Middlesex County

The owners of two dogs will not face charges after their canines killed a 3-year-old boy and severely injured his mother as they played in their New Jersey back yard, according to the county prosecutor’s office.

Neighbors described how the horrific scene played out, as the child was playing in the yard when two dogs from a neighboring home escaped a fence and attacked

The first case of the more contagious South African coronavirus variant has been detected in Massachusetts, health officials said Tuesday. The woman found to have the variant of the virus, B.1.351, lives in Middlesex County and reported no travel, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

The first case of the more contagious South African coronavirus variant has been detected in Massachusetts, health officials said Tuesday. The woman found to have the variant of the virus, B.1.351, lives in Middlesex County and reported no travel, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

One New Jersey county is taking steps to avoid scenes of chaos that they fear could come with this year’s November election. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office is putting together a civil unrest team ahead of Election Day, with 30 officers to defuse potentially violent confrontations. “The officers are trained much better in how to defuse a situation, there...

A woman was sexually assaulted by an apparent stranger in her apartment in Waltham, Massachusetts, this month, and on Friday authorities issued a warning to the community after stepping up patrols in the area. The attack took place over several hours after the victim, who is in her 50s, returned home from walking her dog late Saturday, June 13, according…

A store in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, has been issued a cease and desist order by local health officials for selling vaping products in violation of the governor’s first-in-the-nation ban. The order was delivered to the owner of Lifestyle Vape on Tuesday, police said. The business could also face fines and other disciplinary action from the town.

A devastated Massachusetts family is mourning the stabbing death of a 27-year-old woman, allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend, and only learning now that she’d told friends she was in an abusive relationship. The family of Jamee Ammons-Maddrey is urging others to reach out if they’re going through something similar, and asking people to reach out to any loved...

A man has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death in Framingham, Massachusetts. The killing happened Monday on Interfaith Terrace. Police conducting a wellness check found 27-year-old Jamee Ammons-Maddrey suffering from stab wounds in her home around 5:30 p.m.

A Massachusetts man in his 60s has been diagnosed with West Nile virus, health officials said Thursday, becoming the third human case of the year. The man, from Middlesex County, was exposed to the mosquito-borne virus last month. The risk level has not been changed, officials said.

A Massachusetts resident has contracted West Nile virus, the Department of Public Health announced Wednesday, marking the first human case of the year. The man, from Middlesex County, is in his 60s, according to health officials. He was taken to the hospital, but his condition wasn’t revealed.

A Massachusetts resident has contracted West Nile virus, the Department of Public Health announced Wednesday, marking the first human case of the year. The man, from Middlesex County, is in his 60s, according to health officials. He was taken to the hospital, but his condition wasn’t revealed.

Health officials have confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in Massachusetts in 2019.

A person has died from eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, on Sunday in Rhode Island, state officials announced Monday. It’s the state’s first EEE death in over a decade. The patient, a West Warwick resident in their 50s, was Rhode Island’s first EEE case since 2010, the Rhode Island Department of Health had announced Aug. 30.

A 5-year-old girl in Sudbury, Massachusetts, is in critical condition after testing positive for eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, town officials said Friday, after state health officials announced two more people contracted the rare and potentially deadly virus. Officials in Sudbury and Northborough said that residents of their towns were the two EEE cases announced by the Massachusetts Department of...

With the threat of the mosquito-borne virus EEE on the rise in communities across New England — two more human cases were announced in Massachusetts Friday — one family is sharing their story about just how real the danger is. Kelly Labell was just 20 years old and still living with her parents in Newton, New Hampshire, when the unthinkable happened.

A fifth person has been confirmed to have the rare and potentially deadly eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, virus in Massachusetts this summer, state health officials said Thursday. The person is from southwestern Middlesex County, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s release.

A New Jersey man who alarmed local schools by posting a Snapchat video of a gun with the caption “Maybe Tomorrow” has been arrested, prosecutors say.

A luxury car owner is speaking out after becoming one of the victims of an alleged insurance fraud scam in which vehicles were intentionally damaged by an auto body shop owner. Massachusetts authorities have filed charges against 42-year-old Adam Haddad of Shrewsbury, who has been accused of using sledgehammers and mallets to cause further damage to cars he was repairing....

Massachusetts health officials say a teenager has died from an influenza-related illness. The Department of Public Health said the teenage boy, a resident of Middlesex County, has been confirmed as the fourth flu-associated pediatric death of the flu season. A 4-year-old girl from Lowell, a 4-year-old girl from Framingham and a 12-year-old boy from Milford succumbed to the illness in...