Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive, state environmental and health officials said Wednesday.

Meanwhile, by the end of May, Greif will permanently close its containerboard and URB mill in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The company says a combination of high operating costs and need for “significant capital investment” were the determining factors in the decision to shut the mill.

Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial poultry plant in the state.

Cicadas will be returning in 2025, and this time there will be a brood in Massachusetts. "In 2025, 17-year periodical cicadas, also known as Brood XIV, will emerge in parts of the United States," The Nature Conservancy states on its website.

Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.

Six members of a figure skating club from Massachusetts, including two teenagers, are among those who died aboard the doomed American Airlines flight that crashed into an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington,

World champion figure skaters, a pilot planning his wedding and teenaged skaters seen as the "future of the sport" were among the 67 victims of the

The case against a former Georgia district attorney charged with discouraging police from arresting the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 took a blow Thursday as a police

The edge rusher and tight end, who's listed as a five-star prospect by Rivals, has already received 10 Big Ten offers.

The pitch from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is simple: Putting limits on lawsuits will halt rising insurance costs. The reality, though, is more complicated. Changes could reduce

California’s unemployment rate increased once again in December, keeping it among the highest in the country, according to the U..S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment in the state rose to 5.5%, which means more than one million Californians were out of work, the agency said in a report Tuesday.

From Pop Warner all the way to the NFL's NFC Championship Game, Mikey Sainristil and Lewis Cine have been making their hometown of Everett, Massachusetts, proud.