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Shana Pedroso, 41, was sentenced to life in prison and will not be eligible to seek parole for 25 years, the Worcester County district attorney’s office confirmed Friday.

A Fitchburg, Massachusetts, mother was sentenced to life in prison Friday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her 6-year-old daughter, officials said. Shana Pedroso, 41, was sentenced to life in prison and will not be eligible to seek parole for 25 years, the Worcester County district attorney’s office confirmed Friday. Her husband, Marvin Brito, was previously…

The body was located inside Coggshall Park in Fitchburg just after 4 p.m., according to a statement from the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.

The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office is investigating after a body was found Wednesday afternoon inside a park in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The body was located at Coggshall Park just after 4 p.m. The district attorney said the case is being investigated as an unattended death. Fitchburg Police Chief Ernest Martineau said there is no danger to the public. The...

Crews battled a house fire in the bitter cold early Tuesday morning in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The multi-unit home is believed to be a total loss, according to fire officials.

Crews battle a house fire in the bitter cold early Tuesday morning in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Crews battled a house fire in the bitter cold early Tuesday morning in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The multi-unit home is believed to be a total loss, according to fire officials. Firefighters were called around 1:30 a.m. for smoke coming out of 167 Canton Street, which is home to three apartments. When firefighters arrived, they found fire in the walls of the…

An 18-year-old man was killed in a stabbing in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, last week, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.

One person died and two others were injured after a fire broke out early Friday morning at a triple-decker home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. According to a joint statement from Fitchburg Fire Chief Dante Suarez, Fitchburg Police Chief Ernest Martineau, State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey, and Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr., the person died from their injuries at a…

A man faces attempted murder charges after police say he struck a Boylston police officer with a car while officers were trying to serve a search warrant in Fitchburg earlier this week.

A police officer was injured Wednesday when they were struck by a vehicle in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Officials said a Boylston police officer who is part of the Worcester County Drug Task Force was injured after being struck by a vehicle while trying to apprehend a suspect on Mechanic Street. The officer is in stable condition and is expected to make…

A suspect has been charged in a hit-and-run crash in Fitchburg, Mass. that left a 22-year-old mother seriously hurt earlier this week.

High school students in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, are outraged by an Instagram account that has drawn the attention of both school administrators and police. Superintendent Robert Jokela said Fitchburg Public Schools became aware of the “unacceptable” social media page that referenced the high school last Friday, according to a statement posted to Facebook. Within 18 hours of the page’s creation, district…

Fitchburg High School students told NBC10 Boston that they didn’t see much of what was posted on Instagram, but when they saw the account was called “FHS Slaves,” they saw enough. The principal sent an email to parents on Friday that said the school’s administration had been informed of a “disturbing” Instagram page, “which depicts Black or African-American students in...

A student from Sudbury, Massachusetts, is facing charges in connection with a fireworks incident at a Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School football game against Fitchburg last week. Sudbury police said Friday that the student, whose name has not been released, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon and wanton destruction of property. The…

When schools in Massachusetts and across the country shut down in March 2020, one of the biggest concerns was figuring out how to feed children who might otherwise go hungry. “So many families during normal times face food insecurity, and it really became even more so during the pandemic,” said David Semenza, the nutrition services director of Fitchburg Public Schools….

With a strong population of Hmong-Americans, gymnast Suni Lee had a lot of people in Massachusetts cheering her on as she won gold.

Some families have lost their homes after a four-alarm fire destroyed the Fitchburg, Massachusetts, building they lived in on Sunday, fire officials said.  The fire happened on Kimball Street around 11:45 a.m., the Fitchburg Fire Department said.  There is extensive damage to apartments located in the back of the building. No injuries have been reported, officials said.  The Massachusetts Red…

The mayor of Leominster, Massachusetts, is looking for the owner of a sword that is believed to have been stolen more than four decades ago. Mayor Dean Mazzarella says the sword was sent to his office along with some limited information. The sword might have been stolen from a Fitchburg home between 1976 and 1980, Mazzarella said, adding that the…