Police in Lexington, Massachusetts, are investigating a report that a masked man tried to grab a child who was playing in a backyard Thursday afternoon.
The child, described as being in elementary school, told police they were playing in the backya…
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‘We don’t feel safe’: Attacks on correction officers in Mass. prisons are up, data shows
Correction officers inside our state prisons have been assaulted and doused with bodily fluids at an alarming rate in recent years. The NBC10 Investigators repeatedly requested data and records related to assaults on correction officers but the Massac…
Pickleball precautions: Braintree trying to reduce sport’s noise issues for neighbors
Another town is working to tame tensions among its residents over pickleball, the popular sport that has gained a reputation for being too loud.
Many pickleball courts are outdoors and near people’s homes, causing residents to take to their elected…
Woman found outside Ashby home; death not considered suspicious
A woman was found unresponsive and pronounced dead outside a home in Ashby, Massachusetts, Thursday, authorities said.
The woman’s death, which was under investigation for hours after she was discovered unresponsive outside a home on Richards…
MBTA reveals new details about Green Line derailment
The MBTA is revealing new information about a derailment that snagged service on the Green Line B,C and D branches last week.
Officials said the trolley car was heading west at the time of the derailment Sunday morning, traveling around 7 mph. The center wheels of two of the cars came off the track, causing the issue.
Seventeen people were on the train at the time – no one was hurt.
Repair crews were able to get the cars back on the rails and the train was taken to the yard for an inspection.
The derailment can be added to a litany of safety and service issues the MBTA has been working to address. While leadership has been working to correct the problems, and the Healey administration has committed to improving transportation across the state, the system is currently peppered with slow zones that frustrate riders and frequent service disruptions to complete necessary maintenance work.
Hundreds pay respects to mother and daughter killed in Worcester double shooting
Hundreds of people lined up in Worcester Thursday to pay their respects to a mother and daughter who were killed in the city last week.
Chasity Nunez, 27, and her 11-year-old daughter Della were shot to death while sitting in their car last Tuesday…
