Worcester

Authorities say since the spring of 2024, impromptu “car shows” have been held at a number of locations in the City of Worcester.

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Authorities say they received calls complaining about car shows and erratic drivers at one of these events.

A pedestrian was seriously hurt after he was hit by a vehicle in Worcester, Massachusetts, Tuesday, according to police. The incident happened around 5:44 p.m. on Park Avenue and Pleasant Street, Worcester police said, where officers found a 54-year-old man with serious head injuries. The man, whose name wasn’t released, was taken to the hospital. The driver of the...

A 41-year-old man from Worcester, Massachusetts who had been missing for over a week, has been found safe, according to authorities. He had been last seen on July 2, according to Worcester police, who described him as 5 feet 3 inches tall with a thin build.

Lawyers on Thursday revealed the details of a lawsuit they’ve filed over the death of a Worcester, Massachusetts, teenager involving a spicy food trend known as the One Chip Challenge.

The family of a Worcester, Massachusetts, teenager who died last year after participating in a spicy food trend known as the One Chip Challenge is filing a lawsuit over his death, their lawyers said Wednesday. Harris Wolobah died Sept. 1, 2023, after eating the chip, made by Paqui, and an autopsy later found the 14-year-old sophomore at Worcester’s Doherty Memorial…

A road partially collapsed on Heard Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, Monday morning. Here’s what we know so far. 

A woman has been missing from Worcester, Massachusetts, for several days, police said, asking for help finding her. Anyone with information about where Amanda Pearce, 60, is was asked to call police at 911 or 508-799-8606. Pearce is 5-foot-4 and was last seen Friday wearing all black, including a baseball cap, according to police. They didn’t say what the circumstances…

Summer is here, but there’s one less option to stay cool in Worcester, Massachusetts. After two fights broke out last week at another state-run pool, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation says a police detail before the Dennis F. Shine Memorial Swimming Pool at Vernon Hill Park can reopen. NBC10 Boston spoke with one woman who was planning...

A child was hit by a vehicle Monday night in Worcester, Massachusetts, according to police. Officers responded shortly after 9:30 p.m. to the 200 block of Lincoln Street, where police say a pedestrian crash occurred involving a small child. Police did not immediately have any details about the child’s condition. Lincoln Street was closed as police investigated after the crash….

Students at Worcester Public Schools will end the year a bit early due to extreme heat in the forecast. The district posted on Monday that school will be canceled on Thursday, June 20 because of temperatures, which are predicted to be over 90 degrees. With students already off for the Juneteeth holiday, the district opted to make Tuesday the last…

A man was injured in a shooting Wednesday in Worcester, Massachusetts. Officers responded to the bus terminal area at Union Station around 6:30 p.m., Worcester police said. They say the shooting did not occur on a bus. Police say when they arrived, there was a large crowd and the scene was “chaotic.” The man was taken to the hospital, but…

A motorcyclist has died following a crash involving an SUV in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Saturday afternoon. Massachusetts State Police say the incident took place at around 1:40 p.m. on Interstate 290. According to police, a Honda CRW came into contact with a Harley Davidson in the left lane westbound. The motorcyclist, identified as 56-year-old Robert Petterson, of Farmington, New Hampshire,…

Video obtained by NBC10 Boston shows two people trapped and surrounded by flames at an apartment complex in Worcester Tuesday morning, as they waited for the first firefighters to arrive.

Two people were rescued from a large apartment fire in Worcester, Massachusetts, Tuesday morning. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A large fire broke out at an apartment building in Worcester, Massachusetts, Tuesday morning. Two people were taken to the hospital. The extent of their injuries wasn’t immediately known.

A massive fire ripped through an apartment building in Worcester, Massachusetts, early Tuesday morning, trapping two people inside who needed to be rescued. Three people were injured in the fire that occurred at about 2:30 a.m. on Outlook Drive, the Worcester Fire Department said. Firefighters say they tried getting to the scene as soon as possible. They initially ran into…

Two people were killed in a fire at a multi-family home in Worcester, Massachusetts, overnight, officials said. Worcester firefighters were called to a report of a fire on Hancock Street with people trapped in the building around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, they said they found heavy fire on the first floor, with conditions quickly deteriorating. Fire crews made…

A man is accused of attacking his neighbor with a knife over the weekend in Worcester, Massachusetts. Police converged on an apartment building on June Street Saturday morning. A tenant told investigators he’d been stabbed by his downstairs neighbor. Authorities arrested 38-year-old Kenneth Benson. He is facing serious charges, including assault to murder. “I think the time of day...

A man who was found shot after crashing into a home in Worcester, Massachusetts, last month has died, police said Friday. The incident occurred on April 30 on Paine Street, and is now being considered a homicide, Worcester police said. A 16-year-old was charged earlier this month in connection with the shooting. His name wasn’t released due to his age….