Local newspaper editors and journalism experts worry that flimsy news sites that rely almost exclusively on artificial intelligence, known as “pink slime” journalism are making it harder for readers to distinguish real from fake reporting.

Woods Hole residents are calling on state environmental leaders and the Steamship Authority to track emissions and take concrete steps to shift some of the fleet away from diesel to less polluting hybrid ferries. Increases in ferry and truck traffic are fueling the activism.

Federal prosecutors accused seven Chinese nationals of running a marijuana grow operation that relied on immigrants smuggled into the country.

Data shows that when patients are tied down at Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital, most of the time they remain restrained close to the two-hour regulatory time limit.

The Boston FBI's questioning of climate change activists, its collaboration with ICE on immigration raids, its focus on the Pro-Palestinian student movement, and national FBI director Kash Patel's vow to go after Trump's ideological enemies are all raising concerns among left-wing activists in the region.

Boston Special Agent in Charge Jodi Cohen has been given a new position assisting FBI Director Kash Patel to reorganize the agency.

Merrimack Valley Transit, or MeVa, says it plans to launch its first-ever zero emission ferries next year — a green plan being eyed by other local and national transit agencies.

California-based company Sunrun Inc. has sued more than 420 Massachusetts residents for breaking contracts. Many homeowners allege it’s a scam.

Leah Foley, a veteran prosecutor who served as lead attorney for Boston's Organized Crime & Drug Enforcement Task Force, said her priorities are on issues “that make communities live in fear.”

A White House effort to pause federal grants and loans may be averted, but local nonprofits are preparing for what may come next.