Worcester MA

After work, my friends and I often head to a seafood buffet. It is a routine we have kept for years. Somewhere along the way, those casual dinners turned into a quiet obsession. We have visited well over a hundred seafood buffets across the state, always chasing that perfect plate.

On a gray morning last December in the woods behind Heywood Hospital, a line of men and women in blaze‑orange vests — some in their 20s, others pushing 70 — moved methodically through the underbrush. A software engineer walked beside a pediatric trauma doctor as a retiree...

LĪHU‘E HAWAII– Multiple agencies responded to reports of a helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach Thursday afternoon. According to a preliminary report, Kauaʻi Police Dispatch received a text-to-911 message at approximately 3:45 p.m. that a helicopter crashed into the ocean near Kalalau Beach. Officials have identified...

BOSTON – A Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for leading a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine and laundered the proceeds. According to a release from the Massachusetts...

NATICK — A busy trip to the Natick Mall turned frightening on Friday when a person was stabbed inside the shopping center and rushed to a hospital, according to Natick police. Officers said the victim suffered a wound to the arm and was transported for treatment, while the suspect took off before police arrived. The...

In a game that No. 3 overall seed Michigan State controlled until late, three unanswered goals from Wisconsin gave the Badgers a 4-3 overtime win in stunning comeback fashion Saturday evening at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. Wisconsin defender Ben Dexheimer's shot from just inside the blue line deflected...

WORCESTER – A master’s degree program in mental health counseling is coming to Clark University. Clark announced on Friday, March 27, that its Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology introduced a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling designed to prepare students for a career as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor....

WORCESTER – Charges have been filed against Kayla J. Finlay, 30, of Leicester, following a serious motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Park Avenue and Maywood Street on Thursday night. Finlay was operating a Nissan Altima while allegedly under the influence of alcohol when she struck a Hyundai Elantra from...

GRAFTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Crews are cleaning up and a street has been closed after a beaver dam broke in Grafton on Saturday afternoon and sent water flooding onto the road. Grafton police say the dam broke around 3:30 p.m. and crews have been working for several hours to bring the water level down on Hudson Avenue,...

WORCESTER – Guillermo Creamer Jr., chairman of the city's Human Rights Commission, has resigned, a month before his term was set to expire. In an interview March 27, Creamer said his reasons were both personal and professional, including frustration over the commission’s fraught relationship with City Manager Eric...