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TWO PEOPLE FOUND DEAD IN FITCHBURG; NO FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED

FITCHBURG - A middle-aged man and his mother were found dead Monday at 228 Pratt Street.  Neither Death is considered suspicious...

MAN SHOT IN FITCHBURG, SUSPECT SOUGHT

FITCHBURG - A man was shot this morning in Fitchburg and his assailant being sought by police, according to Worcester...

DEATH OF STURBRIDGE WOMAN NOT SUSPICIOUS

STURBRIDGE - The death of a 44-year-0ld Sturbridge woman, whose body was found this afternoon on the median of I-84...

UPTON TEEN DIES AFTER FALL FROM SKI LIFT

SHREWSBURY - The teen-aged boy who died last night after falling from a ski lift at the Ski Ward Ski Area, has been identified as John Street...

FLETCHER CHARGED IN 1986

MURDER

WORCESTER - Christopher Fletcher, 50, has been charged with the 1986 murder of Peggy Sue Calvillo, the result of dogged work by...

MAN ARRAIGNED FOR TRYING TO SOLICIT SEX FROM CHILD

AUBURN -  A 35-year-old Worcester man was arraigned today on charges stemming from his online soliciting of 12-year-old girl for sex...

MAN DIES AFTER SNOWMOBILE MISHAP

DUDLEY -  A Southbridge man died and two others survived after all three fell through the early last night while snowmobiling...

NORTHBOROUGH MAN ARRESTED ON CHILD PORN CHARGES

NORTHBOROUGH -  A 28-year old man is facing several child pornography charges today after an investigation by State Police Detectives and...

STATE POLICE DETECTIVES PROBE DEATH IN DOUGLAS

DOUGLAS - A 44-year-old woman, found severely injured outside her home early today, has died, according to Worcester County District...

DOUGLAS MAN ARRAIGNED IN WIFE’S DEATH

UXBRIDGE - The death of Lisa A. Stilkey was “a tragic case of domestic violence,” Worcester County District Court Attorney Joseph D. Early...

TWO HELD IN 1994 MURDER

WORCESTER - Two men are in custody in the murder of Kevin Harkins who was last seen on Feb. 15, 1994 when he was called away from...

FREDETTE HELD WITHOUT BAIL IN 1994 MURDER

WORCESTER - John R. Fredette of Saco, Maine, was ordered held without bail today after pleading not guilty to murder in the 1994 slaying of...

THREE MEN CHARGED IN FITCHBURG MURDER

FITCHBURG- A father and son were held on $500,000 cash bail today after being charged with the murder of a California man whose...

TWO ARRESTED IN CASE OF MISSING WORESTER MAN

NORTHBOROUGH- Two people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a Worcester man, according to Worcester...

THIRD SUBJECT CHARGED IN 1994 MURDER

WORCESTER - Convicted drug dealer Matteo Trotto was arraigned this afternoon in Worcester Superior Court for the 1994 murder of...

FOUND BODY PRESUMED TO BE MISSING WORCESTER MAN

WORCESTER- Police discovered the body presumed to be that of a 19-year-old Worcester man today in Providence, R.I., not far from the...

WOMAN MURDERED IN SHREWSBUY; HUSBAND HELD

SHREWSBURY-  An elderly woman was killed today in her home at 32 F Shrewsbury Green and her elderly husband was arrested and charged...

RHODE ISLAND PAIR ARRAIGNED ON MURDER CHARGES

WESTBOROUGH- Two Rhode Island residents are being held without bail after being arraigned today in Westborough District Court for...

RED SOX ANNOUNCER DIES IN ONE-CAR CRASH

STURBRIDGE - A 59-year-old Holland man died in a one-car crash on Holland Road this afternoon, according to the Worcester District Attorney ...

MISSING BOY FOUND IN POOL

WESTBOROUGH - A four year-old boy, reported missing this afternoon, was discovered in a swimming pool at an apartment complex on...