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Flames tore through two homes in Brockton early Thursday morning, sending three people to the hospital and displacing 19 residents.

HANSON − The family of missing Hanson native Maura Murray is continuing to keep her memory alive with a new scholarship for a graduating Whitman-Hanson Regional High School senior who competes in cross country. Maura Murray, then 21, went missing after leaving her dorm at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and crashing her car in New Hampshire in 2004. Murray was a 2000 graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School and captain of the cross-country team. ...

QUINCY, Mass. — The Massachusetts medical group that surprised patients and staff this week with its decision to close has not paid any part of a recent $16 million court judgment, according to another medical group that won the lawsuit. Quincy-based Compass Medical on Wednesday confirmed its "imminent plan"...

A high school is mourning the loss of a teenaged student who died after entering into an MBTA train's path. A Whitman-Hanson Regional High School student, who was described as a female between the ages of 16 and 19 years old by MBTA Transit Police, died at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, ac…

BROCKTON – Searching for a new place to eat, a good meal, or a fan favorite? Yelp, a popular online food review website, can help make your choice easier. The website has compiled a list of what they rate are the 10 best restaurants for food lovers in the Brockton area. The cuisine is varied with everything from Cajun seafood boils and sushi to authentic Vietnamese Pho and Cape Verdean food to barbecue.

Grief counselors are available to assist students and staff as the district mourns.

“We should have been given a heads up and patients should have been given a heads up, but I technically think this came down the pike so fast,” says a Compass Medical Employee who wants to remain anonymous.

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and reckless endangerment in connection with the 2019 death of her 2-year-old daughter, prosecutors said. Shaniqua Leonard was sentenced Wednesday to up to four years in prison. Prosecutors had sought up to 10 years behind bars for the...

A Massachusetts woman who went to a gift shop to play a lottery drawing decided to buy a scratch ticket that became life changing. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Andrea Lemar is the fifth $1 million prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” instant ticket game, the Mass Lottery’s first $50 ticket.

Massachusetts State Police responded to a multiple vehicle crash with rollover on Interstate 93 south in Braintree on Wednesday afternoon. The crash was reported shortly before 3 p.m. on I-93 south prior to Exit 5, state police said. Three lanes were temporarily shut down, causing heavy delays on Route 3...

A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty in connection with the December 2019 death of her 2-year-old daughter. A Plymouth District Court judge sentenced Shaniqua Leonard, of Whitman, to at least three years in prison and five years of probation after she pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter and reckless endangerment. Two-year-old...

The state police featured a playing card on social media Thursday with the unsolved case of a Holden victim.

A teenager from Pembroke was rescued on Monday on New Hampshire’s White Mountains after she hurt her ankle while hiking down a trail, officials said. Shortly before 8 p.m., the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department was notified that Alyssa Chahed, 18, was “severely injured” when she descended the Weetamoo Trail on Mt. Chocorua, officials said. She was 2 miles from the trailhead.

A Plymouth County man officials say fled the scene of a car crash that left a woman dead has been indicted by a grand jury, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. Juan Leonardo Parra Altamirano, 33, was indicted on Tuesday on the charge of leaving the scene...

WEYMOUTH - A coffee shop sandwiched between two giant competitors on Route 3A in Weymouth has made a name for itself with its' loyal customers.The Everyday Cafe is the little coffee shop with a big heart."Everyday Cafe is a subliminal message to have everybody come here every day," owner Kerrie Doherty told WBZ-TV.Ten years ago, Doherty set out on an impossible mission -- open a coffee shop between two Dunkin' Donuts, each less than a half-mile away."It was kind of like, OK, here we go. If we fail, we fail," she said.Fortunately, they did not. They have two locations now,...

I recently booked a trip to St. Augustine, Florida, for a winter getaway, knowing it is the oldest town in America. This made me question where our New England towns are on the list of oldest in the country. We would think Boston would be near the top, but Boston...

Lance Cpl. Wanyoike Wainaina said he lost the ring while playing basketball at a park in Whitman.

(PLYMOUTH, MA) Gunther Tooties, a popular local business with 6 locations, has recently revealed updates about their Plymouth location, which has been closed for renovations. The establishment is known and loved by many for its New York-style bagels that are baked fresh daily, and Plymouth residents are excited to soon have those delicious bagels back!

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is urging people in Essex, Suffolk and Eastern Norfolk counties to reduce time outdoors and strenuous activity on Thursday, over air quality concerns. The department issued an air quality advisory, which is effective 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday, due to smoke from the...

WHITMAN, Mass. — Police in Whitman, Massachusetts, were able to reunite a Marine Corps ring with its rightful owner. The ring was found Monday during the Memorial Day Parade. "A responsible citizen found this Marine Corps ring in the Town Park," Whitman police posted on Facebook. Whitman police Lt....