By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A Massachusetts judge on Tuesday questioned whether prediction-markets operator Kalshi could legally offer the state's residents the ability to place financial bets on something as "trivial" as who wins sporting events without running afoul of gaming regulators.

A longtime worker in the stone countertop industry has been diagnosed with a “devastating, life-altering disease,” as state health officials alert employers. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is warning those in the stone countertop fabrication industry to protect workers from silica dust exposure after the first confirmed case of silicosis.

Massachusetts submitted legislation to ban sweepstakes casinos and to legalize real money online casinos. Read why HB 4431 might face delays and where it stands.

Mass. Gov. Healey launches initiatives to reduce ADU construction costs, aiming to boost housing affordability.

Rev. Stephen Josoma of St. Susanna Parish defended the message against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.

A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.

New Hampshire officials are welcoming a manufacturer that’s moving to the Granite State from Massachusetts, as the Healey admin has convened a council to address the Bay State’s sluggish economic competitiveness.

Minutes after firefighters arrived at the parade staging area in Spencer, a call came in for a structure fire.

If you can brave the cold overnight the arrival of a coronal mass ejection may make it possible to see the northern lights over Massachusetts early Tuesday morning.

A young child was hit and killed by a vehicle in East Sandwich, Massachusetts on Sunday. WBZ-TV's Logan Hall reports.

A Massachusetts ER nurse is stranded in Costa Rica after falling 15 feet on a hike, fracturing her spine and leaving her legs temporarily paralyzed. Kiara Diaz was on the final day of her vacation with friends on Friday when they decided to take in the views of the tropical Central American nation before flying back to her home in Worcester,

A wind advisory was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 1:05 p.m. valid from Thursday 10 a.m. until Friday 10 a.m. for Franklin, Worcester, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Middlesex, Suffolk,