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Man dead, one injured in Lowell house fire
According to Lowell Fire, they responded to 114 Farmland Road after multiple 911 calls at around 10:51 p.m.
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New laundry service available at Lowell middle school
A new initiative in a Lowell, Massachusetts, middle school hopes to not only address the needs of their most vulnerable community but to also teach them important life skills. Butler Middle School is now offering a student-run laundromat service inside their campus. It’s a project created by the students for students. Complete with a washer and dryer, it’s ready...
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Man guilty of murder for setting wife on fire at Lowell home in 2021
A man was found guilty of murder for setting his wife on fire at their home in Lowell in 2021 and was sentenced to life in prison, prosecutors said Friday. Santos Lebron De Los Santos will not have the possibility of parole for killing his wife, Celeste Marte-Lebron. Family members were in the courtroom when a Middlesex Superior Court jury…
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Firefighters pull driver from serious car crash on Lowell lawn
A driver was pulled from a serious crash that left them trapped in their car in the yard of a home in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Friday, officials said. Video from the scene showed a damaged green Ford Mustang surrounded by firefighters. Witnesses said the driver was speeding before the crash, which took place near a busy intersection and a supermarket….
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Lowell crash leaves driver dead
A man was killed Monday in a single-car crash in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office says police responded just after noon to the intersection of VFW Highway and First Street Boulevard, where a vehicle had crashed head-on into a wall. The car’s only occupant, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene. Aerial footage showed...
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Firefighters pull woman to safety during ‘extreme fire conditions' at Lowell home
A woman was airlifted to the hospital after firefighters rescued her from “extreme fire conditions” at a home in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Friday. Lowell Fire Deputy Chief Bob Destrempe said crews were called to the home on Temple Street just after noon and saw flames blowing out of the windows on the front porch as they arrived. “We started to…
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Lowell High School implements strict new cell phone policy
It’s a struggle educators everywhere are facing: managing cell phones in the classroom. That includes teachers at a Lowell, Massachusetts, school. Lowell High School is implementing a strict new policy on Monday that’s prompting some discussion. All Lowell High School students will part ways with their cell phones at the beginning of each class and they won’t see them...
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Lowell man indicted for his mother's murder after brutal beating caused her death, prosecutors say
A man from Lowell, Massachusetts, has been indicted for his mother’s murder after she was beaten to death in July, prosecutors say. Elena Vainer, a 51-year-old from Reading, is believed to have been fatally beaten while visiting her son’s condo on Middlesex Street, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and Lowell police. Her son, 24-year-old Michael Belous, was...
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Armed robbery of Lowell convenience store under investigation
The armed robbery of a convenience store in Lowell, Massachusetts, is under investigation. It happened in just seconds. A man armed with a gun walked into the Windsor Shoppe on Westford Street around 6 p.m. Thursday. Store owner Gita Patel says the man had a mask on and demanded all the cash in the register. She handed over the smaller…
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Lowell woman caught on video beating her dog faces animal cruelty charges
It was a disturbing act of animal cruelty, caught on camera. On Tuesday, a woman faced a judge after police said she admitted to kicking her dog multiple times in Lowell, Massachusetts. There are cameras all over the apartment building where the incident occurred, but if it weren’t for a car crash that forced the property manager to go...
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Person pulled from riverbank in Lowell
A person was pulled from a riverbank in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Monday.
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Person pulled from riverbank in Lowell
A person in Lowell, Massachusetts, was pulled out from what appeared to be a riverbank early Monday morning. While it’s unclear at this time as to what happened, an NBC 10 Boston photographer at the scene saw a ladder truck lift the person out from below the bridge on a stretcher. NBC10 Boston reached out to Lowell police for more…
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Suspect in fatal Lowell shooting arrested in California
A suspect in a fatal shooting last week in Lowell, Massachusetts, has been arrested in California, authorities say. Dustin Defrietas, 19, of Lowell, was arrested earlier this week in Stockton, California, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. He is expected to be brought back to Massachusetts for arraignment at a later date. Defrietas was wanted in connection with the…
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Police investigating overnight shooting in Lowell
Two people were reportedly injured in a shooting incident in Lowell, Massachusetts, overnight.
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Lowell police investigating overnight shooting
Police are investigating a shooting overnight in Lowell, Massachusetts. There is no word yet on whether anyone was hurt.
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2 hurt in shooting overnight in Lowell
Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Lowell, Massachusetts, that left two people injured. Lowell police said they were investigating an incident that resulted in two adults suffering gunshot wounds. Both were expected to survive. A person who lives in the building on 12th Street, Rosa Belliard, said her cousin and that cousin’s son were the ones who were...
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Police investigating shooting in downtown Lowell
Police are investigating a shooting that took place in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts, on Friday afternoon. Lowell police said they received a call shortly after 12 p.m. reporting gunshots with a victim shot in the area of 200 Market St. Soon after arriving, officers broadcast a description of a possible suspect. Almost immediately, police said a male matching the description was…
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Body pulled from canal in Lowell
A body was pulled from a canal in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Thursday, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. Someone walking spotted the body near 110 Canal St. around 11 a.m. That person reported it to an officer at the Lowell District Court, which is across the street, and that officer called police and fire. The Office of the Chief…
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School closures announced Thu.-Fri for ‘extremely hot weather' in Boston area
Several major school districts in the Boston area announced they were modifying or canceling classes on Thursday and Friday, with heat and humidity set to bring the heat index up around 100. See an updated list of school closings in the area here. Lowell Public Schools are closing Thursday and Friday, citing the “extremely hot weather” in the forecast that…
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Authorities investigating Lowell shooting, 15-year-old victim hospitalized
An investigation is underway following reports of an overnight shooting involving a teen in Lowell, Massachusetts. Lowell police said they responded to a report of a shooting in the area of Jewett Street and Hampshire Place shortly around 12:30 a.m. Thursday and called for medical assistance. A man who said he is the victim’s brother told NBC10 Boston the...