Fitchburg

As New England inches toward winter, many communities are still having a hard getting fully staffed up for the real winter storms.

While the overnight wintry storm ended up being mostly rain in Massachusetts, there was snow accumulation for some communities in the Commonwealth. A lot of it has already melted, though, due to temperatures on the ground and in the air. Leicester: 2.3 inches Shrewsbury: 2 inches Grafton: 2 inches Fitchburg: 1.7 inches Auburn: 1.5 inches NBC10 Boston only received two…

As New England inches toward winter, many communities are still having a hard getting fully staffed up for the real winter storms.

The overnight wintry storm turned out to perhaps be more of a reminder that winter is coming, rather than a true first test for snow plows. Like many other places in Massachusetts, snow was sticking on the grass in Fitchburg, but not so much on sidewalks or roads. Plows weren’t really needed after all. The salt and sand trucks...

Two students were arrested for bringing knives to Fitchburg High School on Monday morning. Fitchburg police said they received a call around 9:30 a.m. from staff at the school saying that a threat might have been made to the school. The threat reportedly involved the possibility that a weapon had been brought to the school by a 17-year-old male student….

Frankie was the first treated under Nero’s Law, which allows police dogs and other working animals to be treated or transported by emergency medical personnel provided there is not a human in need they must attend to.

Massachusetts State Police K-9 Frankie was given full honors Tuesday after he was shot and killed by a suspect wanted for firearms charges who was barricaded in this Fitchburg apartment building. “Frankie had every trait we seek in good law enforcement officers – canine or human – intelligence, immense courage, and dedication to protecting the public,” state police Col. Christopher…

A wanted man who barricaded himself inside a home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Tuesday shot and killed a police K-9 before apparently fatally shooting himself, according to Massachusetts State Police.

A Massachusetts State Police K9 was shot and killed in Fitchburg during a confrontation with a suspect, who also died.

A Massachusetts State Police K-9 killed in the line of duty Tuesday was, along with his handler, a decorated veteran of the force, part of a team recognized for their bravery multiple times. K-9 Frankie was shot and killed by a wanted man during a police standoff in Fitchburg, according to police. His handler, Sgt. David Stucenski, was unhurt. Frankie…

A Massachusetts State Police K9 was shot and killed in Fitchburg during a confrontation with a suspect, who also died.

A wanted man who barricaded himself inside a home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Tuesday shot and killed a police K-9 before apparently fatally shooting himself, according to Massachusetts State Police. State police said the incident began in the morning. The suspect, identified as Matthew Mack, 38, was wanted on charges tied to a shooting earlier this month and investigators had…

A missing woman from Harvard, Massachusetts, was found dead in Vermont; her ex-boyfriend, a person of interest in the case, was fatally shot by police.

Matthew Davis, the ex-boyfriend and a person of interest in the death of Mary Anderson of Harvard, Massachusetts, had a violent criminal history, according to court documents obtained by NBC10 Boston. Davis, who was fatally shot Tuesday night during a confrontation with police in Vermont, was indicted in 2009 in connection with a stabbing incident in Pittsfield earlier that year….

Matthew Davis, Mary Anderson’s ex-boyfriend and a person of interest in her suspicious death, was armed with a knife when he was shot and killed by police Tuesday night Vermont, according to authorities.

A massive fire was burning at a home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Thursday afternoon, firefighters said. A photo shared by the Fitchburg Fire Department showed flames and clouds of thick, black smoke billowing from the building on Intervale and Mack roads. The building is listed as a three-unit residential complex. Streets in the area may be shut down due to…

A woman died when her SUV rolled over on Massachusetts Route 2 in Fitchburg early Friday morning, police said. The crash took place about 5:55 a.m. near the Merriam Avenue and South Street exit, Massachusetts State Police said. The driver, a 26-year-old woman from Gardner, was the only person in the SUV, a 2002 Ford Explorer. Bystanders were performing CPR…

A former Massachusetts state senator and Republican candidate for Congress has been charged after allegedly stealing a gun from an elderly constituent and misleading investigators about what happened, Attorney General Maura Healey said Friday. Investigators said Dean Tran, 46, of Fitchburg, used his position as a public official to intimidate the constituent into parting with her late husband’s firearms, making…

Shana Pedroso, 41, was sentenced to life in prison and will not be eligible to seek parole for 25 years, the Worcester County district attorney’s office confirmed Friday.

A Fitchburg, Massachusetts, mother was sentenced to life in prison Friday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her 6-year-old daughter, officials said. Shana Pedroso, 41, was sentenced to life in prison and will not be eligible to seek parole for 25 years, the Worcester County district attorney’s office confirmed Friday. Her husband, Marvin Brito, was previously…