It is the first time this year that the virus has been detected in the state, public health officials announced.

Wednesday in a mosquito sample from Belchertown, the first time this year the deadly virus has been identified in Massachusetts. There were four human cases of EEE in Massachusetts last year, officials said.

The Eastern equine encephalitis virus​, or EEE, has been identified in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time in 2025.

The Massachusetts State Fire Marshal revealed the possible causes of the fire that killed 10 people at an assisted living facility in Fall River.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is slated to meet with city officials and update the public about the response to an assisted living facility fire in Fall River that killed 10 people

The state's deadliest blaze in more than four decades has highlighted the lack of regulations governing assisted-living facilities that often care for low-income or disabled residents.

In a joint statement, 115 organizations described the dire food shortage in Gaza as "mass starvation," as the "Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza." The organizations warned that some aid workers are now joining food lines in Gaza,