According to the Mass. Department of Fire Services (DFS), an average of 15 brush fires are reported each October statewide.

As the region has grown, the developable land in Boston and its surrounding cities and suburbs has been snatched up and built ...

These are the largest fires burning right now as these drought-driven blazes threaten homes across Massachusetts.

In flipped seats, immigration was an effective cudgel as an influx of migrants squeezed the state's shelter system. Ken Sweezey, the Pembroke Republican who beat Democrat Rebecca Coletta to fill a ...

A map showing solar energy possibilities across the state shows high potential for solar farms in Berkshire County. With ...

Dry and unseasonably warm conditions in the Northeast have plunged much of the region into ... Monitor’s latest map, released ...

Drought conditions have reached significant or critical levels in much of Massachusetts, state officials said.

State officials are urging residents across Massachusetts to conserve water as most of the state is experiencing “significant ...

This map shows the current drought status of the seven regions. (Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental ...

For the first time in more than two years, a rather sizable portion of Massachusetts is now considered to be in severe ...

Brewster, a quintessential small town in Massachusetts, perfectly captures the essence of Cape Cod. It’s a place where history whispers through the sails of a ...

BOSTON. (AP) — A high school in Salem, Massachusetts, shut down classes early Tuesday and an annual Downtown Trick or Treat event in a second town was canceled because of smoky conditions as ...