Alex Kemp, 19, was skiing in the Berkshires when he went over an embankment and suffered a severe head injury.

Alex Kemp, a 19-year-old Williams College freshman from New Jersey, died after skiing accident in Massachusetts.

Safe communities, high-quality schools, lots of recreational activities and a place that's easy on the bank: These are often among the main factors buyers take into consideration when they're looking for a place to settle down and raise a family.

After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right whale conservation.

Congressman Jeff Van Drew promised to "fight tooth and nail" to stop offshore wind farms from being built off New Jersey.

Discover how industry, natural resources, educational opportunities, and metropolitan proximity shape the seven states with America’s wealthiest residents, based on median income.

Contracts with the latest offshore wind projects selected in Massachusetts were to be signed Jan. 15. Now they're delayed. Here's what we know.

Both WalletHub and Consumer Affairs recently released their rankings on the best states to raise a family in 2025. The reports — based on factors like affordability, education, health, safety and quality of life, among other things — ranked the Garden State 18th and 21st, respectively, out of the 50 states and Washington D.C.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Connecticut had one of the highest work-from-home rates among neighboring states and ranked 22nd among all states.

Seven Chilean nationals were arrested and charged in a string of residential burglaries in New Jersey and Massachusetts that targeted luxury items and cash, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

Massachusetts leads the U.S. as a place for raising families and two other Northeast states are among the nation's best, according to a new study.WalletHub released its 2025 list of best and worst states to raise a family on Monday,

Atlantic states are among the most expensive in the U.S. for smoking tobacco, according to a new study.New York topped the 2025 list from WalletHub called