The Board of Health met Thursday to hear potential changes to Worcester police to address systemic racism and police brutality.
The 66-year-old from Spencer was re-sentenced this week due to an error calculating his prison term.
Redemption Rock joins a growing list of Worcester-area craft brewers offering sit-down service following coronavirus shutdowns.
Here's what state officials are proposing to prevent coronavirus from spreading when students return to school in the fall.
Worcester's largest newspaper sued the city for the release of police discipline records in the wake of protests over police violence.
"I’ve held my tongue, for perhaps longer than I should have," Councilor Sarai Rivera said Wednesday of the Union Station Columbus statue.
The State Ethics Commission issued an opinion on a matter involving the arrest of a Worcester County judge's daughter.
An investigation ordered by Gov. Charlie Baker explores why 76 residents died of the coronavirus at the facility this spring.
The 31-year-old motorcyclist was hit by a car, whose driver left the scene, police said.
The Worcester Council reopened the 2021 budget Tuesday amid a push to defund police. One proposal seeks to fund new social workers.
Twenty-five $1,000 scholarships were given to students across Massachusetts by Keolis.
Someone painted "genocide" in red paint on the Christoper Columbus statute in front of Union Station on Tuesday morning.
The driver was stopped at a stop sign when a passenger in another vehicle opened fire, Worcester police said.
A project to rebuild a part of the Mass Pike in Allston could mean major delays along the Worcester line, but a new option may avoid that.
Worcester's traditional July 4 festivities have been called off, but the city is planning an alternate celebration.
Dozens of people stood outside Prime Fitness and Nutrition in Oxford, to protest its forced closure by the town.
The Worcester Council approved the 2021 budget on Tuesday. One Councilor wants to revisit the vote after outcry over police spending.
The Seven Hills Foundation's ice cream festival raises money each summer for kids in the Worcester area.
Police responded to the Gold Star Boulevard Home Depot before 6 p.m. Thursday after a man locked himself in a bathroom.
An active shooting situation in the Columbus Park neighborhood ended with the suspect disarmed and uninjured, police reported.
The school suffered fire and water damage in the fire early Thursday morning, Worcester police said.
A judge ordered Prime Fitness and Nutrition owner Dave Blondin to close his gym over coronavirus concerns but Blondin has refused.
The market, which held a grand opening just a few weeks before coronavirus hit, will open in a reduced capacity Thursday.
WRTA enacted a rear-boarding policy in March due to coronavirus.
Worcester police said Javier Camacho was arrested after shooting a man along Goulding Street.
The Worcester police budget will rise by $254,000 despite outcry. The Council did pass other measures aimed at racial justice.
The downtown Worcester courthouse will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday due to the infection.
Worcester police were still investigating how the shooting occurred on Monday.
The group Defund WPD, seeking to replace Worcester police, see the effort as a long-term project beginning with this year's budget.
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Just a handful of departments across Massachusetts use body cameras. Some impediments include cost and concerns about public records laws.
State police identified the victim in Wednesday's incident as Erin Beth MacKay, 42, an elementary school teacher.
Oregon-based Diem Cannabis is opening its first Massachusetts recreational cannabis store on Friday.
State police are searching for a truck with Maine plates in connection to the Wednesday afternoon crash.
The largest indoor mall in the Worcester area reopened Wednesday after an almost three-month closure.
Nathan Boss, 27, was indicted in November after he tried to import reptiles from China, and then lied about it, federal officials said.
As coronavirus slows down, Worcester is restoring some city services that were closed during the pandemic.
Traci Swan's family remembers her as a loving "fighter" who was always moving forward. She was stabbed to death at 27 years old.
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