One person was killed and a second taken to the hospital after what police described as a domestic incident in Worcester, Massachusetts early Thursday morning.
Officers were called to a home on Gingerbread Trail around 2 a.m. and found the fem…
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Large brush fire burning near homes, businesses in Saugus
A large brush fire is burning near homes and businesses along Route 1 in the Prankers Pond area of Saugus, Massachusetts.
The fire was reported around 11 p.m. Wednesday and was still burning on Thursday morning. The cause at this point is undetermined, but the warm temperatures and dry weather conditions certainly hasn’t helped the situation.
The fire is on the northbound side of Route 1, near a Walmart and Home Depot. The Atwood luxury apartment complex is also located nearby. Right now, the fire is at the tip of Prankers Pond along the Saugus River, not far from the apartment complex.
The good news, according to NBC10 Boston meteorologist Tevin Wooten, is that the east wind should push everything away from the businesses. Still, if the fire isn’t brought under control, he said the smoke could drift and become an issue in the area throughout the day.
Another brushfire continues to burn nearby in the Breakheart Reservation in Saugus.
Firefighters also battled a brush fire overnight in Franklin Park off Morton Street in Boston. The fire was first reported around 11 p.m., and was extinguished by firefighters. Boston police said three men have been arrested in connection with the fire investigation — 33-year-old Jasen Levoy, 24-year-old Thomas Mullikas and 25-year-old Augusto Bussio, all of Roxbury. They will be arraigned Thursday on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct. Detectives from the Boston Police Arson Unit are continuing to investigate the incident.
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree cutting in western Mass.: Watch live at 8 a.m.
The iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be cut down on Thursday morning.
This year’s Norway Spruce is in West Stockbridge in western Massachusetts.
It’s the first time in nearly 70 years that a Massachusetts tree has b…
Police investigating late-night stabbing in downtown Boston
Police say they are investigating a stabbing in downtown Boston on Wednesday night.
Police said a male subject was stabbed in the area of Cambridge and Sudbury streets in downtown Boston late Wednesday night. The victim was taken to an area hospital but is expected to survive.
No arrests have been announced by police.
No further details were released.
Dozens of people displaced after Peabody apartment building fire
A fire tore through an apartment building in Peabody, Massachusetts, overnight. And now dozens of people are without a home.
The large apartment building on Main Street sustained extensive damage in the fire – the back of the building is completely charred, while the front looks almost untouched.
Firefighters said they got the call around midnight, but it was likely burning for quite some time before that.
The building contains six units, but Peabody Fire Chief Jay Dowling said all 40 people inside were able to get out on their own before crews arrived.
No firefighters or residents were injured.
Dowling said his firefighters encountered fire in the walls and through the roof of the building when they tried an interior attack.
“At one point, about 30 minutes into the incident, we attempted to go back into the building and some of the floors had already collapsed, the ceilings collapsed, so we’re on a defensive effort now for the rest of the duration,” he said.
The American Red Cross is on scene assisting those who were displaced by the fire.
The cause and origin of the blaze remain under investigation.
Massachusetts Question 5 aftermath: Minimum wage fight for servers not going away
One Fair Wage has vowed to continue seeking the minimum wage for tipped employees through “legislative action and/or future ballot measures” after Bay State voters overwhelmingly denied Question 5 on Election Day.
