A mother and her 11-year-old daughter were fatally shot while sitting in a parked SUV in a Massachusetts neighborhood. Police arrested one man and were searching for another.
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Worcester Health Board backs injection site pilot
WORCESTER — The second largest city in Massachusetts has taken the first step towards supporting overdose prevention centers, sometimes referred to as safe injection sites, where people can use drugs under medical supervision. The Worcester Board of Health voted unanimously Monday night to support piloting the idea, adding on to a list of communities that […]
Why are more young adults getting colorectal cancer? Mass General researcher is trying to find out
As a rising number of young adults get colorectal cancer before they turn 50, a Mass General researcher is trying to find out what’s behind the alarming jump in this early-onset cancer.
Dracut, Fitchburg firefighters among recent Firefighting Academy graduates
STOW — Firefighters from Dracut and Fitchburg were among the 35 graduates of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Class No. 318 announced last week.
Mass. launches new $10.5M program to help 400 migrant families move out of state-run shelters
Massachusetts’ eight resettlement agencies inked $10.5 million worth of contracts with the state to move 400 families out of state-run shelters and into stable housing by the end of the year, kicking off a program the Healey administration hopes will free up shelter space, according to resettlement and state officials.
Maine mass shooter Robert Card had traumatic brain injury, Boston University CTE researchers find
The Maine mass shooter who was a U.S. Army Reservist had a traumatic brain injury before he killed 18 people and injured more than a dozen others last year, according to Boston University researchers.
