Worcester MA

Governor Maura Healey has signed an executive order placing an immediate ban on non-essential motor vehicle travel in three Massachusetts counties because the raging blizzard was causing treacherous road conditions. The ban impacts travel in Bristol, Plymouth, and Barnstable, and Duke counties, where hundreds of...

WORCESTER, MA — A Worcester man faces multiple drug charges following a traffic stop early Wednesday morning. At approximately 1:03 a.m. on Feb. 19, 2026, Worcester Police officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Southbridge Street after determining the vehicle was revoked and uninsured. The driver was cooperative...

Looking for massive thrift stores in Massachusetts with better deals than warehouse clubs?. These 8 thrift stores offer incredible variety and prices that can’t be beaten!. 1. Urban Renewals (Roslindale) This enormous warehouse space takes thrift shopping to another level. The converted industrial building holds more...

MAPFRE Insurance has been denied a preliminary injunction to keep AAA Northeast from selling auto insurance policies in Massachusetts in what the insurer says is a violation of an exclusive marketing agreement it has with the auto club in the state. Superior Court Judge Kenneth W. Salinger found that the...

MARLBOROUGH — One morning, Marlborough High School junior Maggie Morrissey awoke at 5 a.m. to pounding and yelling outside her window. It was the sound of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raiding her neighbors home, she told the School Committee on Feb. 10 as the junior representative of the...

Power outages hit hundreds of thousands of customers across Massachusetts as a nor'easter​ swept through Monday.

Of the outages, nearly 140,000 were in Barnstable County.

Some places in western Massachusetts are already seeing over six inches of snow on Monday.

The snow is falling fast and furious across Massachusetts Monday, with some communities preparing for more than two feet before the end of the day. Here’s a look at some recent snow reports from across the region as of 9 a.m.:. Exeter, RI, 20.4 inches. Berkley, 17.2 inches. New...

The most highly potent forms of nicotine pouches sold over the counter will be banned April 1 in Plymouth, making it the latest Massachusetts community to halt their sale. In a unanimous vote by the Plymouth Board of Health on Wednesday, any retail pouches containing more than 6 milligrams of nicotine will no longer...