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UMass Memorial Medical Center is moving to an elevated alert status caused in part by an influx in new COVID cases. The Worcester hospital is experiencing longer wait times in its emergency room and has fewer available beds for patients. “We’re looking at all elective procedures,” said Chief Nursing Officer Justin Precourt. “We’re evaluating any patient who’s been admitted...

Officials at UMass Memorial Medical Center say a lower vaccination rate in central Massachusetts has contributed to a shortage of hospital beds.

A winter storm is heading toward New England, and it could be the first big snow storm of the season. With the possibility of heavy snow, people are busy marking necessary preparations. In Worcester, where up to six inches of snow is possible, residents say they are ready for whatever comes. Sharon Barry says she’s in the market for a...

Weather is putting a damper on things in New England as we kick off one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. The Greater Boston area saw heavy rain on Sunday, with a whipping wind, creating the potential for delays at Logan Airport. Around the region, travel was even more impacted by the weather. Parts of central Massachusetts saw...

There have been a bunch of bobcat sightings in Westford, Massachusetts, in recent days. The animals were spotted on Boston Road, Patten Lane and Vineyard Road.

Several people have reported seeing bobcats in Westford.

The MSPCA is looking for animal lovers interested in adopting a feline after 45 Ragdoll cats were surrendered in what officials called the largest single-home cat surrender in five years. “What started out as a small and manageable breeding operation quickly got out of hand as the cats began multiplying, which made it impossible for the former owner to meet...

This week’s intense wind and rain storm hit at a bad time — but it showed how useful NBC10 Boston’s StormRanger Mobile Doppler Radar Truck is. With a government radar down for maintenance, our First Alert Weather Team is literally the only meteorologists that can show locals exactly where it’s raining.

NBC10 Boston’s StormRanger provided critical weather updates during a nor’easter that hit the region while the National Weather Service’s local radar was down.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, scattered showers. Windy. Highs in the 50s. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, spot showers. Lows in the 40s to near 50. Saturday: Drizzle, clouds early. Still breezy. Peeks of afternoon sun. Highs around 60. Cape Cod: Friday: Cloudy, pockets of rain. Windy. Highs in the 50s. Friday Night: Windy and clouds, more showers. Lows around 50. Saturday: Mostly...

Using NBC10 Boston’s augmented reality technology, meteorologist Pete Bouchard breaks down why the leaves’ colors change when autumn comes and when you can expect the fall foliage to peak in your part of New England.

Despite the nor’easter that impacted much of coastal New England, the storm’s powerful winds left the trees across northern New England untouched.

Thursday night: Showers to rain. Exiting toward morning. Lows near 50. Friday: Peeks of sun develop early. A stray shower until noon. More sun – but more wind in the afternoon. Highs around 60. Gusty northwest winds. Saturday: Frosty start for some in the suburbs. Brilliant sun. Crisp air. Highs in the upper 50s. Sunday: Sun gives way to advancing…

A steady wind off the water will keep our temperatures quite cool Thursday, with highs only in the 50s. Most of the day will be dry, just primarily cloudy, except for a few showers in Connecticut. A few of those spotty showers will eventually lift into parts of western and central Massachusetts, particularly during the mid to late afternoon.

A variety of invasive bugs continue to threaten trees all across New England.

After making landfall in North Carolina this morning, Hurricane Dorian is racing to the northeast. It will pass well off the coast off Nantucket overnight Friday and early Saturday morning, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to part of New England. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Cape Cod and the Islands. We’re expecting tropical storm gusts in...

Hurricane Dorian continues to work northward, paralleling the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. By Friday night the storm will be passing southeast of Nantucket, bringing some impacts to New England.

Friday: Partly cloudy, breezy. Spot shower. Highs in the 80s. Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s and 60s. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s. Sunday: Clouds increase. Highs around 70.   Cape Cod:   Friday: Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs around 80. Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s and 60s. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in…

A driver struck and killed a man who was jogging in Sutton, Massachusetts, Wednesday morning, according to witnesses and police. Authorities are searching for a white SUV with damage on the passenger side. The hit-and-run took place on Singletary Avenue, leaving a 51-year-old man from neighboring Millbury, Daniel De Lima, dead in a yard, according to the Sutton Police Department.