These Massachusetts schools landed on the Princeton Review's "Best Value Colleges" list

CBS Boston (News) 6/25 7:29A Neal Riley

The Princeton Review is out with its list of the "best value colleges," and the rankings show that there are multiple schools in Massachusetts that may appeal to those looking for an affordable education. UMass Amherst is the state's sole...

Boston Calling music festival taking a year off in 2026

CBS Boston (News) 6/20 4:57A Neal Riley

The Boston Calling music festival will not be held in 2026, organizers said Friday. And when it returns to Allston in 2027, it will be held on a different weekend than in years past. The event is typically held every year on Memorial Day weekend...

Juneteenth in Boston: What to know about the celebrations, free museum admission and what's open...

CBS Boston (News) 6/18 11:00P Neal Riley

Today Boston marks Juneteenth , also known as Freedom Day, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War. On June 19, 1865, the Union Army reached Galveston Bay, Texas and it was announced that all enslaved people in the...

Suspect in murder of Charlestown attorney stabbed him 67 times, prosecutor says

CBS Boston (News) 6/14 4:51A WBZ-News Staff

A suspect in the murder of a Charlestown man on his houseboat was back in court Friday. Attorney stabbed on houseboat Prosecutors said Nora Nelson, 24, of Boston, stabbed attorney Joseph Donohue, of...

"No Kings" protests planned across Massachusetts on June 14. Here's what to know.

CBS Boston (News) 6/13 12:08P Mike Toole

" No Kings Day " protests are planned across the country and in several cities and towns in Massachusetts this Saturday, according to organizers. The protests , called a "nationwide day of defiance" on the group's website , are aimed at President...

How a Massachusetts company uses the Charles River to help power buildings

CBS Boston (News) 6/12 1:56A CBS Boston

A company in Cambridge uses the Charles River and "Green Steam" to power buildings in the area.

Man biking to all 92 Dunkin' locations in Boston to raise money for multiple sclerosis research

CBS Boston (News) 6/6 7:24A Jordyn Jagolinzer

A Cambridge man spent National Donut Day biking to every Dunkin' in Boston to raise money for multiple sclerosis research. Adam Bigelow planned to eat one Munchkin at all of the 92 Dunkin' locations....

Cambridge man raising money for multiple sclerosis by biking to every Dunkin' in Boston

CBS Boston (News) 6/6 6:23A CBS Boston

A Cambridge man spent National Donut Day biking to every Dunkin' in Boston to raise money for multiple sclerosis research.

What to expect from Alan Jackson in Karen Read's second trial

CBS Boston (News) 5/29 11:52P Matt Schooley

The Karen Read trial has garnered national attention, and one of the key figures in the case is defense attorney Alan Jackson. Here's what to know about Read's high-profile lead attorney as the...

Watch Live: Harvard University commencement ceremony

CBS Boston (News) 5/29 4:10A Neal Riley

The Harvard University 2025 commencement is underway in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard is providing a livestream of today's graduation ceremony on YouTube. Harvard president Alan Garber got a standing ovation as he welcomed students from...

Harvard University commencement underway amid school's fight with Trump administration

CBS Boston (News) 5/29 3:36A Neal Riley

Harvard University is holding its 2025 commencement today in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The graduation ceremony comes as the Trump administration continues to pressure the Ivy League school with federal funding cuts and attempts to stop the...

Harvard University ends long battle over slave photos, sending them to South Carolina museum

CBS Boston (News) 5/28 8:53A Mike Toole

Harvard University has reached a settlement with a woman to end a long legal battle over slave photos. Tamara Lanier of Norwich, Connecticut claims she's a descendant of two of the slaves shown in the...

Trump suggests that Harvard University cap international student enrollment at 15% and "show us...

CBS Boston (News) 5/28 8:33A Neal Riley

Days after his administration moved to stop Harvard University from enrolling foreign students , President Trump said at a news conference Wednesday that the Ivy League college should set a limit for how many international students it accepts. "I...

Harvard reaches settlement to end legal battle over slave photos

CBS Boston (News) 5/28 6:35A CBS Boston

Harvard University has ended its long battle with a woman over slave photos. WBZ TV's Breana Pitts reports.

Keller: Putting the Trump administration's claims against Harvard to the truth test

CBS Boston (News) 5/27 12:02P Jon Keller

The opinions expressed below are Jon Keller's, not those of WBZ, CBS News or Paramount Global. In the latest salvo of its ongoing war against the nation's oldest university, the Trump administration accused Harvard of "race discrimination" and...