North Andover

Months after an explosion led police to arrest a man on suspicion of having a small arsenal of guns, ammunition and explosives at his home in North Andover, Massachusetts, he’s been charged in federal court. Daniel Medina, 64, was charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun and explosives, as well as being a felon with guns and ammunition, the…

Investigators looking into the deaths of a woman and her baby in North Andover, Massachusetts, have shared few details about what’s suspected to be a murder-suicide involving a knife. The Essex County district attorney said Tuesday that the community is “still struggling to comprehend what went so terribly wrong” in the deaths of Jennifer T. Paez and her son,...

Questions are swirling Tuesday morning after two people were found dead in North Andover. The incident happened inside a home on Route 114 Monday.

A woman is believed to have killed her 9-month-old son, then herself, at a home in North Andover, Massachusetts, police said Tuesday, identifying the two people for the first time. The woman was identified as Jennifer T. Paez, 35. The baby was Valentino Paez. It wasn’t immediately clear amid the early stages of the state police investigation why Paez killed…

Two people are dead after an “incident” at a home in North Andover, Massachusetts, on Monday, authorities say. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office confirmed they are investigating a situation involving two victims at a Turnpike Street house, declining to provide further details about what happened. Officials initially said Monday that one person had died and another was seriously...

Homemade explosives and a cache of more than 30 guns were seized at a home in North Andover, Massachusetts, Tuesday after a device exploded and damaged two vehicles, authorities said Wednesday. Police shared an image showing assault rifles, pistols, high-capacity ammunition magazines and more weapons laid out on a table after Daniel Medina, 64, was arrested at his home on…

A woman has been arrested after a crash that left another woman dead this weekend in North Andover, Massachusetts. The crash happened around 11 p.m. Sunday at the Daeva Hair Salon on Main Street, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. The victim, 37-year-old Diana Melo of Lawrence, was brought to Lawrence General Hospital, where she was pronounced...

A pilot is believed dead after a small plane crashed into the Merrimack River in Methuen, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed in an email that a single-engine Van’s RV-6A plane crashed into the river around 2:15 p.m. Monday. Only the pilot was on board, they said. North Andover Deputy Fire Chief Graham...