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A Massachusetts man who was reported missing is being sought Thursday. Police in Lawrence are searching for 31-year-old Daniel Mwangi, a resident of the city, after he was reported missing. Police did not say when Mwangi was last seen or give a description, but they shared a photo of him. Anyone with information is asked to call 978-794-5900.

Police are investigating after a clerk was shot during an armed robbery at a store in Lawrence, Massachusetts, around 9:46 a.m. Wednesday. Lawrence police said the armed robbery took place at a multi-service store at 349 Lawrence St. A male clerk suffered a single gunshot wound. He was treated by paramedics at the scene and then taken by ambulance to…

Police are looking for two men who robbed a store in Lawrence and shot the clerk.

A store clerk was shot Wednesday morning during an armed robbery in Lawrence, Massachusetts, police said.

Superintendent Cynthia Paris said in a letter to families the district would postpone any in-person learning until at least December. The decision was made in collaboration with local leaders, Paris said.

Less than three weeks after the school year started virtually in Lawrence, Massachusetts, hundreds of students still haven’t logged on for a single class, the district said Monday after a school committee member raised concerns over poor attendance records. Jonathan Guzmán, a school committee member who represents District F, said it’s possible that more than 1,000 students haven’t attended...

Hundreds of students in Lawrence have not shown up for classes since they started on Sept. 16.

Residents at a veterans’ home in Lawrence, Massachusetts, are worried about their safety in the event of a fire. Veterans at the E. James Gaines Veterans Residence, a 10-unit affordable housing facility on Parker Street, say that the fire alarm goes off at random, the water heater leaks and noise causes sleepless nights. But their biggest concern is that the…

Residents at a veterans’ home in Lawrence say they are concerned about their safety.

A Lawrence, Massachusetts man is facing drug trafficking charges following an investigation by police in two states, Massachusetts State Police announced Monday. The joint investigation between Massachusetts State Police, New Hampshire State Police, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and agents from federal Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration took place Friday at a Lawrence home and a...

Teachers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, held a protest Wednesday calling for more safety precautions as they prepare for the resumption of the academic year later this month. The Lawrence Teachers’ Union called for health and safety criteria to be met before educators return to the classroom, during an outdoor protest and car caravan outside the Parthum Complex. “A lot of people…

As schools continue trying to figure out how to keep everyone safe this fall, teachers are pushing back against a rush into the classroom.

In a COVID-19 update, Gov. Charlie Baker announces new resources for areas in Mass. with dangerously high transmission rates of the virus, including Chelsea, Everett, Lawrence, Revere and Lynn.

A man has been arrested for allegedly hitting a police officer with a car while fleeing the scene of a break-in in Lawrence, Massachusetts last month. Lawrence police said Luis Morales Colon, 30, was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with the Aug. 3 incident and charged with armed robbery, breaking and entering, assault with intent to murder and possession of…

A Massachusetts day care center authorities say is illegal is under investigation after police found more than two dozen children inside an apartment with no social distancing. According to the police report, the day care was being run out of a triple decker on Bromfield Street in Lawrence. Police were alerted by a parent who complained of overcrowding. The parent…

Authorities found dozens of children in one illegal day care center in a Lawrence apartment.

Two Massachusetts state swimming pools in Lawrence were closed Sunday, each after someone at the respective facilities came into contact with someone who had recently tested positive for COVID-19, according to state officials. The Lt. Colonel Edward J. Higgins swimming pool was reported closed at 12:22 p.m. via a tweet from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation on Sunday….

The Lt. Colonel Edward J. Higgins swimming pool was reported closed at 12:22 p.m. via a tweet from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation on Sunday. Less than 20 minutes later, the Geisler Memorial pool was also reported closed.

Friday is the deadline for schools to submit their fall reopening plans, and at least 32 of them have already decided against having kids return to class at all. Auburn, Barnstable, Belmont, Bourne, Brockton, Brookline, Chelsea, Dedham, Everett, Framingham, Gardner, Lawrence, Leominster, Lynn, Marblehead, Manchester-Essex, Masconomet, Mendon-Upton, Methuen, Northbridge, Revere, Salem, Somerset, Somerville, Taunton, Topsfield, Wachusett, Watertown, Wayland, Webster, West…

The deadline has arrived for Massachusetts school districts to submit their fall reopening plans amid the coronavirus crisis.