When people no longer have access to local news sources, or they stop following local news coverage, their faith in the integrity of local elections decreases.

Do you stay in the loop with the local news? Take our Boston.com news quiz to test your knowledge and stay informed on the latest trending stories in Greater Boston. Peter Chianca, Boston.com’s ...

Overall, the expansion of local news programming will deliver over 100 hours of daily breaking news, weather and traffic to more than 100 million viewers.

Three people were found dead in a fire at a Garner, NC home on June 23. The deaths of the man and three teens were ruled a homicide.

Retiring Oregonian editor Therese Bottomly reveals what separates local media from national networks and how big tech threatens the industry.

SEATTLE —KCPQ (Fox 13) and KZJO (Fox 13+) here have announced that they will be expanding their news programming. Beginning June 16, the stations will provide more local news, adding new newscasts and ...

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell said she's still committed to helping save local journalism, and preventing the defunding of NPR and PBS, despite political obstacles.

A Facebook account full of family memories was memorialized by a stranger without the family’s knowledge. Now, a woman is fighting for access to her mom’s account.

HOWLAND — An investigation is underway into an early Sunday plane crash in Howland that killed all six people on board. Reports state a twin-engine plane that had two crew members and four ...

The election has garnered interest online because it is such a rare occurrence.

The criminal trial of Brandon Cook, a local contractor accused of defrauding homeowners out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through his company, Re-Lived Construction, has been declared a ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has terminated the parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans and says parolees are encouraged to self-deport immediately.