Suzanne Ianni, 59, of Natick, and Mark Sahady, 46, of Malden, were both charged with disorderly conduct and knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, federal authorities said. Sahady was held pending a detention hearing later this week. Ianni was released on her own recognizance under several conditions.

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2 Mass. Residents Arrested By FBI, Charged In U.S. Capitol Riots

As Massachusetts plans to roll out weekly COVID-19 testing to public school students and staff, districts that already have similar programs in place say it takes a lot of coordination and human power to keep it going.

When It Comes To School COVID Testing, Finding Asymptomatic Cases Doesn't Come Cheap

The Vineyard Wind project off Martha’s Vineyard was expected to be the nation’s first utility-size wind farm at sea, but navigating the politics and pioneering the uncertain regulatory process has proven more difficult than expected.

Offshore Wind Backers Hope Vineyard Wind Permitting Woes Will End Under Biden

Jacob Lemieux, an MGH infectious disease doctor, joined Morning Edition to discuss the variant of the coronavirus and its implications for Massachusetts residents.

MGH Infectious Disease Doctor Discusses Mass.' 1st Confirmed Case Of New COVID-19 Variant

The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians today are based in Wisconsin. But their homeland spanned the Housatonic and Hudson river valleys, and stretched from Manhattan to northern Vermont. Over the decades, members of the tribe have come back to the Berkshires to protect cultural sites.

'It's Been Erased': Stockbridge Mohicans Retell, Reclaim Their Story In Berkshires

Many families scramble to find out about the health of an incarcerated loved one, often relying on information from other prisoners. And some families say the problem has worsened during the pandemic, with visits banned and so many people sickened by the virus.

Families Of Prisoners Hospitalized With COVID Often Cannot Get Critical Details

Reverend Willie Bodrick II is the senior pastor at the Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s home church for a stretch in the early 1950s. Reverend Bodrick spoke with WBUR’s Weekend Edition to discuss MLK Jr.'s legacy. 

Roxbury Pastor On MLK Day This Year: 'We Are Called In This Moment To Step Up To This Moment'

Beyond the state's all-Democratic congressional delegation, there are a few Bay State natives who will have a measure of influence on the Biden administration.

Mass. Political Influence Grows With A Democrat Headed Back To The White House

15-year-old Kavita Trivedi of Cambridge says when Boy Scouts of America started allowing girls in 2019, she set a goal of being in the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts.

'It Shows That I Have Perseverance': Cambridge Teen Becomes One Of The First Female Eagle Scouts

In the final hours of the legislative session, hundreds of people came together to help writer Peter DeMarco lobby for "Laura's Law," which will make emergency room entrances easier to find. Laura Levis died of an asthma attack.

I Lost Laura 4 Years Ago. The Law Passed In Her Name Will Save Lives

Tens of thousands of older adults who live in low-income housing in Massachusetts can now expect to start getting coronavirus vaccines next month, state officials say. 

'Forgotten' Seniors In Mass. Low-Income Housing Get Their Place In The Coronavirus Vaccine Line

WBUR environmental reporter Miriam Wasser joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to talk about what happened -- and what happens next.

Gov. Baker Vetoed A Major Climate Bill. What's Next For Climate Legislation?

President of the Federal Reserve of Boston Eric Rosengren joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to talk about the economic outlook.

Boston Fed. Reserve President Says Economic Recovery Is On The Horizon

A sea shanty went viral on TikTok, briefly fulfilling our need for community in pandemic times.

Why Is Everyone Obsessed With Sea Shanties? A Gloucester Shanty Singer Explains

The office of U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling says charges against Gang Chen represent his office's latest attempt to counter the Chinese government's effort to "siphon off U.S. technology instead of doing the work themselves."

Federal Authorities Charge MIT Professor With Hiding Ties To Chinese Government

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