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The Nipmuc cultural steward teaches traditional Indigenous arts and advocates for Indigenous communities to be able to access, and even help manage, conservation land.

If you ride the MBTA, chances are you've seen an alert about a signal problem delaying your train. The T is in the middle of a project to improve the signal system on the Red and Orange lines so it can react to problems faster.

The Iranian-born artist transforms memories and conversations into visual stories. Exploring longing, displacement, and belonging, Sarabi charts connections between cultures, people and place, even from oceans apart.

The Boston artist is using her background in environmental science and activism to train and empower the next generation of dance leaders. “Culture is really an integral part of resiliency and survival,” Molinar said.

The audio explorer and plant DJ collaborates with gardens and trees to turn up the volume on their hidden role in our environment.

The Boston mayor's race may be all but decided, as incumbent Michelle Wu runs unopposed, but there are other races afoot. In the election for City Council, a conservative-leaning, "lunch-bucket Democrat" says he wants to bring more “balance” to a largely progressive body.

Scott Brown and the Diplomats — the name a nod to his time as ambassador — played a string of dates this summer across New Hampshire. Brown is an unlikely frontman considering he is again running for New Hampshire's U.S. Senate seat in 2026.

Joan Brugge's research into breast cancer is one of hundreds of projects at Harvard caught up in an ongoing dispute with the Trump administration over the university's handling of antisemitism on campus. Last spring, the administration froze nearly $3 billion in research grants and contracts to punish Harvard.

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch has defended comments he made this week that the clergy sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Archdiocese of Boston in the early 2000s was more about homosexuality than pedophilia.

Local suicide prevention organizations are trying to fill a gap left by President Trump's policies. Reporter Paul C. Kelly Campos takes us inside a group based in Fall River that's working to provide the care people need.

The City Council last year approved a pay raise that would put Mayor Thomas Koch's salary above the mayors of Boston and New York City. That sparked a movement that had its first big win this week — a signature drive to get a question on the November ballot that lets voters decide on the pay hike.

Suya Joint owner Cecelia Lizotte has served up Nigerian dishes at her Roxbury restaurant for 10 years. But early this summer her brother and operational manager, Paul Dama was detained by ICE. Typically, he helps run the restaurant, but his absence has upended Lizotte's business. It's an example of how Trump's immigration actions can take a toll on restaurants.

Bicknell's thrush travel thousands of miles every year to nest and raise their young in some of the most rugged places in New England. But their populations are declining, and scientists are trying to learn more about them in hopes they can reverse the trend.

The president has not called out Boston as a city in need of a military presence, but Boston has been doing battle with the Trump administration in other ways for months. Most local elected leaders are united against any National Guard presence in Boston. But the nation, and some in the city, are deeply split.

Telehealth vans parked outside Harvard and Northeastern are connecting college students with counseling support.

Fall migration in Massachusetts is to birds as Sept. 1 is to students in Boston: some are moving in, some are moving out, and others are just passing through. Here are three things to keep in mind if you want to head out to see or hear these commuters.

While Kirk espoused many controversial views, he also provided comfort to conservative college students who often feel dismissed, unheard or threatened.

A Supreme Judicial Court ruling changed Nate Benjamin's life. In January 2024, the state's highest court ruled that those under 21 who commit a crime cannot receive life without the possibility of parole sentences. 

ICE has said it's rare for people to be detained inside its Burlington field office for more than a few hours, but a new WBUR analysis finds that hundreds were detained for more than a day this past spring and summer.

Hundreds of students have left Chelsea public schools this year, as families exit a community — and a state — that's become a prime target for immigration enforcement.

Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor's race, two days after incumbent Michelle Wu trounced him in the city's preliminary election.

Massachusetts has one of the shortest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape, even when DNA could help prove the case.

Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft will go head to head on the November ballot for Boston mayor.

Hundreds of thousands of low-income Massachusetts residents could lose Medicaid coverage over the next 10 years — a result of the massive tax and spending bill President Trump signed in July.

The Department of Homeland Security did not specify how long the ICE crackdown would last around the state. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she expects federal agents to follow local and state laws, warning "we are prepared to take legal action at any evidence to the contrary."

Legal specialists say the federal government can't require Boston to carry out its deportation agenda and predicted the lawsuit will fail in court.

Getting pulled over by police is never fun — and it can be extra nerve wrecking for drivers with autism. The Blue Envelope program can signal to officers that a driver is on the spectrum and might need more help.

WBUR's Emily Piper-Vallillo joins WBUR's Morning Edition to unpack a Boston judge's order to restore federal research funds.

Writer Jason Schwartz tells WBUR's Morning Edition that the project will ruin the Green Monster's magic. 

It's not too late to get ready for a natural disaster, emergency management experts say. More local resources, mitigation plans and federal support can help stave off the worst when disaster strikes.

Author Meg Mitchell Moore joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about "Mansion Beach."

A Trump administration official said the federal government may try to take over Boston's South Station "for more security and cleanliness." Commuters there said they aren't on board with that idea.

The Boston Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, launched in response to protests following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has so far sustained 18 citizen complaints and has proposed varying levels of discipline. But public records show Police Commissioner Michael Cox has routinely flouted even modest disciplinary recommendations.

Recent data shows some individual schools in western Massachusetts are well below the rate that provides herd immunity for diseases such as measles or even polio.

Renowned for her vibrant style and powerhouse vocals with the B-52s, Kate Pierson is now drawing fresh inspiration from the wild beauty of Cape Cod. Between touring, solo gigs, and rock-collecting walks on the beach, Pierson finds joy — and new music — in her lush garden and the ocean views.

Chaplains, like many caregivers focused on the mind, heart or soul, are realizing that the inner lives of many of their patients are turned inside out and made visible through their tattoos. Some chaplains say tattoos are an invaluable to get to patients and understand their spiritual needs.

Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss her office's recent audit of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.

New hurdles by the Trump administration are unnerving some international students hoping to make it back to campus.

State officials joined with union leaders to condemn the abrupt decision by the Trump Administration to stop work on a project that's roughly 80% completed.

Airport service workers have been quietly let go as the Trump administration remakes immigration policy to narrow pathways into the workforce. Scores of workers have been impacted at Logan — and hundreds nationwide.

Dan Shaughnessy, a 45-year veteran of the Boston Globe sports page, is one of the National Sports Media Hall of Fame's newest members. He's known as a cold-blooded analyst who doesn't care if the local team wins or loses — so long as it's a great story.

For state officials looking at ways to reduce traffic congestion, water transportation is high on the list. The MBTA is expanding its water transportation operation and Boston mayoral candidates are touting the transit mode as they make their pitches to voters.