UPDATE: All open flame and charcoal fires are banned at Massachusetts state parks until further notice because of the elevated fire risk.
UPDATE: Officials said the high school and Horace Mann school are expected to be open Wednesday after Tuesday's early dismissal.
Salem Public Schools canceled all outdoor activities on Tuesday as new fires filled the region with smokey air.
Halloween visitors to the Witch City will hear a series of loud tones followed by a pre-recorded test message.
Brush fires continued to smolder in Salem, Peabody, Middleton, Lynnfield, North Reading and the Breakheart Reservation in Saugus on Monday.
The National Guard had joined the response as of Sunday afternoon.
Salem police said the high school received a call warning of an active shooter on campus late Monday morning.
The Bartow County Sheriff's Office said Karina Moreno, 42, was found on the living room floor wrapped in a blanket.
The first two of six suspects in the drive-by shooting are set to be arraigned in Salem Superior Court on Friday.
Saugus police said an argument in the stands led to a fight involving up to six people, with one woman injured.
Essex County DA Paul Tucker said on Monday residents were being contacted and told they missed a jury duty requirement.
Residents who take part in the Sept. 30 training will receive free Narcan for use in case of an opioid emergency.
The public is invited to the ceremony set for Wednesday at 9:55 a.m.
Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill was closed on Friday after a car slammed into the front of the restaurant.
The former Salem Academy gym and health teacher is accused of arranging to meet a girl who he believed to be 14 years old for sex.
A man was injured when he was thrown from an out-of-control boat and then hit in the water on Sunday morning.
Salem police said a Salem resident and a Beverly resident were charged with drug trafficking and firearm crimes.
Gary Zerola, a former Suffolk and Essex County prosecutor, was convicted on a rape charge last month.
The Salem Academy Charter gym and health teacher was arraigned in Newburyport District Court on July 3.
Salem police said they will respect free speech but will not "tolerate violence or destruction."
City officials said those using fireworks illegally will face a $300 fine, while anyone selling them faces a $1,000 plus possible jail time.
Salem police said Peabody detectives assisted in the Traders Way bust that led to drug trafficking charges against a Salem man.
Pastor Rob Parady told Patch the banner will be replaced as many times as necessary if it is damaged.
District Attorney Paul Tucker said about $10 million in financial fraud was reported in Essex County last year.
Salem police said two juveniles were charged with felony vandalism on Thursday after an investigation into the Jefferson Avenue incident.
Everett police said 375 grams of cocaine and $14,000 were seized in the bust involving Everett, Peabody, Salem and DEA police.
Salem will become the second North Shore city to pilot a stop-arm camera program to monitor cases of drivers passing stopped buses.
The man's body was discovered following a boat crash into the rocks at Little Misery Island Saturday night.
Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, was charged with throwing a pipe bomb at the Salem temple and leaving a threatening manifesto last month.
Salem police warned residents not to fall for the scam that promises a $500,000 prize.
The Essex County District Attorney's Office said 121 indictments were issued after more than $50,000 worth of lottery tickets were stolen.
Keep Salem Beautiful and the Salem Beautification Committee have joined forces once again to host this litter-busting event.
An Oklahoma man was charged on Wednesday in the April 8 pipe bombing of The Satanic Temple of Salem.
The Department of Justice said Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, left a six-page handwritten note at the scene of the bomb-throwing.
Mayor Dominick Pangallo called the early Monday morning attack on the temple "utterly reprehensible."
Salem police said no one was injured in the attack that occurred early Monday morning but was not discovered until late Monday afternoon.
Officials said claims from any company claiming to have a partnership with the city on solar panel installation are false.
Salem police said the Shell station on North Street was broken into shortly after midnight early Monday morning.
UPDATE: Salem police had requested residents and visitors avoid the area of Bridge Street near Beacon and Osgood early Tuesday afternoon.
The City Council passed a resolution urging state legislation allowing for camera enforcement around school buses and intersections.