Mass. opioid overdose deaths fall to lowest level since since 2013
Overdose deaths, which claimed more 2,000 lives annually between 2016 and 2023, reached a record high of 2,364 in 2022.
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Natural resources and national security: How Massachusetts’ white pines fueled a revolution
New England’s behemoth pines were an important resource for the colonists. When the crown tried to reserve the most prized trees for the king, rebellion followed. -
At Boston City Hall and around Somerville, this Saturday is all about live music, rain or shine
Somerville Porchfest will feature about 500 performances on Saturday, and Boston City Hall Plaza will host the first-ever Mojo Boston Music Festival. -
‘I don't feel safe’: Smith College students react to federal probe on college’s trans women policy
The investigation is based on whether Smith College’s policy of admitting transgender women violates Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination. -
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Immigrant commercial drivers in Mass. hit a dead end trying to renew licenses
The state’s Registry of Motor Vehicles for months followed a Trump administration rule in disallowing an estimated 1,600 immigrants from renewing CDLs. -
‘I refuse to be complicit’: Boston survivor of human trafficking resigns from federal council
Jose Alfaro, an advocate and local survivor of human trafficking, resigned from his seat on the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking in protest of the Trump administration and its policies against immigrants, equity and inclusion, and other vulnerable people. -
Four hotspots to catch the best spring blooms around New England
Karen Daubmann of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society joined GBH's Morning Edition to talk about the different plant varieties popping up now, and where to see them.
