Worcester MA

More than 25 years ago, a $20,000 check from the state to the New North Citizens’ Council, a community nonprofit, went uncashed. Time passed. The money became part of the state’s unclaimed property division, a department that’s like the island of misfit toys of money, taking in orphaned funds from banks and other...

There was no winner of Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot, but four tickets sold in Massachusetts hit for a smaller prizes.

Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, would like you to meet Mercedes, a spirited, almost 2-year-old Jack Russell Terrier mix who is ready to find her forever family. This 30-pound bundle of energy arrived at GDRNE after being transferred from a local shelter in...

Labor Day is September 1 this year, and the Labor Day weekend is the last three-day weekend to get a vacation in before Massachusetts is in full back-to-school mode. Maybe you won't be vacationing, but instead will host a backyard picnic. The good news is that most retailers like Walmart, Target, CVS, Big Y, Stop and...

Real estate is on a lot of people's minds nowadays. It's all about finding that perfect living space. Am I right, Massachusetts residents? I'm going to share with you the results of an interesting new study. Our friends at WalletHub just recently published a study that looks at the most...

Jessica Boutin, of Palmer, won the massive payday playing the “$1,000,000 Winning 7" game, a $5 scratch-off ticket. She claimed the fifth and final grand prize in the game. Boutin chose to take the annuity, which will pay $50,000 (before taxes) a year for 20 years, rather than taking the $650,000 lump sum.

Western Mass News recently got an inside look at construction that's underway for the new Holyoke Veterans Home. Crews from local and state agencies worked to extinguish a large brush fire on Peaked Mountain in Monson. Bradley International Airport unveils projects to create easier, safer experience. Updated: Oct....

A large snapping turtle found was found dead near the bank of Charles River in Watertown, and the cause of death was determined to be from a rodent poison that prevents blood from clotting. The case is the first documented death of a snapping turtle by rodenticide in Massachusetts, according to a wildlife advocacy...

MONTVILLE, CT – A Connecticut State Police K9 is being credited with two successful searches in a single day — first tracking a felony fugitive who tried to vanish into a swamp by covering himself in mud, and later finding a missing suicidal man deep in the woods. K9 Zedo of Troop E – Montville

An amended death certificate for the trooper who died after participating in training exercises at the Massachusetts State Police Academy last September has been filed, finding his death was caused by fatal complications from "blunt impact injuries of the head" sustained during training. Enrique Delgado-Garcia had...