Williamsport, Pennsylvania is still a long ways off. But three North Shore teams are each one step closer to every kid’s dream of playing in the Little League World Series.

The Peabody Little League 12-year-old softball team's run to a state championship came up just a single inning short.

Massachusetts could become the first state to ban future generations from buying tobacco or nicotine products, a move that some say will finally end addiction to the harmful products, but others ...