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This Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 photo shows the Massachusetts State House in Boston.

Massachusetts bill would require tipped workers be paid minimum wage

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Boston police arrest 3 men involved with racist fliers

SOMERVILLE, MA - FEBRUARY 15: Edward Clark during his arraignment in Somerville District Court February 15, 2019 in SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts. He was arraigned for hit and run. (Chris Christo/Boston Herald/Pool) 16somerville

Norwood man accused in deadly Somerville hit-and-run allegedly went out for dinner after crash

Early morning fire in Easton displaces 12 February 18, 2019 | 1:05 PM

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Driver escapes injury after car found in river in Billerica February 18, 2019 | 1:00 PM

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Average price of gas in Massachusetts up 1 cent per gallon February 18, 2019 | 11:57 AM

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Massachusetts investment adviser fined over alleged real estate scheme February 18, 2019 | 11:32 AM

Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills in Maine

Dog reunited with owner after 8-month, 175-mile journey February 18, 2019 | 11:17 AM

Wareham, Massachusetts.

Wareham plow truck crash sends 3 people to the hospital February 18, 2019 | 10:38 AM

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Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95 February 18, 2019 | 10:08 AM

Florida 6th-grader arrested after confrontation over pledge February 18, 2019 | 9:51 AM

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New Hampshire woman found dead had suffered 'multiple sharp injuries' February 18, 2019 | 8:07 AM

Light snow continues to fall across state February 18, 2019 | 5:05 AM

DC's many prankster activists turn anger into street theater February 18, 2019 | 12:36 AM

Ex-FBI official: 'Crime may have been committed' by Trump February 17, 2019 | 8:34 PM

Frank's Diner

Owner of Frank’s Diner in Ludlow arrested on drug charges February 17, 2019 | 7:29 PM

Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills in Maine

Dog reunited with owner after 8 month, 175-mile journey from Mass. to Maine and back February 17, 2019 | 4:48 PM

Satanic Tempe in Salem

Satanic Temple accuses Boston City Council of discrimination February 17, 2019 | 4:24 PM

Thompson ake in Portland Maine

Maine officials investigating snowmobile death of 17-year-old Mass. resident February 17, 2019 | 2:11 PM

Central Square, Cambridge

Sex offender charged with kidnapping 2 girls in Cambridge February 17, 2019 | 12:43 PM

Suffolk County House of Correction

ICE detainees in Boston jail reportedly on hunger strike February 17, 2019 | 11:22 AM

Lowell man killed in shooting remembered as loving father of two young sons February 17, 2019 | 11:15 AM

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Driver killed in Medford crash Saturday night identified as Haverhill woman February 17, 2019 | 11:02 AM

Orange Line

Several public meetings on MBTA fare hike proposal scheduled February 17, 2019 | 10:46 AM

A North Atlantic right whale swimming in Cape Cod Bay, near Duxbury, Mass., in 2015.

7 right whale calves spotted in Florida's Atlantic waters February 17, 2019 | 10:25 AM

This Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 photo shows the Massachusetts State House in Boston.

Massachusetts to help test addiction treatment rating system February 17, 2019 | 10:20 AM

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1 killed, 2 injured in shooting outside nightclub in Hartford February 17, 2019 | 9:29 AM

PawSox

PawSox to audition singers to perform the national anthem February 17, 2019 | 9:15 AM

Transgender bathroom ban may end, but transcript irks teen February 17, 2019 | 9:03 AM

Return to sender: High court to hear undeliverable mail case February 17, 2019 | 8:20 AM

Patrick Caddell, pollster to Jimmy Carter, dies at 68 February 16, 2019 | 11:59 PM

Lee Radziwill arriving at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball in the Grand Ballroom at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan in 1966.

Lee Radziwill, sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, dies at 85 February 16, 2019 | 10:17 PM

United States Vice President Mike Pence

Audrey Pence, the VP’s daughter, got engaged in Provincetown February 16, 2019 | 9:32 PM