Meet Robert, the Adventurous 10-Year-Old Looking for a Loving Home
Robert is a creative and imaginative 10-year-old boy with a bright personality and a big heart. He loves exploring the world around him and has a special fascination with nature and animals. Robert enjoys learning fun facts about different creatures and can talk about them with excitement and curiosity. Always...
After 12 years, a collection of arms and armor is back on view in...
Editor's note: This story is an excerpt from WBUR's weekly arts and culture newsletter, The ARTery. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Growing up in central Massachusetts, I remember the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester as a beloved weekend destination and the kind of school field...
Health scare interrupts news conference led by Mass. Gov. Healey
A tense moment briefly interrupted a news conference at the Massachusetts State House led by Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday.
$1.4 million of cocaine seized in multi-state drug operation; three charged
A federal grand jury has indicted three Massachusetts men in connection with the seizure of approximately 99 kilograms of cocaine across Massachusetts, New York and Puerto Rico.
Which Mass. hospitals rank highest in patient safety?
New grades from an independent watchdog group show how Massachusetts hospitals compare in various measures of patient safety. A total of 17 Massachusetts hospitals received high marks in a recent assessment of hospital safety by the health care watchdog group Leapfrog. Leapfrog, an independent nonprofit, has been...
MSPCA holding ’emergency adoption event’ following surrender of 140+ animals
All four MSPCA shelters are hosting a "pay-what-you-can" emergency adoption event for dogs this Friday and Saturday. MSPCA-Angell is hosting an emergency adoption event beginning on Friday following the surrender of 149 animals. The 149 animals were surrendered this week from two separate law enforcement cases,...
Woman Found Not Guilty in Boyfriend’s Death Sues State Police, Partygoers Over Alleged Cover-Up
She faced charges including second-degree murder, manslaughter while driving under the influence, and leaving the scene.
Paramedics union says UMass Memorial is harming ambulance coverage in Worcester
WORCESTER – City residents aren’t receiving adequate response to 911 calls because of actions taken by management at UMass Memorial Health, alleges the union that represents dozens of emergency responders. The City of Worcester has a contract with UMass Memorial Health to supply ambulance service. The health system...
Webster police defend violent arrest of teen, release body camera footage
As the teen resisted arrest, the officers tased him twice, wrestled him to the ground, and punched him multiple times. A small Worcester County police department is defending the actions of its officers after a chaotic video circulated on social media showing officers wrestling and punching a teenager during an arrest.
Vermont seeks death penalty for man accused of killing two western Mass. men
Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Theodore Bland, accused of killing two men from western Massachusetts in Vermont over two years ago.
