Jabrill Peppers, facing trial on domestic violence charges, pleads guilty to cocaine possession

CBS Boston (News) 1/23 3:01A Matt Schooley

QUINCY New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers pleaded guilty to cocaine possession before his trial on domestic violence charges gets underway Thursday in a Massachusetts courtroom. Peppers, 29, was arrested last October in Braintree. Police...

New Hampshire man who chugged wine during Capitol riot rejects Trump's pardon

CBS Boston (News) 1/23 2:06A Tammy Mutasa

SWANSEA - President Trump granted pardons to more than 1,000 Capitol rioters on Monday. WBZ spoke to two men from New England who had very different reactions to their names being cleared. Mike St. Pierre of Swansea would be the first to tell you...

Schools in Massachusetts' second largest city won't coordinate with ICE, warn about agents at bus...

CBS Boston (News) 1/23 2:03A Brandon Truitt

WORCESTER - School bus drivers in the second largest city in Massachusetts are urged to keep students on the bus if an immigration agent is waiting for them. There have been no reported cases of students being detained at bus stops, but just this...

"Onyx Storm" release celebrated at Harvard Square's Lovestruck Books

CBS Boston (News) 1/21 8:15A Levan Reid

BOSTON Monday night, the clock struck midnight and at Lovestruck Books in Harvard Square, "Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros, hit the shelves. Kayla Januchowski is the general manager of Lovestruck Books, which hosted a release party for the third...

Geese found dead on UMass Amherst campus test positive for bird flu

CBS Boston (News) 1/21 6:59A Neal Riley

AMHERST - Two Canada geese found dead on the UMass Amherst campus recently have tested positive for avian flu, the school said Tuesday. This comes after dozens of geese died of suspected bird flu in Plymouth , Massachusetts over the weekend. It's...

"Ain't No Mo," satirical play tackling idea of "solving" racism comes to Boston's South End

CBS Boston (News) 1/21 6:49A Courtney Cole

BOSTON - A Tony-nominated play that tackles the idea of "solving" racism with comedy is now playing in Boston's South End. "A love letter to Black people" What would happen if the U.S. government offered every Black person in America a one-way...

Boston commuters brave dangerously cold temperatures

CBS Boston (News) 1/21 6:44A CBS Boston

People are urged to bundle up in Boston amid dangerous temperatures.

Josh Kraft to run against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu

CBS Boston (News) 1/21 6:33A Jon Keller

The opinions expressed below are Jon Keller's, not those of WBZ, CBS News or Paramount Global. BOSTON - Josh Kraft, the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is running against Boston Mayor...

Teachers would be paid a minimum salary of $70,000 in Massachusetts if bill becomes law

CBS Boston (News) 1/21 6:03A Neal Riley

BOSTON - There's a new push to establish a minimum salary for public school teachers and other educators in Massachusetts that would allow them to earn a living wage. "An Act Relative To Educator Pay," backed by the Massachusetts Teachers...

Josh Kraft, son of New England Patriots owner, enters Boston Mayor's race, source says

CBS Boston (News) 1/21 5:10A CBS Boston

Robert Kraft's son Josh is running for Mayor of Boston, a source familiar with his plans confirmed to WBZ TV's Jon Keller Tuesday.

A look behind the scenes at Boston's Logan Airport during a storm

CBS Boston (News) 1/21 1:39A CBS Boston

WBZ TV's Levan Reid got a look at how they keep the runways clear during a snow storm at Logan Airport in Boston.

5,000 baby outfits now donated to NICUs at Massachusetts hospitals, thanks to Caroline's Closet

CBS Boston (News) 1/21 12:17A Breana Pitts

CAMBRIDGE - About 5,000 premature babies in neonatal intensive care units in hospitals in Massachusetts will have outfits thanks to a mother who knows the NICU all too well. Little baby Ava has been in the NICU at Mount Auburn Hospital in...

5,000 outfits donated for NICU babies through "Caroline's Closet"

CBS Boston (News) 1/20 11:56P CBS Boston

"Caroline's Closet" is collecting preemie-sized gowns and onesies for children at hospitals in the Boston area. WBZ TV's Breana Pitts reports.

Massachusetts owes the federal government $2.1 billion. Here's why.

CBS Boston (News) 1/20 9:41A Neal Riley

BOSTON - Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday that the state has agreed to repay the federal government $2.1 billion because of a mistake made years ago with pandemic-era unemployment benefits. An audit revealed "an improper overdraw...

Maps show how cold it will get in Massachusetts this week from Arctic blast

CBS Boston (News) 1/20 7:15A Terry Eliasen, Exec. Weather Pro

BOSTON - The harshest week of winter thus far has begun, kicking off with several inches of snow in much of Massachusetts. Overnight, a widespread 4-8 inches of snow fell across most of southern New...