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WGBH-TV, known on-air as GBH or GBH 2 since 2020, is the main television station affiliated with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in Boston, Massachusetts. It operates on virtual channel 2 and VHF digital channel 5. WGBH-TV is owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation, which also manages Boston's other PBS station, WGBX-TV (channel 44), as well as WGBY-TV (channel 57) in Springfield, Massachusetts, which is operated by New England Public Media. Additionally, the foundation owns WFXZ-CD (channel 24), a Class A Biz TV affiliate, and public radio stations WGBH (89.7 FM) and WCRB (99.5 FM) in the Boston area, along with WCAI radio and its satellites WZAI and WNAN on Cape Cod. WGBH-TV also plays an unofficial role as one of PBS's three flagship stations, alongside WNET in New York City and WETA-TV in Washington, D.C.

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GBH Daily: Knockout at Fenway

1 day ago | wgbh.org | Gal Tziperman Lotan

June 05, 2025 This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! ☂️A hot day, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and highs around 80. Sunset is at 8:18 p.m.Today GBH’s Esteban Bustillos brings us the story of two identical twins, both middle school science teachers, who run a boxing gym on the side and are bringing their hustle and tussle to Fenway Park this weekend.
Boston’s Haitian community on edge after Trump bans travel from their country

1 day ago | wgbh.org | Robert Goulston

June 05, 2025 President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Wednesday night banning people from a dozen countries from entering the United States. Haiti is one of the countries on the list. Brockton resident Teddy Mombrun immigrated from Haiti in 2020. The former physician said he has family who would want to come to the United States, but he believes they won’t be able to after the travel ban.
GBH Daily: ‘ICE, please get him out’

1 day ago | wgbh.org | Gal Tziperman Lotan

June 05, 2025 This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! 🌡️ Hot and sunny, with highs in the 90s.
‘Reckless and inflammatory’: Wu takes heat from US Attorney for Mass. over immigration pushback

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

June 04, 2025 The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts aggressively called out Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Wednesday in a video posted to X for what she calls “reckless and inflammatory” comments regarding federal immigration authorities who’ve been detaining immigrants across Massachusetts in recent weeks. “Referring to federal agents as, quote, 'secret police’ is offensive,” said Leah Foley, who was appointed to lead the office in January by President Donald Trump. “There are no secret police.
Stabilizing 'operations,' the National Weather Service hires again after Trump cuts

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Greg Allen

June 04, 2025 MIAMI — After public backlash and concern, the National Weather Service is beginning the process of hiring more than 100 employees to “stabilize operations” at its field offices around the country. Following cuts ordered by the Trump administration earlier this year, the weather service lost nearly 600 positions.
GBH Daily: The apprentices

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Gal Tziperman Lotan

June 04, 2025 This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! ☀️Sunny and hotter, with highs in the 80s. Don’t forget to drink water today. Sunset is at 8:17 p.m.Today Massachusetts legislators will vote on a bill that could change cannabis regulations.
Lawmakers receptive to Healey’s pitch for higher ed building boom

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Sam Drysdale

June 03, 2025 The governor’s pitch to leverage the new income surtax to invest $2.5 billion into replacing and repairing buildings on the state’s 29 public colleges and universities was met with enthusiasm on Tuesday from the committee in whose hands the proposal now rests. Gov.
Mass. cities and towns could fine drivers up to $150 with red light cameras under new legislation

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Jeremy Siegel

June 03, 2025 Red light cameras are illegal in Massachusetts. But a coalition of state lawmakers and advocates are hoping they finally have enough support to change that. A pair of bills introduced in the state Senate and House would let municipalities install automated road safety cameras in an effort to crack down on drivers illegally speeding and driving through red lights. “There are plenty of neighborhoods where people really want these,” said state. Sen.
GBH Daily: Newly found land

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Gal Tziperman Lotan

June 03, 2025 This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed.
Healey makes state-owned properties available to developers to build new housing

4 days ago | wgbh.org | Robert Goulston

June 02, 2025 The Healey-Driscoll administration is offering hundreds of acres of state-owned properties to developers with the hope of creating more than 3,500 new housing units.