Fire officials say one person has died in a Brockton car crash.

One man has died and one man is seriously injured after the car they were in hit a tree overnight, fire officials say. The Brockton Fire Department responded around 1:25 a.m. Sunday to 2000 Main Street for a one-car crash. Authorities say one man was trapped inside the car and he died from his injuries. A second man who was…

Loved ones gathered Friday to pay their respects to a city worker who was shot to death in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Marcos A. Ruiz-Rodriguez of the Lawrence Department of Public Works was performing road repairs on Andover Street when he was shot Wednesday afternoon. The 52-year-old Methuen resident was not the intended target, authorities said Thursday. “He was just filling the…

Rideshare safety was front and center at the Massachsuetts State House Friday as lawmakers consider a crackdown on the services. The legislation that was introduced by Gov. Charlie Baker includes more protections for a rider’s personal information, stiffer penalties for what’s known as “account renting” and more trip data collection. Those in favor of the bill said the data...

A wild scene unfolded inside a nursing home and rehab facility in Worcester, Massachusetts. Several employees at Christopher House Nursing Home were seriously injured during the incident. The woman stole at least one purse, police said. A suspected robber was inside the building, and she was confronted by nursing home employees. One staffer tried to barricade the woman in an…

When people think of western Massachusetts, they often picture the Berkshires with their bucolic towns, picturesque mountain views, and abundant recreational activities. But just east of the Berkshires is an often-overlooked area of the state called the Pioneer Valley, which basically runs on either side of the Connecticut River and which can be accessed by Route 91. Farmland, universities and…

A Massachusetts foster family can move forward with a lawsuit against the Department of Children and Families that claims the agency placed a child with a history of committing sexual abuse in their home without sharing his background. The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled Thursday to allow the case to move ahead, the Boston Globe reported. The family alleges in the…

One person was hospitalized early Friday after a violent single-vehicle car crash in Leominster, Massachusetts. Firefighters responded to the crash at Route 12 near Route 2 at about 2:30 a.m. A white car with extensive damage was seen on the road. A photograph of the crash shows the vehicle’s front end destroyed by the impact. Details on what led up…

A fire in the switching gears of a railroad crossing in Whitman, Massachusetts has shut down Commuter Rail service in the immediate area. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said the fire was reported sometime before 7 a.m. Friday in the area of 969 Franklin Street. Kingston Train 036 is running up to 15 minutes behind schedule as crews respond to…

A Massachusetts woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Transportation Security Administration. Rebecca Brown says she had taken about $82,000 in cash from her father’s Pennsylvania home and was bringing it to Massachusetts because the time had come for her to take charge of his finances. The money was confiscated before her flight…

The family of a man accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl in Springfield, Massachusetts, had taken out restraining orders against him, according to court documents. A man discussed his part in chasing the man down in his family truck.

A family that tailed the car wanted in a Springfield, Massachusetts, kidnapping Wednesday described the tense chase that eventually led to the girl’s recovery and her alleged abductor’s arrest.

A family that tailed the car wanted in a Springfield, Massachusetts, kidnapping Wednesday described the tense chase that eventually led to the girl’s recovery and her alleged abductor’s arrest.

A crashed truck left a road slick with red-tinted heating oil Wednesday morning in Billerica, Massachusetts, prompting a massive cleanup. Workers righted the truck and were pouring sand across the road in a bid to clean the spill up so vehicles could again drive along it. “Big mess folks,” Billerica police tweeted. The truck crashed at Salem Road and Gray…

A bill aimed to revamp the current sex education course in Massachusetts is drawing criticism as lawmakers consider it.

The Massachusetts House has unanimously approved a bill that would create a state registry identifying individuals credibly accused of abusing people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Wednesday’s debate follows unanimous approval of the bill by the state Senate in October. The bill requires the state’s Disabled Persons Protections Commission to establish the registry. The registry is intended to prevent...

The Massachusetts State Police union agreed to adopt GPS technology that tracks police cruisers in exchange for modest pay raises in the latest contract agreement with the state, according to officials from both sides of the negotiations. The State Police Association of Massachusetts, which represents the majority of the 2,200-member police force, agreed to the contract terms in recent weeks,…

The man accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl in Springfield, Massachusetts, prompting an Amber Alert and a frantic search for the girl, was charged Thursday in court, where documents revealed disturbing past allegations against him. Relatives of Miguel Rodriguez, 24, of Springfield, had filed for restraining orders against him in the summer of 2018, with one relative alleging in her…

An Amber Alert was issued after police say an 11-year-old girl was kidnapped by a stranger.

Police say a city worker in Lawrence was on the job when he was suddenly shot to death.