Danvers Woman Taken To Hospital After Lynnfield I-95 Crash

The crash caused heavy delays along I-95 on Thursday morning, according to reports.

Uptick In Drug Overdoses Hits Wakefield Area: Police

Police said fentanyl added into drugs such as cocaine may be to blame for some of the recent overdoses.

Wakefield Police Lieutenant Graduates From FBI National Academy

Joseph Anderson is the ninth officer in the history of the Wakefield Police to graduate from the National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

Wakefield Fire Department Eyes Future As Call Volumes Climb

A busy August came amid a larger uptick in calls for fire department services. The volume, officials say, has resources spread thin.

Breakheart Reservation To Partially Reopen After Wildfire Closure

Some areas of the park will remain closed as crews complete cleanup work and monitor fire hotspots.

Family Displaced After Two-Alarm Fire In Wakefield: Update

A firefighter is expected to be okay after being taken to a local hospital with heat exhaustion symptoms.

Breakheart Reservation Remains Closed As Crews Address Safety Concerns

Fires had burned close to 80 acres within the reservation as of a DCR update last week.

Breakheart Reservation Closed Until Further Notice Amid Fires: DCR

At least 79 acres of the reservation had burned as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Breakheart Fires Burn 79 Acres, More Helicopter Water Drops Expected

Recent rain has helped conditions, the DCR said. But it will do little to dampen fires burning deep into parched forest soil.

Large Massachusetts Brush Fires Challenge Firefighters Amid Drought

Fires in Rockport burned through a wetland in recent weeks. That, officials say, is a mark of an atypical fire season in Massachusetts.

DCR Extends Breakheart Reservation Closure As Fires Still Burn

National Guard helicopters joined the fire response on Sunday as crews continue to battle wildfires within the Breakheart Reservation.

Breakheart Reservation Fires Burn Through 5th Day In Saugus

Smoke from the fires is combining with smoke from the nearby Lynn Woods Reservation to make for a hazy weekend across the region.

Breakheart Reservation Fires: Reservation Closed Through Sunday

The fires have been burning since Tuesday, sending smoke over area communities while keeping firefighters busy.

'Ongoing Wildfires' Close Breakheart Reservation For Third Day

Fires broke out on Tuesday night and have flared up at various points in the days since.

Breakheart Reservation Fires Burned 12-20 Acres: DCR

The fires drew a regional response from area departments on Tuesday night.

Firefighters Battle Brush Fires In Saugus Breakheart Reservation

Crews from multiple area departments responded to the fires on Tuesday night.

Firefighters Put Out 4-Alarm Fire In Wakefield

Crews from Reading, Stoneham, Melrose, North Reading, Lynnfield, Woburn, Winchester and Wilmington responded to the fire scene.

DA, Wakefield Police Investigating Fatal Crash

The crash took place on Tuesday near Galvin Middle School in Wakefield.

2 Hospitalized, 1 Arrested After Wakefield I-95 Rollover Crash

A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested after he was seen driving erratically immediately before the crash Tuesday morning, police said.

Wakefield Police Shooting Of Accused Murderer Deemed Justified

Timothy Martin is charged with killing his mother, longtime Wakefield Schools speech therapist Pamela Wood.

Woman Killed In Wakefield Crash

A woman died after being struck by a truck on Main Street Wednesday evening.

UPDATE: Human Remains Found In Wakefield Identified

There is no threat or danger to the school. There will be visible police activity in the area during school dismissal.

Body Found In Wakefield Was Man Who Went Missing In May 2020

A work crew found the remains of Patrick Shea, 68, of Wakefield, while surveying a wooded area behind Wakefield High School.

Possible Human Remains Found Near Wakefield High Property

There is no threat to the school but there will be police activity during dismissal.

No Charges For Wakefield Student Accused Of Posting Girls' Photos

Police said while the student displayed "poor judgement" his actions did not meet criminal standards.

Fire Displaces Several In Wakefield Apartment Building

No injuries were reported during the fire at Colonial Point Apartments, a 178-unit building on Audubon Road.

Wakefield Teen Found

The 15-year-old was found.

Wakefield Man Arrested At Sunday's Boston Common Protest

The Boston Globe reported Ronald McCarron was arrested after driving a van through a police barricade at the "Rise Against Tyranny" rally.

'Rise Of Moors' Suspects With Another Bizarre Court Appearance

Prosecutors said one of the members of the group told police the highway standoff would have ended differently had they called in backup.

I-95 Standoff Suspect Sues State, Demands Money, Written Apology

Jamhal Talib Abdullah Bey wants $1,000 for each day he has been in jail since his July 3 arrest and a written apology from Governor Baker.

2 Workers Hospitalized After Chemical Leak At Wakefield Warehouse

One woman was wheeled away on a stretcher.

Wakefield Man Pushed Teen Girl Off Bridge: Police

Authorities in Cohasset said the 57-year-old man pushed a teen girl into the water below the Border Street Bridge.

Standoff Suspects Were Taken Down With Sonic Blast

The Wakefield police chief revealed more details of authorities' encounter with the heavily armed Rise of the Moors suspects.

'Rise Of The Moors' Suspects Keep It Up In Offbeat Arraignments

Two more members were arraigned, but one refused to give his identity and another was hollering about injustice.

'Rise Of The Moors' Suspects Rebuke Court In Bizarre Hearings

The men were declining lawyers and refusing to answer simple questions from the judge in a series of dragged-out arraignments.

Two Standoff Suspects Refuse To Identify Selves To Police

The 11 men arrested Saturday adhere to "Moorish Sovereign Ideology," State Police and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said.

Standoff With Heavily Armed Group On I-95 Ends With 11 Arrests

The north side of I-95 remains closed between Stoneham and Lynnfield as police continue their investigation after the eight-hour standoff.

Wakefield Fire Wants To Sell Old Pumper To Malden

The 25-year-old engine would be sold to the Malden Fire Department for $3,000, a "fair price" considering where it's at, the chief says.

Scary Encounters In Wakefield Prompt Warning From Police

Police said a man driving a pickup truck approached a teen girl and made inappropriate comments to a woman in her yard this week.

National Drug Take Back Day 2021: Locations In Wakefield

Nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs were collected during the last take-back event in October 2020.