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Serious injuries were reported after a rollover accident on Route 195 east in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning, according to officials. The crash occurred near exit 12 around 5:20 a.m. and the right lane has closed, according to the Massachusetts Department of Tranpsortation. Massachusetts State Police responded to the crash, which involved one car with one person inside. No further…

Officials say two men were injured when what appeared to be homemade fireworks detonated in Laconia, New Hampshire. Fire Chief Kirk Beattie said the explosion happened on the Friday night before the Fourth of July, and both victims were taken to Lakes Region General Hospital with leg injuries. One of them had to be flown to another facility for further…

A Worcester, Massachusetts, fire lieutenant died early Wednesday as he and his crew attempted to save a baby and others from a raging fire. Chief Michael Lavoie said in a press conference that Lt. Jason Menard, a father of three, succumbed to his injuries after his “heroic efforts” to save people in the four-alarm fire at 7 Stockholm Street.

Based on the standings, the Boston Bruins caught a break by drawing the Ottawa Senators instead of the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Washington Capitals in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Bill Belichick and the Patriots took care of all the little details on Sunday afternoon, and it all added up to a win over a Cowboys team that wasn’t ready for prime time, writes Tom E. Curran.

Police in Boston have arrested a man in connection to a 2018 fatal shooting. Authorities say a fugitive apprehension unit of the Boston Police Department located and arrested Marcus Ambroisio on Saturday in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys after he was limited in practice Friday due to a right elbow injury. Brady, who has dealt with other injuries this season, is one of several Patriots listed on the injured report ahead of Sunday’s game.

The death of Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard early Wednesday in an apartment blaze was a stark reminder of the city’s history of tragic fires. Menard, a father of three, died saving members of Ladder 5, who were responding to reports of a trapped baby on the third floor of an apartment building on Stockholm Street.

Massachusetts House lawmakers have approved a bill that would ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products while also imposing a new 75% excise tax on nicotine vaping products. The ban would apply to menthol cigarettes — a decision that has rankled some convenience store owners.

Massachusetts residents can now have a non-binary gender designation on state driver’s licenses. The state’s Registry of Motor Vehicles says it now recognizes three gender designations: “male,” “female,” and “non-binary.” The change took effect Tuesday.

Crews battled a fire in Worcester, Massachusetts Wednesday, hours after a fire lieutenant tragically died in another blaze. The fire appeared to have damaged businesses, including a pet shop, on the 1100 block of Pleasant Street Wednesday morning.

A manhunt following two crashes in Sharon, Massachusetts, is connected to a string of thefts in the area, according to police. State police said they approached two vehicles while conducting surveillance in Dedham. Both vehicles fled and crashed separately on Cottage Street and Beach Street in Sharon.

A manhunt in Sharon is connected to a string of thefts in the area, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Seventeen more cases of vaping-related lung injuries have been reported, bringing the new total reported to the Centers for Disease Control to 46, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The DPH made the announcement on Wednesday and said it has reported the cases to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The DPH also unveiled a new...

The 2017 death of Olivia Gant, a 7-year-old whose “bucket list” of final wishes evoked heart-touching news stories, wasn’t the result of multiple diseases – it was a murder carried out by her mother, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Monday.

A Colorado mother who sought donations to cover medical treatments for her daughter and promoted the girl’s “bucket list” of dreams to fulfill before she died has been indicted on a murder charge in the 7-year-old’s death that was previously believed to be from a terminal disease. In a grand jury indictment revealed Monday, Kelly Renee Turner, 41, also known...

One thing is guaranteed when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the Dallas Cowboys; the winner will take over first place in the NFC East.

South Korean police said Saturday they beefed up security at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Seoul after a group of anti-American students used ladders to break into the compound. They were protesting demands by the Trump administration that South Korea pay more to help cover the costs of keeping U.S. troops in the country. Officials from three Seoul police stations...