Plus, a look at the Worcester middle school no longer permitted to call itself a Catholic school.

We hear from lawmakers, doctors and legal scholars about how this will resonate with us.

The Diocese of Worcester has told a Catholic middle school that it can't fly LGBTQ+ and Black Lives Matter flags. The school has chosen to keep the flags.

In 1972, the Worcester Art Museum was robbed in what was then the world's second-largest postwar museum crime. Four teens were held at gunpoint — and they're still friends today.

We check in with WBUR senior political reporter Anthony Brooks, who attended the Thursday morning press conference where Chang-Díaz made the announcement.

Plus, we talk about local salsa music with WBUR's "Con Salsa!" host José Massó.

José Massó has hosted WBUR's bilingual music show "Con Salsa!" for 47 years.

Overdose deaths in Massachusetts reached a record high last year, in large part due to the powerful opioid fentanyl.

An average gallon of regular gas recently dipped just under $5 in Massachusetts. We talk to an economist and a local gas station owner about gas prices.

Plus, the little known history of banned arcade games in the South Shore.