Worcester police officer Emanuel “Manny” Familia drowned Friday while attempting to rescue three teens who were struggling in the water at Green Hill Pond. He leaves a wife and two children. A 14-year-old boy, whom officers tried to save, also drowned in the incident ..read more

Nearly 21-years later, Francis “Frank” P. Sumner Sr. has been named a person of interest in the murder of Molly Bish, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. on Thursday. This announcement comes just weeks before the 21st anniversary of Molly’s disappearance from Comins Pond in Warren on June 27, 2000. Molly was a resident of Warren and was working as a lifeguard at the pond. Her disappearance set off a massive search ..read more

Veterans Assisting Veterans is a volunteer nonprofit organization that says that recent reports vindicate the former Massachusetts secretary of veterans’ services, Francisco Ureña, regarding his role at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home ..read more

In the first road game of the season for Worcester, the Bravehearts escaped with a 5-4 win against Nashua. In the ninth inning in the 5-4 game Trey Ciulla-Hill (Stonehill) hit a ball deep to centerfield. After an original ruling of a home run to tie the game, it was decided after an umpire discussion the ball bounced off of the wall in fair play, ultimately ruling a double. The Bravehearts managed to throw Ciulla-Hill out at home later in the inning to hold on for the win ..read more

The Worcester Regional Research Bureau announced Thursday the recipients of the 2021 Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards. Ellen Ganley, Chair of the Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards Committee, said, “As Chair of the TSG Awards Committee, I am impressed by the caliber of this year’s nominees. So many public servants truly stepped up for our communities during this unprecedented and challenging year. This year’s recipients truly represent exceptional public service, well beyond the call of duty ..read more

Assumption University's graduation featured Pulitzer Prize-winning and nationally syndicated Washington Post columnist George F. Will, Ph.D.,. He delivered what he called the “last Assumption lecture for which you will be a captive audience” to the Class of 2021 graduates during the University’s 104th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 9 at the DCU Center in downtown Worcester. During the ceremony, at which Assumption conferred 425 undergraduate degrees, Will urged the graduates to live in the present while also imagining the past ..read more

On Friday night at approximately 7:45 PM, Worcester Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Crompton Park for a report of a ShotSpotter activation ..read more

Governor Charlie Baker's administration announced on Friday that Massachusetts will move forward in the Commonwealth's reopening plan to reopen certain outdoor Phase 4 industries effective May 10th, as previously announced.  The Administration continues to take steps to reopen the Commonwealth's economy with public health metrics continuing to trend in a positive direction.  ..read more

A former Massachusetts resident was arrested Tuesday in connection with allegedly filing a fraudulent loan application in order to obtain over $660,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds and using those funds for personal expenses, including an alpaca farm in Vermont ..read more

Facebook's independent Oversight Board on Wednesday announced it has ruled in favor of upholding the platform's suspension of former President Donald Trump's account. "The Board found that the two posts by Mr. Trump on January 6 severely violated Facebook’s Community Standards and Instagram’s Community Guidelines," reported the board in their announcement.  ..read more