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Mass. needs more health care workers — can virtual reality help train them?

While new jobs data released Friday put the Massachusetts unemployment rate at an ultra-low 3%, the demand for workers in health care is surging to incredibly high levels. The health care sector had 49,030 job openings as of January 2024,...

Suspect IDed in Bellingham convenience store stick-up, police chase, crash

Police say they've identified the man believed to have robbed a convenience store in Bellingham, Massachusetts, at gunpoint last week, then escaped after a police car and foot chase in nearby Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Agapito Davila, a 41-year-old from Woonsocket,...

As storms bring more flooding, Boston considers options to mitigate impacts

After another nor'easter slammed New England this week, with Boston's Long Wharf impacted by flooding Tuesday. A City of Boston initiative estimates sea levels could rise by 2 to 7 feet by the year 2100. Stone Living Lab is working to...

Gruesome find in passenger’s luggage

An airline passenger was arrested this week at Boston’s Logan International Airport after trying to illegally import four mummified monkeys from the Democratic Republic of Congo, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a release. The arrest was...

Armed robbery at Bellingham convenience store leads to police chase, crash in Woonsocket

An armed robbery Saturday night at a convenience store in Bellingham, Massachusetts, resulted in a police chase that ended in a crash and subsequent foot chase in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Bellingham police say an officer noticed suspicious activity outside of...

You can legally bet on the Super Bowl in Massachusetts, but there are rules

Sunday will mark the first time in history that Massachusetts will allow legal online and mobile sports betting for the Super Bowl, and the event is poised to smash records. While many are already diving deep into their wallets for...

New photos released of man accused of exposing himself at Tewksbury shopping center parking lot

Police looking for a man accused of exposing himself to a woman in the parking lot of a shopping center in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, last month have released new images of the suspect, hoping for the public's help in identifying...

Man who exposed himself at Tewksbury shopping center parking lot still at large

Police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman in the parking lot of a shopping center in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, last month. The flasher made a lewd comment to the woman as well, according to the...

Gaming revenues helping Healey plug budget gap

The steady expansion of gambling in Massachusetts opened a new and steady revenue stream for Beacon Hill, and Gov. Maura Healey, a onetime opponent of casinos, is tapping into it as part of her administration's plan to close a...
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Nurses at Framingham Union Hospital file complaint, claim unsafe conditions

Nurses at Framingham Union Hospital are the latest healthcare workers to sound an alarm over patient safety while laying...
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