Black market cigarettes on the horizon: report

A Pew report found a correlation between New York’s high cigarette taxes and a burgeoning cigarette black market.

Philadelphia man held in western Pennsylvania on drug, weapon charges

A Philadelphia man was arrested in Cambria County Thursday after police there say they found him in possession of drugs, drug money and a loaded gun.

Boston drops from third fittest city to sixth in national index

Bostonians are slipping on the fitness scale, according to the American College of Sports Medicine’s 2013 Fitness Index.

Report: Dick Trickle, former NASCAR driver, dead of apparent suicide

Report: Dick Trickle, former NASCAR driver, dead of apparent suicide

New Jersey will also raise tobacco purchase age to 21

New York and New Jersey are partnering on similar legislation.

Northeastern University says it’s readying to butt out

Northeastern University formally announced Tuesday that it will be among the first colleges in the Boston area to implement a campus-wide ban on smoking.

Bodega owners push back against proposed cigarette rules

Shop owners say new laws will push people toward the black market.

Playing the Field: Henneberry, Washington with cigarette revolution

David Henneberry, Ron Washington with a cigarette revolution

Baseball manager Ron Washington smokes in dugout

Baseball manager Ron Washington smokes in dugout

City proposes raising minimum age for tobacco purchase

Legislators are cracking down on smoking again, this time by proposing to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.