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Mike Flanagan of Trethewey Brothers, Inc., says keeping your thermostat turned high during the coldest days is important, and there are steps you can take if you suspect a pipe has frozen but it hasn't yet burst.

WBUR transportation reporter Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez and Brian Kane, executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board, join WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the state of the MBTA.

The New England Patriots are headed to Denver this weekend to face the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game. Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy joins WBUR's Morning Edition to preview the game and reflect on a whirlwind, dazzling Patriots season.

Sofia Hernandez-Williams of Holden is the youngest semi-finalist in the Sphinx Competition this week in Detroit.

Massachusetts is home to one of the largest Haitian populations in the country.

The library includes clips of instruments such as the Persian tar, the Peruvian quena and various flutes. Some instruments, like the Native American White Cedar Flute, are close to extinction.

Clark, the second highest-ranking House Democrat, said her Democratic colleagues see an opportunity as Congress weighs a Homeland Security funding bill. 

The New England Patriots notched their first playoff win since Super Bowl LIII when they defeated the Los Angeles Chargers last week. Now they hope to keep their unlikely championship run alive Sunday afternoon, when they face the Houston Texans in Foxborough.

Carlos Simon is the inaugural composer chair of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He's premiering a collection of music this weekend inspired by one of Boston's famous museums: The Isabella Stewart Gardner. He speaks with WBUR's All Things Considered about the collection, and his other upcoming BSO performances that celebrate the tradition of gospel music.

Multiple lawsuits against the Trump administration are playing out in courtrooms to attempt to stop the federal government's halting of five offshore wind projects on the East Coast.

Scott Kirsner joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share his own ideas for Faneuil Hall's future. 

Sarah Porter, president and CEO of Victory Programs, calls the whirlwind 24 hours 'aggravating.' She says she's relieved the funds have been restored, but that she's angry the Trump administration is targeting vulnerable communities.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu enters her second term on awkward footing with important partners.

The New England Patriots appear in their first playoff game in four years when they host the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night. It's New England's first playoff game in four years.

We're remembering the late chef Elle Simone Scott by revisiting one of our favorite conversations with her. Back in 2020, WBUR host Tiziana Dearing met her at America's Test Kitchen to learn about her great grandmother and make her famous lemon pound cake.

WBUR reporter Eve Zuckoff and Boston Globe columnist Adrian Walker join WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on transitions of power, small and large.

Former Patriot linebacker Matt Chatham joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss whether the team is up to the test.

Two historians hired as interpreters at Walden Pond share their knowledge and deep enthusiasm for Henry David Thoreau.

Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, who served under President Biden, tells WBUR's Morning Edition she's troubled by the Trump administration's move to scale back federal recommendations for childhood immunizations.

Former Democratic state Rep. David Nangle, of Lowell, to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to illegally using campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including gambling debts. He joins WBUR's All Things Considered to share his story and to deliver a message for lawmakers.

The exhibit features more than a dozen maps of Boston, New England and North America made before, during and after the American Revolution. They tell the story of how Boston and its landscape made the region a powder keg for revolutionary ideas.

Massachusetts Congressman Jake Auchincloss, a Democrat and Marine Veteran, says Republican leaders in Congress are doing too little to rein in President Trump's war powers.

Javier Marin, founder of Boston's Spanish-language newspaper El Planeta, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the community's response. 

The Emerson Colonial Theatre turned 125 years old this month. It's the oldest, continuously running theater in the city.

Highlights from a conversation with the authors and WBUR's Tiziana Dearing in front of a live audience at the First Parish Church in Cambridge.

"The Rembrandt Heist: The Story of a Criminal Genius, a Stolen Masterpiece, and an Enigmatic Friendship" tells the story of Myles Connor and his career as an art thief. Author Anthony Amore joins WBUR's Morning Edition to tell us more about the book and how he hopes it get the city closer to solving the Gardner heist.

For 70 years, Globe Santa has delivered boxes of toys to Massachusetts children in need during the holidays. Globe Santa Editor Linda Matchan joins WBUR's All Things Considered to talk about the letters the organization gets and what they reflect about the past and present.

U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the ongoing investigation into the shooting deaths of two Brown University students and an MIT professor.

We speak with historian Horace D. Ballard about the role fashion played in George Washington's life, including how the one-time Harvard Square resident dressed himself to become the country's first president.

The man suspected of killing two students at Brown University was found dead in a storage unit in New Hampshire Thursday night. WBUR's Anthony Brooks joined Morning Edition to explain how the investigation unfolded.

Scott Kirsner, columnist from WBUR's editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to review the biggest local headlines in technology this year.

Massachusetts resident Sam Aquillano's passion for Lego building as an art form drove him to create a new, independent magazine, Bricka. The first issue printed this month. 

We review the biggest local headlines in health care for 2025 with WBUR senior health reporter Priyanka Dayal McCluskey and Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers' Michael Curry.

"Urban Nutcracker" opens its 25th season Friday at the Boch Center Shubert Theater. Here's a look at the production throughout the past quarter-century, the with local details that reflect Boston itself.

Ana Hebra Flaster immigrated as a 5-year-old on a Freedom Flight, a refugee airlift sponsored by President Lyndon Johnson.

Copyright law experts Peter Karol and Bhamati Viswanathan join WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss what the deal between Suno and Warner Music means for the future of intellectual property.

Food Network personality and Boston restaurateur Tiffani Faison joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share some winter cooking tips.

Evan Horowitz, Executive Director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to explain why residential property tax bills are ballooning in Boston.

WBUR's Simón Rios, the first reporter to break this story, spoke to WBUR's All Things Considered about what he found through public records and conversations with members of Ferreira's and Leavitt's families.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss her relationship with the Trump administration.

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart previews this year's Holiday Pops. This is his 30th season conducting the orchestra.

Boston is one of four cities with a team for the inaugural 2026 season. A couple of weeks ago, the city's unnamed club selected Beth Greenwood of New Hampshire in the first-ever WPBL draft. Greenwood joined WBUR's Morning Edition to share her road to the big leagues.