Fitchburg

Emergency crews are at the scene of a serious crash in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon. The crash was reported shortly after 1 p.m. on Franklin Road at Oak Hill Road. Aerial footage showed a van on its side, surrounded by fire department vehicles and personnel. No further details were immediately available.

Authorities are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on Friday night. The crash occurred in the area of Water and Nichols Street at around 8:45 p.m. The victim, identified as 76-year-old Mario Bratkon of Fitchburg, was transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester where he was pronounced dead after. The driver of the vehicle stayed…

A school in Fitchburg is using a state of the art gadget to help kids who have trouble getting around.

A school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, that has intensive programs for students with disabilities is asking for help. The Keystone Educational Collaborative won a state-of-the-art gait trainer to help kids who have trouble moving around, but time is running out before they have to return it. Since coming here, she’s a whole new kid,” mom Kayla Morgann said about five-year-old...

A school in Fitchburg is using a state of the art gadget to help kids who have trouble getting around.

There’s no need to worry about getting stuck if you’re anywhere near John Moroney.

Massachusetts State Police say they are assisting Fitchburg police in a search for a 23-year-old man who has been missing since last month. Ethan Freeman was reported missing on Jan. 19, state police said. He was last seen that night on foot in the area of Arlington Street in Fitchburg. It is believed he might have taken a ride share…

Firefighters rescued a family of three from a burning home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning. Fitchburg firefighters responded to the triple decker home on Plymouth Street shortly before 8 a.m. One of the residents, Abraham Acevedo, says he was asleep on the third floor when the fire is believed to have broken out in the basement and then extended…

A flag flying over a park in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and the mayor’s participation in a ceremony, have drawn strong criticism. Not long after a “nuclear family” flag went up last week in Riverfront Park, the comments started pouring in. Many in the community were not happy that the flag was flying over Fitchburg. Mayor Stephen DiNatale drew criticism for...

A “nuclear family” flag flying in a Fitchburg park has sparked a heated discussion.

While the overnight wintry storm ended up being mostly rain in Massachusetts, there was snow accumulation for some communities in the Commonwealth. A lot of it has already melted, though, due to temperatures on the ground and in the air. Leicester: 2.3 inches Shrewsbury: 2 inches Grafton: 2 inches Fitchburg: 1.7 inches Auburn: 1.5 inches NBC10 Boston only received two…

The overnight wintry storm turned out to perhaps be more of a reminder that winter is coming, rather than a true first test for snow plows. Like many other places in Massachusetts, snow was sticking on the grass in Fitchburg, but not so much on sidewalks or roads. Plows weren’t really needed after all. The salt and sand trucks...

Two students were arrested for bringing knives to Fitchburg High School on Monday morning. Fitchburg police said they received a call around 9:30 a.m. from staff at the school saying that a threat might have been made to the school. The threat reportedly involved the possibility that a weapon had been brought to the school by a 17-year-old male student….

Frankie was the first treated under Nero’s Law, which allows police dogs and other working animals to be treated or transported by emergency medical personnel provided there is not a human in need they must attend to.

Massachusetts State Police K-9 Frankie was given full honors Tuesday after he was shot and killed by a suspect wanted for firearms charges who was barricaded in this Fitchburg apartment building. “Frankie had every trait we seek in good law enforcement officers – canine or human – intelligence, immense courage, and dedication to protecting the public,” state police Col. Christopher…

A wanted man who barricaded himself inside a home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Tuesday shot and killed a police K-9 before apparently fatally shooting himself, according to Massachusetts State Police.

A Massachusetts State Police K-9 killed in the line of duty Tuesday was, along with his handler, a decorated veteran of the force, part of a team recognized for their bravery multiple times. K-9 Frankie was shot and killed by a wanted man during a police standoff in Fitchburg, according to police. His handler, Sgt. David Stucenski, was unhurt. Frankie…

A wanted man who barricaded himself inside a home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Tuesday shot and killed a police K-9 before apparently fatally shooting himself, according to Massachusetts State Police. State police said the incident began in the morning. The suspect, identified as Matthew Mack, 38, was wanted on charges tied to a shooting earlier this month and investigators had…

A missing woman from Harvard, Massachusetts, was found dead in Vermont; her ex-boyfriend, a person of interest in the case, was fatally shot by police.

Matthew Davis, the ex-boyfriend and a person of interest in the death of Mary Anderson of Harvard, Massachusetts, had a violent criminal history, according to court documents obtained by NBC10 Boston. Davis, who was fatally shot Tuesday night during a confrontation with police in Vermont, was indicted in 2009 in connection with a stabbing incident in Pittsfield earlier that year….