Women facing "broken rung" in careers, missing early promotions, according to report

CBS Boston (News) 11/18 11:33P Chris Tanaka

BOSTON - There are more women working than ever before but a recent report shows they still face barriers to advancement. McKinsey and Company's 10-year report revealed several startling findings, mostly notably that getting behind early has...

Weekend To Do List: Honoring veterans, fall festival, farmers market

CBS Boston (News) 11/7 9:30P Jordyn Jagolinzer

BOSTON - Take in a fall festival and farmers market this weekend, along with honoring those who fought for our country with a salute to Veterans Day. Quincy Veterans Parade and Ceremony With Veterans Day upon us, honor those who fought for our...

Salem, Massachusetts brush fire smoke smell detected as far south as Boston

CBS Boston (News) 10/27 11:25P Penny Kmitt

SALEM - Brush fires in Salem and other parts of northeastern Massachusetts continued to burn Monday morning, with smoke being detected as far south as Boston. In Salem, more than 100 acres have burned...

Police investigate antisemitic stickers in Brookline, Cambridge

CBS Boston (News) 10/23 11:03A CBS Boston

Police say the stickers are a clear target to the Jewish community. WBZ-TV's Tiffany Chan reports.

Fridays are "bike bus day" for kids at this Massachusetts elementary school

CBS Boston (News) 10/18 1:48A CBS Boston

Friday is "bike bus day" in Cambridge, Massachusetts. WBZ TV's Penny Kmitt explains what it's all about and why it's so fun!

Is it too early to turn on your heat in Massachusetts?

CBS Boston (News) 10/16 11:44A CBS Boston

BY SAMANTHA CHANEY CAMBRIDGE - The season of fall comes with changing leaves, shorter days and in the greater Boston area, one controversial question: When do you turn on your heat? By law, Massachusetts landlords have to provide a heating system...

Green Line train was going 3 times the speed limit when it derailed in Cambridge, NTSB says

CBS Boston (News) 10/16 10:03A CBS Boston

The Green Line train that derailed at the beginning of October was going 36 mph in a 10 mph zone, the National Transportation Safety Board Says.

Derailed Green Line train going 36 mph in 10 mph zone, NTSB says

CBS Boston (News) 10/16 9:06A Riley Rourke

CAMBRIDGE - The Green Line train that derailed at the beginning of October was going 36 mph in a 10 mph zone, the National Transportation Safety Board Says. A Green Line train derailed near Lechmere...

Another Massachusetts city will try giving thousands of dollars directly to low-income residents

CBS Boston (News) 10/16 3:01A Neal Riley

SALEM - Salem is the latest city in Massachusetts to test out a guaranteed income program that would give thousands of dollars directly to its poorest residents. The Uplift Salem initiative will give $500 a month to 100 Salem residents for an...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professors share Nobel Prize in economics

CBS Boston (News) 10/13 11:42P CBS Boston

STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday for their research into why some countries succeed and others fail. Two of the three economists are professors at the...

Man allegedly attacked girl inside Boston Museum of Science bathroom

CBS Boston (News) 10/10 10:25A WBZ-News Staff

BOSTON - A Somerville man is accused of attacking a 15-year-old girl in a bathroom at the Museum of Science. The alleged attack happened on Sunday Oct. 6. Yandri Hernandez, 24, is charged with kidnapping of a child, strangulation or suffocation,...

8 Massachusetts colleges named in lawsuit claiming financial aid "price-fixing conspiracy"

CBS Boston (News) 10/9 5:55A Neal Riley

BOSTON - Eight private colleges in Massachusetts are among 40 top universities named in a class action lawsuit over financial aid practices. The plaintiffs allege that the schools engaged in a "price-fixing conspiracy" that made tuition more...

Hurricane Milton's path to Florida leaves Boston travelers scrambling for last-minute flights

CBS Boston (News) 10/8 7:34A Penny Kmitt

BOSTON Hurricane Milton had people at Logan Airport scrambling for last-minute flights in and out of Florida, with some coming to New England to escape before the powerful storm makes landfall and others desperate to get home. Hurricane Milton...

Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 Massachusetts researchers for microRNA discovery

CBS Boston (News) 10/6 11:34P CBS Boston

STOCKHOLM - Two researchers working in Massachusetts have been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine . MicroRNA American professors Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were honored Monday for their discovery...

Damaged Green Line train finally removed from tracks in Cambridge after derailment

CBS Boston (News) 10/2 11:56P Penny Kmitt

CAMBRIDGE - A derailed Green Line train in Cambridge has finally been moved, about a day-and-a-half after it derailed . That's the good news for Boston area commuters. The bad news is shuttle buses...