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31+ min ago (336+ words) LAWRENCE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - A community is still left mourning after a devastating house fire in the Hillsboro community killed a family of five. Monday was the first full day back for students at East Lawrence Elementary School, where three of the five in the family attended. The State Fire Marshal told WAFF 48 News that although the fire remains under investigation, the preliminary report is that the fire is "believed to be accidental." "East Lawrence Elementary has endured a tragedy, and I don't think anybody ever remembers anything of this magnitude," Dr. Lawrence County Superintendent Jon Bret Smith said. Early Friday morning brought about a devastating fire killing five people: Chris Hill and Lisa Smith, and their three children: Chris Jr., Ashanti, and Shawntay. Smith says the community has been rocked. "Those students were like all our kids, very beloved,…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago (771+ words) SPRINGFIELD " City Councilor-elect Justin Hurst said he has lost trust in the accuracy of Springfield's Nov. 4 election results after officials gave him a list of returns that showed votes in three precincts were absent from the tally. Election officials, however, said the office inadvertently provided Hurst's team with an earlier, unofficial version of the election count. Election night tallies often vary from the results that officials eventually certify, a state elections spokesperson told The Republican. "It was an administrative error on our part," said City Clerk Gladys Oyola-Lopez, who also oversees the city's elections. "I regret that this has caused confusion." At issue: 460 votes across Precinct 2B in the Liberty Heights neighborhood and the 8B and 8B1 precincts, near the border between the Pine Point and Boston Road neighborhoods. Hurst posted a video to Facebook on Sunday, saying he believed the city's election's…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago (11+ words) Eric Fisher has an updated weather forecast. Next Weather: WBZ Update...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago (36+ words) Shuttles are replacing service along sections of the Green Line in Boston due to planned maintenance work. WBZ-TV's Juli McDonald reports. MBTA riders frustrated by Green Line shutdown MBTA riders frustrated by Green Line shutdown...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago (42+ words) The company hired by the Gabriel House to inspect its sprinkler system has filed a counter lawsuit, claiming it warned the owner of the Fall River facility to replace recalled sprinklers. Company claims it warned Gabriel House about sprinklers before deadly fire...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago (50+ words) Springfield ranks sixth among the worst driving cities in the Northeast, according to a recent study by Consumer Affairs and the Journal of Consumer Research... Springfield ranks sixth among the worst driving cities in the Northeast, according to a recent study by Consumer Affairs and the Journal of Consumer Research....

2+ hour, 16+ min ago (45+ words) A nursing assistant allegedly sexually assaulted a child while she was receiving treatment at a hospital in Manchester, New Hampshire. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports. Nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting child at NH hospital Nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting child at NH hospital...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago (275+ words) Massachusetts employers cut 11,100 jobs in September, the biggest monthly loss since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, according to federal data released Monday by the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The steep decline is a troubling sign for the local economy, especially since it came as hiring rebounded at the national level in September. The state lost 13,200 jobs through the first nine months of the year while national employment increased modestly. It's important to note that state-level employment data are prone to more significant revisions than the national figures. That's because the US Bureau of Labor Statistics relies on statistical modeling to compensate for the smaller size of state employer surveys. The government shutdown delayed the BLS survey process, which may have made the results noisier than usual. The Massachusetts unemployment rate dipped to 4.7 percent in…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago (63+ words) A man in Springfield has won $100,000 from a scratch-off ticket purchased at Wheeler's convenience store on Dickinson Street. A man in Springfield has won $100,000 from a scratch-off ticket purchased at Wheeler's convenience store on Dickinson Street. A man in Springfield has won $100,000 from a scratch-off ticket purchased at Wheeler's convenience store on Dickinson Street....

3+ hour, 31+ min ago (410+ words) Two well-known Massachusetts actresses are up for Golden Globes in 2026, with one nominated in a new award category. For her role as chef Sydney Adamu in FX on Hulu's "The Bear," Dorchester native Ayo Edebiri earned her third Golden Globe nomination in the category of "Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy." The 2026 Golden Globe nominations were announced Monday, Dec. 8. Edebiri was first nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in the Chicago-based comedy drama back in 2023, and won the award at the 81st Golden Globes in early 2024. She was later nominated for a second time in late 2024, but lost to Jean Smart of HBO Max's "Hacks" in the "Best Actress in a TV Comedy or Musical" category for the 82nd Golden Globes earlier this year. Edebiri now stands a third chance at awards glory…...