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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Local leaders are reacting to the shooting at a Nashville private school that left three children and three adults dead. We spoke to State Representative Bud Williams who told us that it’s the same old song, just a different day. He is a vocal advocate against gun violence.

WORCESTER, Mass. – April is National Poetry Month and the Worcester Red Sox are celebrating with the first ever National Baseball Poetry Festival. It runs April 28-30 at Polar Park, the canal district and other surrounding businesses. The festival aims to unite baseball and poetry in what the team...

HOPKINTON — Police responded to a crash in Hopkinton early this morning. Authorities were notified that a commercial motor vehicle struck the guardrail and overturned blocking I-89 north at around 5:10 a.m. Police say the truck was traveling in the right lane as it approached a right-hand curve in...

A third man was indicted for accessory after the fact to murder. Two men have been indicted for the murder of a Worcester man who was shot and killed in his home in October 2022, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release Friday. On Thursday,...

FRAMINGHAM – Don’t get auto body work from people in a parking lot, is the recommendation from authorities. On Saturday night, March 25 just after 5, Framingham Police were called to theStop & Shop parking lot on Old Conn Path. “Three males were soliciting people in the parking...

WORCESTER - A grand jury in Worcester indicted Kyle Curley, 32, for a murder in Worcester in 2021. Curley's arraignment in Worcester District Court in connection with the death of 29-year-old Erica Lara was held in December. The indictments for murder, assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, and intimidation of a witness move the charges to Worcester Superior Court.

(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture’s 24th annual Salute to Spring~Bonjour Printemps event will take place on Sunday, April 3, at 1:30pm, and will celebrate Franco-American culture. The program will feature live music from Québécois musician Eric Boodman who will perform a unique blend of...

The Massachusetts Environmental Police had to put down a coyote in a neighborhood in East Taunton Sunday after they found it with a leghold trap attached to its leg.

MILFORD — The Select Board has unanimously approved a use of force policy for the Police Department that puts it in compliance with new state policing standards. The policy, which was presented by acting Police Chief James Falvey during a board meeting March 13, was created as part of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission certification. ...

Prosecutors say 32-year-old Kyle Curley assaulted 29-year-old Erica Lara, leaving her with injuries that lead to her death. A 32-year-old Worcester man has been indicted for murder for the 2021 killing of a woman he lived with, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release Friday.

One murder suspect is in custody in a shooting that killed a man last summer in Randolph, Massachusetts, and authorities are searching for another. The shooting took place on the Fourth of July in 2022 outside the Mojitos Country Club on Mazzeo Drive. Ivanildo Cabral, a 29-year-old from Worcester, was killed. A second man was badly injured.

A Worcester man pleaded not guilty to 10 charges he’s facing in Worcester Superior Court Monday in connection with a shooting in February a few blocks from Worcester Trial Courthouse. James Freeman pleaded not guilty to armed assault to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm within...

FRAMINGHAM – Framingham Police responded to Thompson Street on Sunday afternoon for a fight, involving a beer bottle. The incident happened on March 26 at 2:28 p.m. at 15 Thompson Street in Framingham, according to the public police log. The “victim was struck in the face with a beer...

WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A 43-year-old man is facing a number of burglary and firearms-related charges after Worcester police found him at the scene of a reported house break, according to authorities. The Worcester Police Department said Devondre Cooper was arrested on Friday, March 24, after officers were called to...

A Kansas-based meat packer is recalling 3,436 pounds of boneless beef chuck after routine testing discovered E. coli. contamination in its product, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The FSIS said that meat packer Elkhorn Valley Packing of Harper, Kansas, voluntarily recalled its...

FRAMINGHAM – Framingham Police cited a driver, after a 2-vehicle crash on Sunday morning. The 2-vehicle crash happened on March 26 at 11:25 a.m. at the intersection of Route 135 and Mellen Street. Framingham Police said no one was injured. One driver was cited for a red light violation,...

There's nothing like living in Massachusetts and we are proud to let people know that we are from the Bay State. We have quite the mix of cultural and historical landmarks in the Baystate including Fenway Park in Boston, the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Tanglewood in Lenox, MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mount Greylock in Adams, and the list goes on and on. Plus, Massachusetts is a wonderful place to raise a family as we have stated in the past.

WORCESTER — Central Massachusetts residents 55 and older will be able to get some free dental services at Quinsigamond Community College's dental clinic until the end of the current semester May 2. While the clinic has provided low-cost services to seniors over the years, some will now come at...

WORCESTER -- Worcester police officers thwarted a house break-in and arrested an armed suspect in the act. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 24th when police received a report of a burglary in progress on Everard Street. Officers were given a detailed description of the suspect, who had...

On the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, one survivor is returning to the course to do something she swore she never would. Michele Blackburn will run the marathon for the very first time. "I really can't believe where we are today," she said. "I remember laying in my...