7 Investigates: Parents outraged after Webster daycare is shut down over owner’s dogs

A daycare in Webster has been closed after being in business for 24 years. The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) cited concernsRead More

7 Investigates: Lowell residents say dangerous intersection has been ignored for years

The sound of crashing cars haunts Jenny and Artie Barbato. “We hear big bangs and crashes all the time, and we are constantly running toRead More

AI Is Scanning Some Rental Cars — And It Might Cost You

As some rental car companies implement artificial intelligence (AI), drivers say the technology is driving up unfair charges. Customers across the country are claiming they’reRead More

7 Investigates: New manhole covers prevent explosions

Manhole covers have rocketed into the sky all over the state, in cities including Worcester, Somerville, and Boston’s Back Bay. To understand how the heavyRead More

7 Investigates: Faith groups seek solutions to the housing crisis

The purpose of Hartford Street Presbyterian Church has always extended beyond its pews. “Partly because we are such an immigrant-based congregation, there’s been a strongRead More

7 Investigates: Cell phone bans in Massachusetts schools

Teachers at F.A. Day Middle School in Newton said students’ cell phones were always out, and it was becoming a problem. “It was all theRead More

7 Investigates: Massachusetts struggles to pay unemployment claims on time

Hundreds of unemployed Massachusetts residents spent the summer on hold. “The waiting is terrible by itself, never mind how long you are waiting, and youRead More

7 Investigates: NH contractor accused of stealing thousands of dollars from families, not finishing jobs

Lisa Marchetta said she paid Antonio Silva, the owner of Dreamscape Landscaping and Design, her life savings – more than $100,000 to redo her bedroom,Read More

7 Investigates: ‘Why did you hurt me?’- Abuse at a preschool hidden for months

When Julie Staadecker sent her three-year-old son to school for the first time, she thought he was in safe hands. Months later, she discovered sheRead More

7 Investigates: Hotel guests billed $500 for smoking they say never happened

A Rhode Island weekend took an expensive turn when Jessica Sathre’s hotel bill suddenly doubled. “That put a tamper on everything,” she remembered. Sathre hadRead More