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Two police officers are on paid leave over accusations of inappropriate conduct made by a former high school student in Acton, Massachusetts.

Two police officers are on paid leave over accusations of inappropriate conduct made by a former high school student in Acton, Massachusetts. The former student reported that they had been the victim of separate inappropriate incidents with two school resource officers at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. The allegation was made to a police sergeant during a traffic stop, and the…

In tonight’s Daily Debrief, a seabird makes a remarkable journey all the way from Canada to the Bay State. Plus, two films shot in Massachusetts picked up some Oscar nominations for the 94th Academy Awards. And Gov. Charlie Baker hints that the school mask mandate could soon expire.

It wasn’t the discovery the Sharpe family was expecting to see in Acton, Massachusetts, after a January nor’easter. “I saw this bird that looked like a penguin land right by our garbage bins,” Abby Sharpe said. She called her husband over, as they both watched in awe. “There was this bird that was standing completely upright on two feet,...

A thick-billed murre was discovered in Acton after a January nor’easter.

Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, with more than 200 with Massachusetts ties among those killed.

Two decades after terrorist attacks changed the United States forever, people across Massachusetts and the country will gather to honor the survivors and victims of September 11, 2001, on Saturday.

Police are investigating after a woman reported a man tried to abduct her and force her into his vehicle Saturday evening in Acton, Massachusetts.

The police department received a 911 call from a 39-year-old Acton woman around 9:50 p.m. Saturday. The caller stated that a man tried to abduct her while she was walking on Great Road near the entrance to the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail.

Police are investigating after a woman reported a man tried to abduct her and force her into his vehicle Saturday evening in Acton, Massachusetts. The police department received a 911 call from a 39-year-old Acton woman around 9:50 p.m. The caller stated that a man tried to abduct her while she was walking on Great Road near the entrance to…

56-year-old woman struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of a Massachusetts supermarket has died, authorities said Friday. Denise Stracqualursi, of Tewksbury, died Thursday after getting struck Monday outside the Roche Bros. store in Acton, according to a statement from the Middlesex district attorney’s office. Emergency workers arrived on the scene just after 1 p.m. Monday to find...

A Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday on charges of sexually assaulting children. The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that 58-year-old Daniel Napier of Acton had been arrested a day earlier at his home. Police in Acton were notified in November of 2019 that Napier had allegedly touched two children inappropriately on multiple occasions at his home. “Upon confronting…

Thousands of protesters gathering across Massachusetts for one reason — change.  The demonstrations come after this week’s decision when no officers connected to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor were indicted. Only one of the four officers was charged with wanton endangerment.  Multiple rallies are scheduled for Sunday. In Acton, a “Standout in the Suburbs for Black Lives Matter”...

A woman is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Acton, Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon.  According to investigators, the pedestrian, a woman in her 50’s, was struck by a Toyota Prius traveling in the westbound lane on Route 2A in the area of Route 27. Emergency crews received the emergency call around 1:45 p.m. The woman…

A string of burglaries in Acton, Massachusetts, has local business owners on edge as police continue to search for those responsible. The most recent break-in happened Sunday night. Surveillance images captured the thief in action at one local business. Like most of the other locations targeted, the store is small and family-run. “They used my brick of a doorstop to…

An investigation is ongoing in one Massachusetts town after a series of break-ins targeted businesses in Acton.

Flames erupted from the hood of a car in Acton, Massachusetts, Monday morning, leaving the front of the car completely charred. The culprit may have been a squirrel’s nest, local police said in a tweet. An early investigation of the fire, which erupted on Carriage Drive Monday morning and was put out by local firefighters, “indicates it was possibly...

A two-part blast of winter weather is hitting the region.

Slick conditions contributed to several car crashes early Monday after New England’s first widespread snowstorm of the season created hazardous traveling conditions. From snow to slush, slippery conditions were rampant after the storm delivered several inches of snow overnight, followed by showers in some towns.

Two people were seriously hurt following a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer in Acton, Massachusetts.