Boston Business Women provides support for women looking to start their own business

CBS Boston (News) 10/25 4:25A CBS Boston

October is Women's Small Business Month.

Victims in fatal Everett crane collapse confirmed as members of Pile Drivers union

CBS Boston (News) 10/25 4:12A Victoria D

A local union confirmed the two people killed in Friday's crane collapse on the waterfront in Everett, Massachusetts were members. "Our union is mourning the loss of two of our Brothers after an incident on a job site this afternoon. We put a...

Boston Book Festival returns to Copley Square this weekend

CBS Boston (News) 10/25 3:41A CBS Boston

More than 200 authors will be speaking at festival panels, including "The Perfect Tuba" author Sam Quinones.

Video shows chunk of ceiling tiles falling at MBTA station in Boston

CBS Boston (News) 10/25 3:13A Victoria D

A chunk of ceiling tiles fell to the ground in an MBTA station in Boston earlier this week. The MBTA said it happened in the passageway between the Park Street and Downtown Crossing stations. Video shows people walking in the passageway at the...

No one hurt after ceiling tiles come down at passageway between Boston MBTA stations

CBS Boston (News) 10/25 2:40A CBS Boston

A chunk of ceiling tiles fell to the ground in an MBTA station in Boston earlier this week.

Nor'easter on Halloween? A coastal storm could impact parts of New England next week

CBS Boston (News) 10/23 11:34A Terry Eliasen, Exec. Weather Pro

New England has had more than a few weather "tricks" on Halloween in recent years. Extreme weather on Halloween Since 2010, we have had four extreme weather events that have caused Halloween to either...

Woman wounded in New Hampshire country club shooting describes chaotic scene: "All I saw was his...

CBS Boston (News) 10/23 11:07A Brandon Truitt

A Massachusetts woman shot during a deadly New Hampshire country club shooting last month said she's grateful to be alive, and praised her husband's heroic actions diving to protect her from bullets that flew while the couple celebrated their...

Norovirus outbreak sickens 75 on cruise ship bound for Boston

CBS Boston (News) 10/23 11:00A Neal Riley

A cruise ship headed from Canada to Boston has reported a norovirus outbreak that sickened 75 people on board. The Oceania Insignia, operated by Oceania Cruises, departed from Montreal on Oct. 16, according to CruiseMapper.com . It is making...

Miami Heat's Terry Rozier charged in illegal sports betting case, FBI and prosecutors say

CBS Boston (News) 10/23 10:38A Sergio Candido

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested early Thursday morning in Orlando and charged in a federal sports betting and money laundering case that prosecutors say involved using nonpublic information...

Massachusetts can't cover SNAP benefits shortfall if funding stops amid government shutdown, Healey...

CBS Boston (News) 10/23 7:18A Neal Riley

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says "there's no way" the state can cover a food stamp shortfall if federal funds for SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] are frozen amid the government shutdown . "As of the end of next week, SNAP...

Who's to blame for government shutdown? A new poll shows what voters think.

CBS Boston (News) 10/23 7:12A Jon Keller

In Washington D.C., the showdown war of words continues, and so does the government shutdown . "Republicans have shown zero interest or capacity to reopen the government, enact a spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people, or...

The top affordable housing market in the U.S. is an hour north of Boston, new ranking shows

CBS Boston (News) 10/23 6:42A Neal Riley

You don't have to look far from Boston to find the top affordable housing market in the country, according to a new report. A ranking from The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com says the Manchester-Nashua metro area in New Hampshire leads the...

32 years after Holly Piirainen's murder, Massachusetts investigators hope DNA event generates new...

CBS Boston (News) 10/23 5:55A Victoria D

Investigators in western Massachusetts will hold a DNA swabbing event hoping to find new leads in the cold case murder of Holly Piirainen. The 10-year-old girl left her grandparents' home in 1993 and...

Concord, New Hampshire trail plan could put family's railroad track bike tour out of business

CBS Boston (News) 10/23 12:05A Breana Pitts

A family from Peabody, Massachusetts spent their life savings to create a unique tourist attraction in New Hampshire. Now, they're fighting to save it. Gary and Carolyn LeBlanc launched Scenic...

New Sam Adams beer is illegal to buy in 15 states - because it's so strong

CBS Boston (News) 10/22 6:53A Neal Riley

Boston-based brewer Sam Adams has released a new beer that's so strong it can't be sold in 15 states, including New Hampshire. Sam Adams calls its Utopias 2025 an "extreme" beer with a 30% alcohol by volume. Previous versions of Utopias have been...