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In Massachusetts if you see an animal suffering in a hot car you can break the window open to save it and that animal's owner could face penalties thanks to a law that came into effect on Wednesday.

Two Rhode Island men were arrested in New Bedford Friday as part of an investigation into a fentanyl distribution service, according to a release.

BOSTON (AP) - A conservative Christian organization has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Massachusetts law that prohibits discrimination against transgender people in public restrooms. Alliance Defending Freedom sued Tuesday on behalf of four Massachusetts churches to protect their right to operate their facilities "in a manner that doesn't violate their core religious beliefs... Read Mo

The Massachusetts State Senate unanimously passed a bill on Monday that seeks to address animal abuse and neglect.

Time could be running out for Massachusetts prosecutors seeking to put a teenager on trial for sending her boyfriend dozens of text messages encouraging him to take his own life.

Efforts to regulate New Bedford's panhandlers through licensing met its match during Thursday evening's City Council meeting thanks to major concerns over costly lawsuits against the city.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) _ Harvard University is retiring the official shield of its law school following complaints over its ties to an 18th-century slaveholder. The university's governing body announced the decision Monday, supporting a campus committee's previous recommendation to remove the shield...

BOSTON (AP) _ The state's two largest teachers unions are backing legislation that would expand a 2011 Massachusetts law that bans discrimination against transgender people in the workplace and in housing. Presidents of the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the American Federation of Teachers said Monday they support the legislation...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ A committee made up of faculty, students, alumni, and staff has recommended that Harvard Law School ditch its seal because of its ties to an 18th century slaveholder. The committee announced Friday that it recommended to the university's governing body that the seal be dropped...

Jury selection in the murder trial of a friend of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is getting started.