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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 women were badly injured in a 2-vehicle accident on Monday morning in Acton, Massachusetts. Acton police said the crash occurred around 8:20 a.m. on Great Road near the intersection of Meyer Hill Drive. A tractor trailer and a car were involved, and the driver and a passenger in the car were trapped inside and both women had to be...

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

One suspect is in custody following an alleged attack using a shard of glass from a broken beer bottle in Acton, Massachusetts.

Police in Acton, Massachusetts, are looking for a man who has been missing for more than three weeks. According to police, 25-year-old Aaron Zion was last seen leaving his Acton home on April 1.

Officials are searching for two people wanted in connection to a shooting that left one man hospitalized in Acton, Massachusetts. The shooting was reported just before 9 p.m. Wednesday night at a home on Strawberry Hill Road, according to authorities. The victim was shot multiple times and suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to the Acton District Attorney’s Office.

Police are searching for two suspected wanted in connection to a shooting that left a man hospitalized in Acton, Massachusetts.

A 25-year-old Massachusetts man whose father died days after his son allegedly stabbed him has been arraigned on a murder charge. The Lowell Sun reports that a judge Thursday continued to hold Benjamin DiChristina without bail after a not guilty plea was entered.

A Massachusetts man who allegedly stabbed his father, mother, and girlfriend at their home in Acton last week has been charged with murder after his father died from his injuries Tuesday, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.
Authorities said 57-year-old John DiCristina, died as a result of the Oct. 4 altercation with his son, Benjamin DiCristina.

A man accused of stabbing his girlfriend and his parents with scissors during a domestic dispute in Acton, Massachusetts has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. The triple stabbing happened around 10:30 p.m. Thursday on Haynes Court, where a male suspect, identified as 25-year-old Benjamin DiCristina, was taken into custody, according to the Middlesex district attorney’s office.

The man accused of stabbing his girlfriend and his parents with scissors in Acton, Massachusetts, will undergo a mental health evaluation.

Three people were stabbed during a domestic dispute late Thursday night in Acton, Massachusetts, and a suspect is in custody, authorities said. The stabbing happened around 10:30 p.m. on Haynes Court, according to state police.

State and local police in Acton, Massachusetts are investigating a triple stabbing that happened in a domestic dispute.

Police in Massachusetts have charged a Maine woman whose 17-month old child was found alone in a shopping cart outside a Target store. Easton police said Monday that 27-year-old Acton, Maine resident Taylor Perdue will be summoned to court in the future to face a charge of abandonment or endangerment of a child charge.

An investigation is underway after an explosion hurt six people at a business in Acton, Massachusetts.