Worcester MA

“On the evening of November 19, 2025, Massachusetts State Police Mount Jay passed away from complications from cancer. Jay, a 12 ½ year old Percheron, joined the Mounted Unit at the age of 10 in March of 2023 from CNY Event Ranch in Oswego NY. Standing 18 hands tall, his stature made quite the presence at every event...

CBS News - 11/19/2025 08:34:57 PM. Massachusetts cities and towns are reportedly facing a potential historic fiscal crisis, despite new revenue streams from legalized cannabis and the millionaire's tax. A report indicates that infrastructure improvements and staffing needs are not being met, with state funds being...

A desperate search was underway in Worcester on Saturday for a man who went missing after escaping from a mental health evaluation at Heywood Hospital in Gardner three weeks ago.

A Massachusetts woman is celebrating a life-changing win after claiming a $25,000-a-year-for-life prize in the multi-state Lucky for Life game.

TEWKSBURY — Massachusetts lawmakers, local officials and wildlife advocates are rallying behind new legislation that would sharply limit the use of anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs), toxic rat poisons that have been linked to the deaths of pets and wildlife across the state. The bill, now gaining momentum on Beacon...

Two men were recently arrested in connection with a break-in at the Mass Firearms School in Holliston, where guns were stolen. Jason Liberis, 18, of Oxford, and Bryan Ayala Perez, 18, of Johnston, Rhode Island, were charged in connection with the Oct. 30 break-in, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian...

BOSTON – A Massachusetts man was arrested in connection with an investigation targeting a drug manufacturing ring. Over two kilograms of suspected controlled substances and a pill press were allegedly recovered during related search warrants. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Justice,...

In a year marked by setbacks for Massachusetts' climate agenda, a rare bright spot emerged this week: The news that a long-delayed transmission line bringing carbon-free electricity from Canada to New England is expected to be up and running by the end of the year. Avangrid, the developer of the...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued a formal statement addressing recent claims published on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website regarding vaccines and autism. Dr. Robbie Goldstein, MD, MPH, Public Health Commissioner, has released a press statement clarifying that...

When officials arrested LaMar Cook in late October, accusing him of cocaine trafficking, it was not the first time in recent months investigators tracked shipments of the drug into the region. To be sure, Cook’s arrest eclipsed others. He worked as deputy director of the governor’s regional office on Dwight...