Plymouth County, MA

BROCKTON — A pedestrian in Brockton has been killed in a fatal crash this morning, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office. In a short tweet posted just after 8 a.m. Wednesday, the D.A.'s office stated that a fatal crash involving a pedestrian took place at West Chestnut and Ash streets in Brockton.

The Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project will begin truck based adulticide applications on May 27 running until October. Spraying is conducted between 2 a.m. and sunrise, Monday through Friday. Plymouth County residents may request spraying of their area by calling 781-585-5450. A list of streets to be sprayed the following the day will be updated by 3 p.m. on plymouthmosquito.org....

Plymouth North High's Francis Comeau has been voted the High School Baseball Player of the Week. The junior, who received 2,683 votes (54 percent), spun a gem in a 6-0 win over Patriot League foe Quincy. The pitcher allowed just 1 hit in a complete-game effort and struck out 11.

RANDOLPH, Mass. — A longtime Randolph police officer was killed in a car crash Saturday morning. Randolph Police Chief Anthony Marag said Officer Michael Beal was involved in a crash with another car on Rt. 3 by the Derby Street exit. Beal died from his injuries, according to Marag.

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

HINGHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Officials are investigating after an off-duty Randolph police officer was killed in a rollover crash in Hingham Saturday, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said. Officers responding to reports of a crash on Route 3 at 6:45 a.m. found a car had rolled over and...

From east to west, it was quite the range in temps yesterday as highs maxed out in the low 50s across coastal Plymouth County to the mid to upper 70s northwest of 495. Today, we’ll once again have a large range in temps from northwest to southeast, but overall, many locations will be several degrees warmer than yesterday. Low clouds and fog are toughest to break near the coast, where they’ll likely linger through the morning. Winds are much lighter today as well. Temps run near 60 at the coast to 75-80 northwest of 495.

After adding over 425,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 80.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 980,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

After adding over 425,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 80.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 980,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

MARSHFIELD – The docks of Green Harbor were buzzing in the early morning this week as lobstermen washed their boats, loaded their traps and prepared to embark for the 2022 season, but it wasn't state waters they were headed for. As has become an annual tradition, the state's yearly fishing closure to protect right whales has been extended until mid-May, cutting short a season already slashed in the name of species protection. The state sent out a notice to lobstermen...

A 35-year-old man died Saturday night after driving into a cranberry bog in Carver, Massachusetts. The Plymouth County District Attorney's Office has identified the victim as Brendan McGaffigan, a resident of Carver. Carver police responded to two 911 calls reporting that a vehicle had gone into the water in a...

BROCKTON – A Carver man has died after driving his motor vehicle off a dirt road into a body of water, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced. At approximately 7:49 p.m. last night, Carver Police received a 911 call for a report of a car into the water in the vicinity of 7 Holmes Street. First responders arrived on scene and located the sole occupant of the motor vehicle, an unresponsive male, who had been removed from the motor vehicle by people on scene. The male victim was transported to Beth Israel Hospital in Plymouth where he was pronounced dead. He has been identified as 35-year-old Brendan McGaffigan.

After adding over 326,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 80.3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 980,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

CARVER — A 35-year-old Carver man has died after driving off a dirt road into a pond on Saturday night, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office. Brendan McGaffigan was trapped in his pickup truck in the water near 7 Holmes St. on Saturday, the office stated in a release.