NANTUCKET, Mass. -- Earl threatened one Nantucket man’s home on Friday. Huge waves pounded the back of Gene Ratner’s ocean-side home in Nantucket all day long as the storm approached....

CHATHAM, Mass. -- A strong downpour hit the Cape Friday evening as Earl's impact began to be felt. Most of Main Street in Chatham shut down before sundown before the heavy rains started to fall....

NANTUCKET, Mass. -- As Earl skirts by Nantucket, crowds gathered along the shoreline to see what the storm would bring. "I gotta tell you, if my dad were here right now, he'd say,...

YARMOUTH, Mass. -- The outer edges of Earl arrived in Yarmouth on Friday night, bringing horizontal rain pushed by strong winds. Many people made their way to the beach after sunset to catch a...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing boater in New Hampshire. Authorities said another boater spotted an abandoned vessel off of Portsmouth Harbor. When crews arrived,...

One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Orange on Friday afternoon.A 2003 Totota Matrix operated by a 59-year-old North Adams woman was heading eastbound on Route 2 at about 3:15 p.m. when...

Johnson strengthened his Ryder Cup case Friday by rolling in putts from everywhere in easy scoring conditions ahead of Hurricane Earl, giving him an 8-under 63 and a share of the lead with...

BOSTON -- As we've seen, a lot of people along the coast have tried to take some time to prepare for Earl just in case, but what about when the storm is over? Your house, boat, tree, basement and...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Officials at Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) headquarters in Framingham continued to make preparations for Hurricane Earl Friday afternoon. MEMA was in emergency...

BOSTON --A weakening Hurricane Earl has prompted a new warning to residents and tourists tempted with venturing too close to the water."The call for the storm is lessening, but we still anticipate...

More Two of the stab victims were struck in the back, with possible very serious injuries to one of them. The attacks took place at 34 Grant St., NewsCenter 5 has learned.No identifications for the...

Coast Guard crews are searching for a possible missing boater near Portsmouth, N.H., as Hurricane Earl moves closer to the New England coast. An abandoned motorboat was found anchored near Kitts...

BOSTON -- After a spring and summer of silence in Los Angeles, Manny Ramirez is suddenly very chatty as a member of the Chicago White Sox. One of the side benefits of Ramirez switching teams is that...

Consider briefly the number of devices that can access the Web -- cell phones, smartphones, computers, laptops, tablets, game consoles. Now imagine trying to build a website that functions well...

N EWARK, N.J. — Hurricane Earl played havoc with travelers’ Labor Day weekend plans even as it weakened Friday on its path up the East Coast toward New England. Train service was...

C HATHAM - Officials in Chatham say they are relieved that Earl has weakened but are still warning residents and tourists not to "tempt fate" by venturing too close to the water at the height of the...

The project proposed by Weaver's Cove Energy LLC has drawn opposition from residents and officials in Massachusetts and Rhode Island who say it poses unacceptable risks. Tankers carrying LNG would...

remains an enigma. He’s quietly gone through the summer, watching mostly from the sidelines during New England’s four preseason contests. Not exactly what he or his team must have...

NANTUCKET, Mass. -- Waves continued to grow on Friday evening as Hurricane Earl approached Nantucket. The heavy surf created 10-12 foot waves as spectators stood on the beach to watch the waves roll...

CHATHAM, Mass. – The surf began to pick up Friday on the Cape as Hurricane Earl rolls in. While the storm seems to be weakening, people on the Cape aren’t getting their hopes up just yet....

BOSTON --Hurricane Earl may be hitting the Cape and Islands hardest, but there are still effects of the storm inland. Cruise passengers and some air travelers had to make adjustments to their Labor...

A Massachusetts judge has entered pleas of not guilty on behalf of five call firefighters accused of setting fires in three vacant buildings in Brimfield and Holland. The state Fire Marshal's office...

A pizza delivery man who was lured into a building and stabbed during a robbery in Boston Thursday has been identified.Richel Nova, 58, of Hyde Park, was found stabbed at 742 Hyde Park Ave in Hyde...

Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has undergone successful surgery on the navicular bone of his left foot. Pedroia had a screw inserted on Friday to promote...

Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Friday's contest between the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox was rained out. The threat of Hurricane Earl heading toward Boston forced officials to make the...

Johnson strengthened his case as a Ryder Cup pick Friday by rolling in putts from everywhere in easy scoring conditions ahead of Hurricane Earl, giving him an 8-under 63 to share the early lead with...

BOSTON (AP) — The game between the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox was postponed Friday because of the threat of severe weather from Hurricane...

BOSTON -- What had seemed somewhat inevitable over the last week officially occurred on Friday, as Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia had surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to repair the...

P ALMER - A Massachusetts judge has entered pleas of not guilty on behalf of five call firefighters accused of setting fires in three vacant buildings in Brimfield and Holland. The state Fire...

and United reported few or no cancellations. On Massachusetts' Cape Cod, ferries to and from Nantucket are suspended. Earl was packing winds of up to 80 mph Friday but has been losing...

WOODS HOLE, Mass.— The Coast Guard has closed ports in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a precaution until the passage of Hurricane...

BOSTON— Massachusetts has collected $89 million more in taxes during August compared with the same month last year, but that still fell $70 Million below the estimate for the...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – At the MEMA headquarters in Framingham, Governor Deval Patrick held a press conference to update the public on Hurricane Earl Friday afternoon. “The National Weather...

Friday night's Red Sox-White Sox game at Fenway Park has been postponed due to the weather forecast for heavy rain and strong winds associated with Hurricane Earl.Friday's game has been rescheduled...

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Massachusetts State Police are investigating an assault on a woman at Nahant Beach Thursday night.A 24-year-old woman was walking along the beach's paved walkway when she was attacked from behind on...

MANHATTAN, Kan. — In 91 years of varsity football, there aren't many things UCLA has never done. But playing a game in the Flint Hills of Kansas is...

BOSTON -- The Red Sox and White Sox won't play any baseball at Fenway Park on Friday night. Instead, they will play a day-night doubleheader on Saturday. The decision to postpone Friday's game was...

Baker's ad attacks Cahill and Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick for raising taxes and not doing enough to rein in spending. Baker also offers a new campaign slogan: "We can do...

General Accounting Office . Bay State residents filed some 40,000 claims for credits, according to report, which ranks the number and dollar amounts of housing credit claims by state as of July 3 of...