Worcester MA

CHARLTON, MA — A man was arrested early Saturday following a high-speed chase that began in Southbridge and ended with him hiding in a partially frozen retention pond. Charlton police were notified shortly after 1 a.m. Nov. 29 that Southbridge officers were pursuing a vehicle whose occupants had been involved in a...

WORCESTER – Courtney Cormier is a 42-year-old Worcester native who feels the city has abandoned its roots. “We were a manufacturing city, we were a community, and we're not that now,” said Cormier. “I’ve never seen the city like this.” One of the biggest changes Cormier has seen in Worcester: the rise of luxury...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to serve time in state prison for the May 2024 shooting on East Washington Avenue in Elmira that resulted in the death of Norman Cherry, as stated in a release from the Chemung County District Attorney’s Office. Dante M. Baldwin, 30, was sentenced on...

BOSTON – A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, including possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a machinegun. According to a release from the DEA, 28-year-old Miguel Lopez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to...

The owner of "The Conjuring" house has already signed the deed over to "Ghost Hunters" star Jason Hawes, Target 12 has learned.

National Grid is proposing a nearly 10% rate hike for its gas customers in Massachusetts, starting in 2027.

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Influenza-like illness activity increased last week across Massachusetts, according to the state Department of Public Health’s weekly flu update, with one local doctor warning this may be only the tip of the iceberg. Dr. John Kelley of Redwood Pediatrics in East Longmeadow said he...

LEOMINSTER — On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at about 10:05 p.m., Officer Tyler Labell of the Leominster Police Department observed a vehicle traveling on the wrong side of Oakwind Hollow Road attempting to turn onto Pleasant Street. (The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed...

"Shocking and glaring" is how Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley described a massive SNAP benefit trafficking scheme that netted nearly $7 million for two Boston small retail store operators. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced, "Two men have been arrested and charged in an...

A Worcester man who refused to drive through a restaurant drive-thru was arrested on Friday, according to the Worcester Police Department. The 27-year-old man was arrested in connection with having a stolen gun in his vehicle, according to a department press release. At 1:43 a.m. Friday, police received a disorderly...