An American Airlines flight at Boston Logan was held at the gate Tuesday after a cargo‑hold alert; Massport says passengers deplaned and no injuries were reported.

A sinkhole on Route 140 north near Exit 12 in Lakeville disabled at least eight vehicles and forced an emergency lane closure while crews patched the road.

House Democrats rolled out a $1.8 billion supplemental bill that would send hundreds of millions to the MBTA and add another $10 million to Boston’s World Cup effort.

A Providence Line train derailed near South Station on March 13, 2026, disrupting commuter-rail service across multiple MBTA lines. No injuries were reported and crews escorted riders to safety.

Surveillance video released this week shows the Oct. 1, 2024 Green Line derailment near Lechmere. The NTSB found the operator failed to stop and the train entered a 10‑mph zone at about 36 mph.

State highway officials say environmental reviews for the Sagamore and Bourne bridge replacements should finish this summer, moving procurement and limited property takings forward.

Councilors want to raise Cambridge’s resident parking permit from $25 to $75, ending a senior exemption and prompting neighborhood pushback.

Bridgewater residents face persistent brown tap water and outdoor-use bans. The town has a treated-water fill station and a temporary Middleborough supply while upgrades are planned.

Sen. John Keenan filed a bill to require naloxone cabinets across major MBTA subway lines after a pilot ended with empty and broken boxes. The MBTA says it lacks staff to run the program as written.

MassDOT has begun replacing plastic E‑ZPass transponders with tiny RFID windshield stickers; new accounts and replacements get them free and existing boxes will still work.

The MBTA says it reached a labor agreement that clears the way to replace the North Station Draw One bridge, a project backed by a $472M federal award.

Peabody declared a citywide emergency parking ban starting at 7 p.m. tonight to clear streets for snowplows. Vehicles left on public roads may be ticketed or towed.

Delta has boosted seat capacity out of Logan by about 50% since 2019 and will add mid‑May nonstop flights to Madrid and Nice, widening Boston’s European options.