Glass blowing school in Cambridge helping artists develop their craft

CBS Boston (News) 4/9 1:54A CBS Boston

WBZ TV's Levan Reid explored the glass world at the North Cambridge Glass School.

3 Harvard students and 2 recent graduates have their student visas revoked

CBS Boston (News) 4/7 3:02A Victoria D

Three students at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and two recent graduates have had their student visas revoked, the school confirmed Sunday. "Over the past three days, the Harvard International Office (HIO) has learned that three...

Some Massachusetts colleges will now cost more than $100,000 a year

CBS Boston (News) 4/1 12:43A Brandon Truitt

For the first time in Massachusetts, the total cost for one year at college will exceed $100,000 at several schools. Starting this fall, Wellesley College will charge $100,541 for undergraduates for...

What rights do citizens, visa holders have when they go through customs at Logan Airport?

CBS Boston (News) 3/30 2:06A Samantha Chaney

As the Trump administration continues to tighten border security, some travelers are feeling uncertain amid reports of migrants in the U.S. legally being detained at Boston Logan Airport. Could be denied re-entry "I think it's the political...

Ed Sheeran in Boston for surprise visit to WBZ-TV before Old Phone Pub opening in Ipswich

CBS Boston (News) 3/28 6:40A Mike Toole

Ed Sheeran was in Boston early Friday morning for a surprise visit to WBZ-TV. Sheeran is in Massachusetts for the opening of the Old Phone Pub in Ipswich tonight. This morning, he met with the anchors...

Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School detained by ICE

CBS Boston (News) 3/28 6:09A CBS Boston

Ksenia Petrova was taken into custody at Logan Airport last month, accused of failing to disclose frog embryo samples.

Ed Sheeran to open the Old Phone Pub in Ipswich, Massachusetts

CBS Boston (News) 3/27 1:05A Mike Toole

Ed Sheeran appears to like Massachusetts. He's opening the Old Phone Pub in Ipswich, just days after his surprise appearance at a Boston bar on St. Patrick's Day. The pop-up Irish pub will open Friday on the North Shore. Sheeran said it will be a...

Cambridge city councilor charged in brothel bust says "I will be forever sorry"

CBS Boston (News) 3/22 3:00A Kristina Rex

Cambridge City Councilor Paul Toner is now facing charges for allegedly buying sex at a high-end brothel that was busted by federal authorities in 2023. Toner is a former head of the Massachusetts...

Harvard will offer free tuition to more middle-class families with "significant expansion of...

CBS Boston (News) 3/17 6:55A Neal Riley

Harvard University announced a "significant expansion of financial aid" on Monday to make tuition free for more students, even as the Ivy League institution said recently it is facing revenue concerns under the Trump administration. The college...

Gas-powered leaf blowers now banned in Cambridge

CBS Boston (News) 3/15 3:33A CBS Boston

The ban is intended to cut down on noise and pollution. Operators are now required to switch to electric of battery-powered leaf blowers.

Names of alleged clients in high-profile Massachusetts brothel bust read in court

CBS Boston (News) 3/14 6:07A Neal Riley

The names of some of the alleged clients in a high-end brothel bust in Massachusetts were read aloud in Cambridge District Court on Friday. There are 28 alleged johns connected to a sex ring that was...

Massachusetts Turnpike traffic backed up for miles after tractor trailer crash in Boston

CBS Boston (News) 3/7 2:18A Breana Pitts

Traffic heading into Boston on the Massachusetts Turnpike is backed up for miles because of a tractor trailer crash in Allston. The truck rolled over on the eastbound side of the Mass Pike at Exit...

Panel falls at Harvard MBTA station with past ceiling issues

CBS Boston (News) 3/6 10:28A Matt Schooley

A ceiling panel fell Thursday morning at the Harvard Square MBTA station, the same station where there were two incidents of items falling from the ceiling in 2023. The latest incident happened just...

Eating an orange a day could lower depression risk by 20%, study finds

CBS Boston (News) 2/25 4:29A Mallika Marshall, MD

There's the old saying of "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." But maybe it should be an orange. A new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital says eating an orange a day may lower a person's risk of...

Tom Homan, President Trump's border czar, says he's "bringing hell" to sanctuary city Boston

CBS Boston (News) 2/23 7:11A Matt Schooley

Tom Homan, the "border czar" for President Donald Trump's administration, is setting his sights on the City of Boston's sanctuary city policies. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Homan...