Plainfield

The Massachusetts man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-yar-old girl at a Plainfield motel brought sex toys and duct tape to the encounter, according to court documents. Connor Tidd, 22, of Quincy, Massachusetts, faced a judge on Thursday on charges of kidnapping, sex assault, enticing a minor, and a narcotic-related crime. Tidd is accused of taking the 13-year-old…

A man has been arrested after allegedly kidnapping a 13-year-old girl and taking her to a motel in Plainfield against her will, police said. The Plainfield Police Department said they were called to a home in Moosup Village on a report of a missing girl. Responding officers searched the home and neighboring area but were unable to find her. After…

A 78-year-old woman found unresponsive in a driveway in Plainfield died of natural causes, according to police. The superintendent of schools said students might have seen the tragic incident while their bus was passing by Wednesday morning. Police previously said they were investigating the woman’s death as suspicious. Police said the bus company DATTCO contacted them around 8 a.m....

The former manager of a Wendy’s in Plainfield who is accused of using a racial slur against two Woodstock Academy basketball coaches is now facing increased charges. After a court hearing Tuesday, Brett White admitted to using a racial slur and said he regretted it.  “I just have bad anger issues. I am more of an a**hole than anything....

A former manager of a Wendy’s restaurant in Plainfield who was accused of refusing to serve the Woodstock Academy basketball team and using racial slurs appeared in court Tuesday and charges have been upgraded. The incident that led to the arrest and charges happened on the night of Wednesday, Feb. 9 when members of the Woodstock Academy basketball team stopped…

A manager of a Wendy’s restaurant in Plainfield who was accused of refusing to serve a school basketball team and using racial slurs has been arrested and the organization that owns the restaurant said he is no longer employed there. The incident happened on Wednesday night when members of the Woodstock Academy Basketball team stopped on the way home...

It’s official: The viral “Stranger Things” home will carry on for the Halloween season following an incident that nearly forced them to shut down.

The owners of the viral “Stranger Things” home said they aren’t giving up just yet on their haunted display after nearly tearing down their decorations and closing following an incident with a neighbor.

It appears an Illinois family just won Halloween.

Leo Magalang works as a custodian at Charles Reed Elementary in suburban Plainfield, and last week he got a surprise of a lifetime when he was sworn in as a citizen of the United States.

One person has died after a house fire in Plainfield on Monday morning. Emergency crews were called to a four-family home on Sachem Drive in the Central Village section of Plainfield around 3 a.m. and began evacuating residents and putting out the fire. Once the fire was suppressed, one person was found inside and was pronounced dead. Fire officials said…