined the chorus of calls for eliminating the state's population-based caps on local liquor licenses. But the restaurant industry says there would need to be some form of off-ramp for existing license holders.

More than two years after Gov. Maura Healey signed a long-term care oversight law, the Public Health Council on Wednesday approved a suite of regulations tied to licensure and suitability requirements, as well as care standards.

The MBTA and Boston city officials are advancing a controversial project that would install a center-running bus lane on a portion of Blue Hill Ave, but many community members are apprehensive about the plan.

When WBUR's Ally Jarmanning was 7 years old, she saved up $82 to purchase her very own American Girl doll. "She was brave, plucky, and self sufficient, all the traits I aspired to growing up in a sometimes chaotic home," Jarmanning writes.

Heavily edited prior to its original release, the late filmmaker's "unhinged controversy magnet about carnal hysteria in 17th-century France has spent decades locked away in a Warner Bros. vault," writes critic Sean Burns. The new digitally remastered 4K restoration is receiving a prestige one-week-only rollout.

These gothic horrors, witchy murder mysteries and paranormal romances are sure to tingle your spine this Halloween season.

A proposed hyperscale data center project in Westfield is no more, after the city's planning board Tuesday refused to give the developer an extension on their special permit.

Watch live on WBUR.org: Gov. Maura Healey and Republican challenger Mike Minogue are set to debate Thursday night. It's the last time the two will share a stage before Election Day.

Here's everything you need to know about voting in the Massachusetts general election, including important dates, how to make sure you're registered, how to get your ballot, and some crib notes on the races and ballot questions up for grabs come the first Tuesday in November.

More than 20% of all farmland in Iowa is owned by someone, or some company, out of state. That's pushing land prices up, and it's becoming a major issue in the governor's race.

While across the U.S. and state student mental health has since shown signs of improvement since the pandemic, new data from a survey of Massachusetts teachers suggests challenges remain widespread.

The Department of Public Health on Tuesday issued a notice of intent to revoke the nursing home licenses held by RegalCare CEO Eli Mirlis, after the Boston Globe reported he slashed spending on resident care as he siphoned away money to his other real estate and management businesses.

U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley's office has accused Cook of receiving more than $500 in monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits while on bail awaiting trial for his cocaine and gun charges.

The Artemis III mission is planned for 2027 to prepare for future moon landings. Frank Rubio is one of the four astronauts who will be on board.

"You Belong in the Wild" is about having hope during a time of climate pessimism.

Duane Davis was in the vehicle when Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas in 1996.

Consumer prices continued to rise in September, up 3.7% from the same time last year. The increase is partly driven by high energy prices, a result of the U.S. war in Iran.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine are without power on Wednesday after Russia attacked the country’s energy infrastructure overnight.

"The Muppet Show" debuted 50 years ago, featuring a couple characters from the already-famous "Sesame Street."

More than half a million people are waiting worldwide for a kidney donation.

The rusty patched bumblebee, the North Atlantic right whale and the California sea otter are just some species at risk with these changes.

Last week, President Trump signed an emergency order temporarily allowing the use of so-called "red-dyed" diesel gasoline.

Game companies are avoiding the November release period, fearing the "Grand Theft Auto VI" juggernaut. Nintendo is the exception, counterprogramming with a remake of the family-friendly classic, "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time."

Conservative lawyer Paul Clement had advocated before the Supreme Court at least 125 times.

Mother Nature is serving up a dose of rain on Friday, followed by a howling northwest wind that will make Saturday feel more like late November.

A company that has developed an artificial intelligence tool designed to analyze a patient’s risk based on mammogram imaging is marketing that analysis directly to consumers.