Worcester MA

It may be one of the shortest city council agendas of the year, but the lone item before councilors Tuesday is a heavy one. After the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and public participation, the council’s only scheduled business is its annual evaluation of City Manager Eric Batista, giving councilors an opportunity t

A late-night drive on Interstate 93 ended in tragedy Saturday when police say an 81-year-old wrong-way driver set off a chain-reaction crash that killed a man in his 20s and sent a family of four to the hospital. State Police said the chaos started around 11:45 p.m. on I-93 northbound...

Massachusetts is in for a scorcher before the Fourth of July arrives, with temperatures late this week expected to rise into the 90s and possibly crest 100 degrees in some areas. Some meteorologists and news organizations have described the impending conditions as a “heat dome” that will sit over the...

A trip to a convenience store paid off recently resulting in a big State Lottery win in Massachusetts. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Flying Spirit Trust II of Newton has claimed a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “200X” $20 instant ticket game. The...

SOUTHBOROUGH - The Southborough Police Department is recognizing the work of Detective Anthony Vega, whose investigation into the financial exploitation of a resident contributed to a federal case that resulted in charges against six individuals. An 81-year-old Southborough woman reported in March 2025 that she had bee

SHREWSBURY — A driver escaped without injury overnight after a car went off Route 20 and over a retention wall, according to the Shrewsbury Fire Department. The crash happened at about 1:30 a.m. on Route 20 at Stoney Hill Road. Shrewsbury police, Shrewsbury Fire Department Engine 3 and Worcester E.M.S. responded to the

Cleanup work at the closed Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth just got a lot more expensive for its owners. On June 26, Suffolk Superior Court entered a consent judgment requiring Holtec Pilgrim LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International to pay up to $125,000, with $37,500 of that amount directed to the Massac

A Massachusetts man who died during a solo hike in New Hampshire earlier this month is being remembered for his love of mountaineering. Lancaster resident Joshua Luth, 19, died on June 13 while hiking at Monadnock State Park in Jaffrey, according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Around...

Summer heat will arrive in force this week, with temperatures across Massachusetts pushing well into the 90s and nearing 100 degrees in some areas. The National Weather Service expects temperatures to increase throughout the week, reaching the mid-90s on Wednesday and upper 90s on Thursday and Friday. The Connecticut R

Get ready to find a cool place as Southern New England could soon have heat indices of over 105 degrees. According to the National Weather Service, there will be a warming trend this week with a period of dangerous heat likely by mid to late week. Confidence continues to increase...