The National Weather Service issued a near-statewide severe thunderstorm watch across Massachusetts, with forecasters warning that storms could bring damaging winds and quarter-sized hail. An isolated severe thunderstorm risk covers all of Western and Central Massachusetts, with a lesser risk over Eastern Massachusetts, forecasters said....
Following a stormy week of weather, Massachusetts could see a dry, sunny reprieve on the Fourth of July. A cold air mass should then enter the region Thursday night, drying away any thunderstorm risks and rainy conditions ahead of the holiday, according to the National...
Four suspects are in custody and police are searching for two others Thursday afternoon after an armed robbery in North Andover led to a large police response and car chase that morning, according to police. North Andover police responded to multiple reports of an armed...
At 6:28 p.m. on Thursday, the National Weather Service released an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 7:15 p.m. for Hampden and Worcester counties.Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are anticipated."At 6:28 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located...
SPRINGFIELD — Clinton Harris, a retired sergeant of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department and one of the founders of the Black Behavioral Health Network, has been appointed to the Board of Police Commissioners.Harris is replacing Norman Roldan, who resigned June 30. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno,...
The warning had been issued for Berkshire County."The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire," according to the National Weather Service.If you purchase a product or register for...
Following two homophobic incidents in Provincetown earlier this week, Town Manager Alex Morse is urging residents and visitors to remain vigilant while enjoying the festivities this holiday weekend. “While recent events have shown that hate can happen here, it has no home here. We will...
Star Wars and Monty Python actor Kenneth Colley has died at the age of 87. Colley died “peacefully” in his home in Ashford, Kent, England, on Monday with friends at his bedside, after suffering from Covid and developing pneumonia, the BBC reported. “Ken Colley was...
SPRINGFIELD — School children may be on vacation, but maintenance staff and contractors are working double time to make millions of dollars in improvements to some of the 60 school buildings across the city. Over the next two months, more than $18.5 million will be...
SPRINGFIELD — Police discovered an alleged murder victim lying on an air mattress with a gunshot wound to the forehead, according to court records. Robert Hatcher, 60, was arraigned in Springfield District Court Thursday morning in connection with the shooting. He pleaded not guilty to...
