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Investigators are looking for a missing woman after pulling her vehicle from a river in Lowell, Massachusetts. Kim Kelly-Oberhauser was last seen in Lowell around 10:45 p.m. Monday. Police said she was driving a black 2016 Range Rover. Friday, a Range Rover was recovered from the Merrimack River near Regatta Field, and authorities confirmed it was Kelly-Oberhauser’s. The efforts to…

A Lowell police officer and firefighter are being praised for going above and beyond the call of duty after they brought an elderly woman groceries after hers were run over two days before Christmas. “It was just such a wonderful act of kindness and the family is very grateful,” said Connie Hood. She said she can’t thank Lowell police...

Two Massachusetts first responders went beyond the call of duty recently when they brought an elderly woman groceries after hers were run over two days before Christmas.

While the field hospital opening Monday in Lowell, Massachusetts, will help the health care system in what’s expected to be a very difficult month, the vaccine may be the most important tool right now in the hands of medical professionals, one local doctor says.

The first patients are set to arrive Monday morning to help deal with the coronavirus surge and lessen the burden inside Lowell General Hospital and other nearby medical facilities treating COVID patients.

A Massachusetts man disappeared two weeks ago after he jumped into the Concord River to get away from Lowell police officers. Moses Harris ran when officers tried to arrest him on Saturday, Dec. 19, in connection with domestic violence and vandalism incidents. Lowell police said at the time that an officer had located Harris before he fled on foot and…

The family of Moses Harris says Lowell police haven’t been transparent about what happened on Dec. 19 when Harris allegedly jumped into the Concord River to escape officers trying to arrest him.

A new coronavirus field hospital is scheduled to open just days into the new year in Lowell, Massachusetts, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the state, resulting in a surge of hospitalizations. The field hospital will open Monday at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, according to The Lowell Sun, which is later than originally planned. The site at the…

The family of Moses Harris wants answers. Harris hasn’t been seen since he jumped into the Concord River to escape Lowell police on Dec. 19 following a domestic violence incident.

This new field hospital comes as coronavirus cases continue to surge across the state.

Massachusetts police have safely located a missing child who had been missing Thursday afternoon in Lowell. Zach Musial, 10, was last seen in the area of Saratoga Street, police said. About at 4 p.m., police tweeted that Musial was safe. No other information was made available.

Gov. Charlie Baker toured a field hospital deployed by the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Thursday as intensive care units across the state approach capacity. He was join Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, MEMA Director Samantha Phillips and officials from UMass Lowell and Lowell General Hospital at the newly established site. This facility was not opened in…

A 33-year-old man has been arrested in New Hampshire in connection with a shooting at an elder care facility in Massachusetts. Manchester, New Hampshire, resident Nicholas Stuntebeck was arrested for allegedly shooting a man Saturday at a facility on Varnum Avenue in Lowell, according to Lowell police. Lowell officers were called to the facility early Saturday morning and found a…

Authorities in Massachusetts are searching for a suspect who fled police in Lowell by jumping into a river early Saturday morning. Lowell police say the male suspect entered the Concord River shortly after 2:30 a.m. The suspect was wanted for charges stemming from an incident earlier in the morning, police said. Officials did not provide any details on the incident…

A 30-year-old Lowell man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being pinned under snow removal equipment Saturday morning in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, according to Chelmsford Police Chief James M. Spinney. Firefighters and police officers responded to the alley behind 2 Alpine Lane at approximately 8:49 a.m. after receiving a 911 call from a worker in the building that heard…

Lowell Department of Public Works Commissioner Christine Clancy said the city had 125 pieces of equipment on the streets to respond to the storm by 1:30 a.m. Thursday with plans to continue into the afternoon. “We’re just trying to keep ahead of the storm,” Clancy said.

The Red Sox will cut ties with the Lowell Spinners, one of its affiliates, for the upcoming season amid a restructuring of the minor leagues. The move could be temporary, however, with the Red Sox working with the city, lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Baker on a strategy to bring the club back into the fold as soon as 2022, the…

Gov. Charlie Baker announced expanded free COVID-19 testing on Monday — sites will now be in 25 communities — and hinted that more restrictions could be coming as the state continues to see a surge in cases of the virus.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced new measures Monday to increase coronavirus testing and ease the strain on Massachusetts hospitals amid a rise in coronavirus cases after Thanksgiving. “Effective Friday, hospitals will curtail elective procedures that can be safely postponed,” Baker said at a news conference at the state house. He also said the state is expanding free testing, increasing the number…

A woman hit by a snow plow Saturday night during the nor’easter has died, while another person hit by the truck was seriously injured, officials said Sunday. The 27-year-old woman from Lowell, was being pushed in a wheelchair by a 39-year-old man from Carlisle, when they were struck, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors identified the woman...