A police officer was hurt in a crash at a construction site on Route 3A in Billerica, Massachusetts, on Friday, according to police. Billerica police confirmed the crash on Boston Road and said it was closed “indefinitely” from the town center to Floyd Street. Drivers should expect heavy delays in the area. It was not immediately clear how seriously the officer was hurt or if anyone else was involved. Footage from the scene showed a medical helicopter taking off from the area. A medical helicopter responds to a crash in Billerica, Massachusetts, on Friday. More details were not immediately ava ..read more

Health officials are reminding residents to protect themselves against tick-borne diseases after a case of Powassan virus was reported in Sharon, Massachusetts. Powassan virus is transmitted through tick bites, like Lyme disease. While the virus is rare, cases have increased in recent years, according to the Town of Sharon Health Department. Most people infected with Powassan won’t experience any symptoms, but it can cause fever, headache, vomiting and weakness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In rare cases it can cause severe, potentially deadly illness like menin ..read more

Warning: This story contains graphic details that could be offensive or disturbing to some readers. The Quincy police officer at the center of an outside investigation over allegations of inappropriate online conduct has resigned from the department, according to documents obtained by the NBC10 Boston investigators Friday. The investigation into now-former Quincy police detective Andrew Keenan was completed Wednesday, and found that Keenan engaged in behavior that violated the department’s personal conduct policy and harassment policy, the documents show. The city of Quincy hired Kurker Paget ..read more

A Massachusetts man who raped and killed his teacher when he was 14 years old has pleaded guilty in an assault on a different woman, which took place while he was in custody months later. Philip Chism was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the October 2013 killing of math teacher Colleen Ritzer at Danvers High School. In June of 2014, when Chism was 15, he allegedly attacked a Massachusetts Department of Youth Services worker at a facility in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Chism, now 25, pleaded guilty to charges of attempted murder, assault and battery with a da ..read more

Montpelier, Vermont, woke up to a chilly Friday morning, tying the record low temperature for this date at 22 degrees Fahrenheit. This record was previously set in 1967 at Montpelier-Edward F. Knapp State Airport (KMPV), where records date back to 1949. The cold wasn’t isolated to Montpelier, as much of New England experienced a hard freeze. Freeze warnings were issued for southern New England and coastal areas, with temperatures dropping significantly compared to the previous day. Many locations saw lows in the 20s. At night, especially on clear nights with light winds, a process called radi ..read more

A USPS worker was robbed in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Friday. Boston police said they were called to Mora Street around 11:10 a.m. NBC10 Boston has reached out to U.S. Postal Inspection Services for more information. Robberies of mail carriers have been a growing concern in recent months. The workers are often targeted for their arrow keys used to access mailboxes. The thieves then often steal checks to be used in check-washing schemes. Last year, the U.S. Postal Service launched Project Safe Delivery, an initiative meant to combat the uptick in such crimes. As part of the program ..read more

We had another widespread hard freeze across all of New England with freeze warnings Friday morning in southern New England and along the coast. Temperatures dropped to the 20s in many more spots compared to Thursday morning. This afternoon will be nice and sunny again thanks to high pressure settling in. Once the afternoon, sun warms us up a bit more, temps reach the mid to upper 50s to near 60 inland. However, the classic sea breeze keeps our temps in the low 50s for Boston and the coast.  The center of high pressure slips offshore to our east, southeast and our wind direction changes ..read more

Massachusetts law enforcement authorities are set to announce criminal charges following an investigation. The announcement, involving Massachusetts State Police, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and other authorities, will be made at a state police barracks in Boston Friday morning at 10 a.m., according to Ryan’s office. The news conference will be livestreamed. They didn’t immediately provide any details on what the charges entailed, saying only that the charges involved a multi-jurisdictional investigation. This is a developing news story that will be updated when more information is ..read more

What’s next for the New England Patriots? It’s the question the team has really been asking since Tom Brady left. However, now, the team has selected what they hope to be the new face of the franchise: University of North Carolina quarterback, Drake Maye. Pats fans will get to meet their new quarterback Friday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Maye was selected by the Patriots as the third overall pick in Thursday night’s draft. He could become the future of the franchise under new head coach Jerod Mayo. NBC Sports Boston Patriots insider Phil Perry gave the pick an “A,” saying ..read more

Protests over the Middle East war continue at schools in Massachusetts and across the country. In Boston, students are demonstrating at Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University and Emerson College. Northeastern University students are now also joining in on the protests. On Northeastern’s campus, the encampment remains. Dozens of people, apparently including students and faculty, formed a ring around an encampment at Northeastern’s Centennial Common. After several hours, a large group of police officers surrounded the group and asked them to leave. A third ring of people, media and spectators ..read more