Wakefield

A woman who allegedly pointed a BB gun at families during the inaugural Porchfest in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Sunday was given house arrest as she faced a judge or the first time in the case Monday.

A crash on Interstate 95 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, injured several people Thursday night, according to authorities. An SUV carrying six people rolled over near exit 59, according to Massachusetts State Police, who were called to the scene around 10:20 p.m. State police initially said all six people inside were taken to an area hospital after a crash in Wakefield. The…

A fire broke out at a strip mall in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Sunday evening. The Lowell Street retail center includes Dino’s Brick Oven Pizza, where smoke was observed. Firefighters then found heavy smoke and some fire in an animal store that is also in the mall. The animals in the store were said to be mostly reptiles, and they...

Police responded to a van that crashed into a house in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning. The crash was reported around 7:30 a.m. on Kathleen Drive. Upon arrival, emergency crews found a 2020 Chevrolet work van that had struck the garage entrance on the right side of the home. The driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was trapped inside….

A Massachusetts teenager arrested earlier this year on suspicion of running a gift card-reselling scheme to raise money for ISIS has been indicted in federal court. Mateo Ventura, an 18-year-old from Wakefield who was arrested in June, raised $705 between January and May by giving gift cards to someone he believed supported ISIS, thinking the cards would be resold on…

A vacant commercial building that firefighters called “extremely dilapidated” went up in flames early Friday morning in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and fire officials in the town said Saturday that the fire’s cause is still being investigated. Wakefield emergency crews began battling the fire before 5 a.m. on Friday on Main Street, and had to call in help from surrounding communities...

Drivers have been warned to expect delays if they are commuting through the area.

A big rig truck rolled over on Thursday morning on Interstate 95 in Reading, Massachusetts, officials said, snarling traffic into the morning commute. The truck crash happened on the northbound side of I-95 as it approached Exit 57, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said. Lanes had to be closed following the crash, and at one point, traffic had to get…

A Massachusetts teenager was arrested Thursday on suspicion of running a gift card-reselling scheme to raise money for the terrorist group ISIS, federal prosecutors announced.

Four people have been displaced after a fire broke out Sunday afternoon at a building that houses apartments and a pizza shop in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Someone spotted the fire from outside the building on Main Street after 4 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters responded, and eventually had to evacuate the building because of structural damage. Crews were able to prevent the fire…

Firefighters extinguished a fire at a packaging plant in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning. Fire officials said they responded to a report of a fire at the WestRock Co. industrial complex on Audubon Road shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they found the fire in the rear loading dock of the building. They called in additional manpower and…