Worcester MA

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for six Massachusetts counties on Monday, warning residents to prepare for hazardous road conditions that could disrupt commutes through Wednesday morning. The advisory takes effect at noon Tuesday and remains in place until 7 a.m. Wednesday for Franklin,...

The Massachusetts House has passed a bill that establishes new state renewable energy deployment goals and permitting reform, while slashing funding for an energy efficiency program. “The climate omnibus bill contains critical solar policy provisions that will help make our grid more reliable and more affordable,”...

The allegations stem from interactions that occurred while the student was enrolled at Ponaganset High School in Glocester.

On Friday Worcester City Manager sat down with Spectrum News 1 to discuss the city's path forward now that all appeals in their case versus Holden have been exhausted. In 2022 a jury found that Worcester had overcharged the town of Holden for sewer services. In 2023 a judge ordered Worcester to pay Holden over $26...

A Gardner woman has been charged in federal court in Worcester with fraudulently receiving Social Security disability benefits for about a decade, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts. Michelle M. DiSalvo, 53, is charged with 1 count of receipt of stolen government money or property, 1 count...

There’s something special about a dish that turns a roadside stand into a local legend. This fried delicacy has quite the story worth sharing.

Police in Massachusetts have arrested a 23-year-old man after rescuing a kidnapped teenager from his car during what began as a “routine traffic stop.”” Officers said they saved the 13-year-old victim from the alleged abduction in Northborough on Wednesday, February 25, according to a news release issued by the...

LINCOLN, RI — Two Massachusetts men were arrested on multiple fraud charges on March 1, 2026, by the Rhode Island State Police Gaming Enforcement Unit. Brian J. Elliott, 28, of Mattapan, Massachusetts, was charged with one count of bank fraud, four counts of obtaining money under false pretenses over $1,500, two...

Sterling – On Feb. 24 at 10:28 a.m., the Sterling Fire Department was dispatched to the Houghton/Chocksett School Complex on Boutelle Road for a gas leak report. When they arrived on scene, an active propane leak was identified after a snowplow struck equipment connected to a 1,000-gallon underground propane tank....

Living in Massachusetts endows you with a certain set of skills, such as successfully getting saltwater taffy out of your hair and driving down frozen highways in the middle of a blizzard. But we're also pretty good at pronouncing some seemingly unpronounceable words. Here are 11 words that basically only...