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A civil suit was filed before the Supreme Judicial Court alleging that the Massachusetts Parole Board is not following a state law that allows people to seek an end to their parole after a period of time, depending on their offense.

Although there are no exact numbers, Massachusetts health care providers and law enforcement say meth use here is on the rise. In his new book, journalist Sam Quinones explains how the manufacturing of meth has changed, and why that matters.

Logbooks from the New England whaling industry contain meticulous descriptions of 19th century weather. Local researchers are now using those records to fill in gaps in modern climate science.

The Massachusetts governor seems proud of his record thus far, and may fear that his work over the past two terms could be un-done by his successor, should he not run again. But there are also factors that could lead him to decide not to run.

Didion's work goes zing -- straight to the heart -- no throat-clearing, no platitudes. We need more of that to help make sense of this nonsensical time, writes Cloe Axelson.

Liquor stores say they have met a key hurdle to launching a ballot measure to counter efforts by big chains to eliminate limits on the number of stores that can alcohol in Massachusetts. The ballot measure would double the number of liquor licenses that can be held by a single company.

A work stoppage at a New Bedford tire recycling company cost roughly two dozen employees their jobs, exposing gaps in American labor law that undermine immigrants’ rights to protest.