Plus, Virginia "Ginny" Smithers-Sanders first made waves as a middle-school swimmer roughly 70 years ago. Now, the city of Somerville is naming the pool at the John F. Kennedy School in her honor.

The Boston Globe Spotlight team found at least 23 men -- all but one Black or Hispanic -- are still serving life in prison without parole because someone died during a felony they were convicted of committing.

The Boston Athletic Association announced on Wednesday that runners who live in Russia and Belarus are banned from competing in this year's Boston Marathon.

Staffers in the Massachusetts Senate want to unionize for better pay, benefits and workplace protections. But, it's unclear whether state law even allows legislative branch employees to collectively bargain.

Plus, a look at a decision from the Boston Athletic Association to not allow runners under Russian or Belarusian flags to participate in this year's race.

Last month, U.S. Congresswoman Lori Trahan joined a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers touring the Ukrainian border. Since returning, Trahan has rattled cages about the response, including pressing oil executives about gas prices and their response to the Russian invasion.

We get gardening and lawn care tips and answer listener questions with our gardening expert.

Several Boston city councilors are pushing to add 200 new liquor licenses with the hope most will go to underserved neighborhoods like Mattapan, Hyde Park and Roxbury.

Plus, all your springtime gardening and lawn care questions are answered.

The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra will close out its season this Friday with a performance of Mahler's 3rd Symphony, the longest ever written. We check in with the orchestra's founder and conductor Benjamin Zander.