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After two vehicles were set on fire in South Boston, arson dogs are searching the area for clues.

A second man has been charged in connection with the burning of a Providence police cruiser during a violent night in the city in early June, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Nicholas Scaglione, 30, of Cranston, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with attempted malicious destruction of a vehicle by fire, according to a statement from the office of Aaron Weisman,…

Firefighters in Denver say five people have been found dead in a house fire that authorities suspect was intentionally set

The Apple Fire continued to grow on Monday morning with officials confirming over 26,000 acres have been burned in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Boston police are investigating after a statue of the Virgin Mary was apparently set on fire outside of a church in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. Police responded to a reported fire outside of St. Peter Parish on Bowdoin Street around 10 p.m. Saturday, where they found the burned statue. Fire investigators say it appears someone set fire to plastic...

The charred statue startled parishioners of St. Peter Parish on Sunday, with one man saying he was “very disturbed” by the incident.

Boston police responded to a reported fire outside of St. Peter’s Parish on Bowdoin Street around 10 p.m. Saturday, where they found the burned statue.

A Philadelphia woman has been charged by federal authorities with setting fire to two police cars during protests over the death of George Floyd.

A 15-year-old boy from Framingham, Massachusetts, has been arrested in connection to the burning of a Boston Police cruiser last Sunday night, authorities said.

A 15-year-old boy from Framingham, Massachusetts, has been arrested in connection to the burning of a Boston Police cruiser last Sunday night, authorities said Thursday. The vehicle went up in flames as unrest took hold in downtown Boston the night of Sunday, May 31, following a massive, peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd. Thursday evening, the Boston Police…

The FBI and Boston police are looking to identify two men seen who may have information about the vandalism and arson of a Boston police cruiser last Sunday night. Footage released by the agencies highlights the men, whose names aren’t yet known, near the cruiser, which went up in flames as unrest took hold in downtown Boston the night...

The FBI and Boston police are looking to identify two men seen who may have information about the vandalism and arson of a Boston police cruiser last Sunday night.

After hours of peaceful protests, a Boston police cruiser has been set on fire downtown.

Japanese police have arrested a suspect in the deadly arson at a Kyoto anime studio last year after he regained enough strength from his own severe burns to respond to the police investigation.

The Friday morning blaze at a multi-family home in Woburn, Massachusetts, was intentionally set, according to fire officials. Police are also looking for a person of interest in connection to the 3-alarm fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene just after 5 a.m. on Sturgis Street, where flames were ripping through the triple-decker home.

Police are investigating a series of suspected arson fires that happened overnight in Taunton, Massachusetts. Four fires were sparked along Weir Street and and a fifth fire broke out on Leonard Court. The first blaze that was reported at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday as a truck fire in the area of 69 Weir St., according to the Taunton Fire Department.

Police are investigating five suspicious fires that burned in Taunton, Massachusetts.

A New Hampshire man charged in connection with arson and attempted murder at a Hudson home last month faced a judge on Thursday after being taken into custody in Boston earlier in the day. Gerald Gutekunst, 73, of Hudson, used a walker and struggled to stand at his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court as a fugitive from justice. Officials were...

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a man sentenced to decades in prison over multiple arsons that killed four dogs. Prosecutors announced the ruling Tuesday, saying that the court rejected Gregory Bruno’s claim that the trial court was in error in joining multiple charges of animal cruelty and arson against him.

Police in Brockton, Massachusetts are searching for an arsonist who set fire to the mayor’s car. Mayor Bill Carpenter was out of town when the city-owned SUV was set ablaze late Friday night or early Saturday morning. Neighbors said the fire sounded like an explosion.