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Prosecutors allege Tompkins, who's served as Suffolk County sheriff since 2013, used his official position to threaten a cannabis executive into returning $50,000 he'd invested in shares of the company. Public records filed with the state's cannabis commission appear to indicate the company is Ascend Wellness Holdings.

At School of Honk's weekly practices, you'll get handed an instrument and invited to join a parade — even if you've never played a note.

Scott Kirsner, a columnist from our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the feud. 

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is triggering health warnings across Massachusetts. Learn what doctors say about air quality risks, who’s most vulnerable, and when to avoid outdoor activity.

If enacted, Medford's divestment vote would cut off city funds from weapons manufacturers, fossil fuel companies and private prisons to champion human rights-focused investments, says City Council President Zac Bears.

“There are not individuals that are lining up to replace the Haitian community or other immigrants that actually are filling these jobs,” said BU finance professor Mark Williams. “And we already have a labor shortage in Massachusetts.”

For the past three days, Massachusetts has played host to a handful of Texas Democratic lawmakers who left their state to prevent a vote on a bill to redraw their congressional maps.

Worcester cut its overdose deaths in half in 2024. And with just 13 recorded overdose deaths through April, New England's second largest city is on track for even fewer deaths this year. But experts worry that federal funding cuts could threaten that progress.

Jeff Speck, partner at the Brookline urban design firm Speck Dempsey, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss what the potential arrival of automated taxi service Waymo.

The city and the company run by Robert Kraft, billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and the Revolution, held dueling press conferences Monday. The Everett stadium project began looking more like a proxy fight in the mayoral battle between incumbent Michelle Wu and Kraft’s son Josh, her chief rival.