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A popular black bear that had been spotted in several Massachusetts communities has been found dead, wildlife officials announced Thursday. According to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, the bear –affectionally dubbed “Boo Boo” — died from its injuries after it was struck by a van on Route 195 in Marion two weeks ago. The black bear had been…

The bear’s remains were found Tuesday, but wildlife officials say Boo Boo the Black Bear died from its injuries after being hit by a car on June 24 in Marion, Mass.

A black bear ran into the woods, possibly injured, after being hit by a van on Route 195 in Marion, Massachusetts Thursday morning. Massachusetts State Police said the van, owned by Alert Ambulance Services, was taking an elderly man from New Bedford to a doctor’s appointment around 9:45 a.m. when it struck the bear on the westbound side of the…

Five people were rescued Saturday when a boat capsized near a lighthouse in Buzzards Bay, according to officials. The Mattapoisett Harbormaster plucked the people from the water before rescue boats arrived at the scene, and a Mattapoisett firefighter assisted in medical evaluations, officials said. No one was seriously injured. The vessel overturned near Cleveland East Ledge Light. The Coast Guard…

An 18-year-old who allegedly shot two people, killing one, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Friday morning has been arrested, police say. The alleged shooter – identified as Jon Zell of Mattapoisett – unloaded a handgun at police as they approached him less than an hour after the double shooting but no officers were hit, according to a press release from…

It was a picture-perfect wedding for the year 2020. Denice and Aaron Sawitsky were getting married in Marion, Massachusetts, when a lightning bolt came crashing down. “I started telling her, ‘If we have a wedding that goes completely as planned, it will be a boring wedding that no one remembers,’ and we definitely did not have a boring wedding,” Aaron…

A lightning bolt came crashing down as a couple tied the knot.

A Virginia man faces federal charges after officials say he burned a cross on the front lawn of a Black teenager who organized a civil rights protest the previous day.

A Massachusetts woman appeared in court Thursday on charges of animal cruelty, a day after her Marion home was raided and several animals were found living in filthy conditions.

A Massachusetts woman faced a judge Thursday in a case of animal cruelty, one day after a raid of her “squalid” farmhouse and property in Marion. Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of Lauren Fisher, 65, during her arraignment in Wareham District Court, where she was charged with two counts of animal cruelty, interfering with a police officer and…

Sixty-five-year-old Lauren Fisher was bailed out of jail Wednesday night hours after dozens of animals were allegedly found neglected or deceased on her property in Marion.

Officials discussed a severe case of animal cruelty Wednesday at a property in Marion, Massachusetts.

A woman is facing a number of charges, including animal cruelty, following a raid at her “squalid” farmhouse and property in Marion, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Sixty-five-year-old Lauren Fisher was bailed out of jail Wednesday night, hours after dozens of animals were allegedly found neglected or deceased on her Marion property. Miniature horses, exotic birds, cats and dogs…

A third person has a confirmed case of eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, in Massachusetts this summer, health authorities said Friday. A man over 60 years old in northern Franklin County has the rare but potentially deadly virus, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in a statement. The risk level is now critical in two Franklin County communities.

More Massachusetts communities were sprayed for mosquitoes Wednesday, with further treatment planned across the Bay State. Health officials have been spraying as a preventative measure to decrease the chances of EEE and West Nile virus from spreading. The mosquito-borne viruses are rare, but can be potentially fatal.

More Massachusetts towns and neighborhoods will be sprayed for mosquitos Tuesday after two men were diagnosed with the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus. East Boston, Worcester and Andover were set to be sprayed as preventative measures to decrease the chances of EEE and West Nile virus from spreading. The mosquito-borne viruses are rare, but can be potentially fatal.

Spraying for mosquitoes began in Boston’s West Roxbury and Hyde Park neighborhoods Monday evening. With concern growing across Massachusetts after two men were diagnosed with the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, city crews were spraying in the two neighborhoods from dusk until 11:30 p.m. using a truck-mounted aerosol sprayer.

With concern growing across Massachusetts after two men were diagnosed with the Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE), officials are continuing to spray specific areas to reduce the mosquito population and public health risk. Using a truck mounted aerosol sprayer, officials will spray Monday in the Boston area from dusk until 11:30 at night. The health commission says the formula they...

Another Massachusetts man has been diagnosed with the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, the state’s Department of Public Health announced Friday, making him the second person to be diagnosed with the rare but dangerous infection. Laboratory testing confirmed the virus in a Grafton man who is between the ages of 19 and 30, authorities said.

A Massachusetts man has been diagnosed with the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus infection, the state’s Department of Public Health announced Saturday. This is the first human case of EEE in the state since 2013. The man is over 60 and lives in southern Plymouth County, the DPH said. “Today’s news is evidence of the significant risk from EEE and...