When the state becomes the house, who really hits the jackpot? From the team behind The Big Dig comes a new podcast about the unlikely rise of America’s most successful lottery. @GBHNews’ Scratch and Win is available now. Learn more at #ScratchAndWin

If you've heard it, you'll never forget it. But where does the infamous Green Line Screech come from...and isn't it bad for the trains?

Massachusetts is having its largest-ever outbreak of bird flu. Here's what you should know:

“People are obsessed with it,” says Alan Cumming of hit show The Traitors. “When people say they’re going to start watching, I say, ‘Be warned. It is like crack. You’ll miss all your appointments that day.’“

#5: Money from outside Boston will play a big role in its next mayoral election.

GBH News surveyed 13 of Massachusetts’ 14 county sheriffs, asking how and when their offices communicate with ICE.

Massachusetts' new US Attorney says her office will investigate if local officials obstruct federal immigration officials. “I disagree with Mayor Wu and Gov. Healey that all resources should not be dedicated to making our communities safer,” Foley said.

On #Boston Public Radio, #Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announces she will run for re-election:

Have you noticed that it seems impossible to get a primary care doctor? It's not your imagination. Here's what would have to change in Mass. to make primary care easier to get:

It’s 1976, and the Mass Lottery wants to beat the Boston mafia at its own game. Whose numbers will ultimately come in? Find out on the newest episode of Scratch & Win from @GBHNews - available now, wherever you get your podcasts. ➡️ #ScratchAndWin

Eve Griffin is a librarian with terminal cancer. Once she ran through all her sick and vacation days, her colleagues at the Boston Public Library wanted to donate theirs so she could keep her job and go to medical treatments. Why won't the city let them?

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy says the US will prioritize transportation projects in areas that comply with federal immigration enforcement, prohibit mask and vaccine mandates and have marriage and birth rates higher than the national average.

As egg prices surge, Waffle House is passing on the cost to consumers, upping the price of a breakfast with eggs at the diner chain.

Merrimack Valley's transit authority might be the first to do away with fares for good:

Fun fact: they decided that a "Yellow Line" wasn't a good idea.

There's only 273 days until Halloween. No reason not to start your Spooky Season reading early! 🎃

Crohn's. Arthritis. Celiac. Lupus. MS. Researchers are finding out that vagus nerve stimulation might help with autoimmune disorders:

Other parts of the country don't have a school vacation in February. So how did ours get started - and why?

Call it the anti-doomscroll video game: Citizen Sleeper 2 is an adventure featuring resilience and creativity:

We're back, baby! The Brockton Rox are making their return to pro minor-league ball:

Did you love some of the performances on last night's Grammy awards? See them before they were stars at their NPR Tiny Desk appearances (including Chapell Roan!) #grammys