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A 22-year-old woman was found dead just after midnight Sunday on Interstate 93 in Medford, Massachusetts, authorities said. The woman appears to have been struck and killed by oncoming traffic after getting out of a friend’s car on the northbound side of the highway, Massachusetts State Police said Sunday morning, citing the preliminary investigation. Troopers were called about a body…

Pool testing for COVID-19 has been a success in Medford, which partnered with Tufts to accomplish it.

A woman who went missing Thursday in Medford, Massachusetts, has been found. Authorities say 60-year-old Denise Fino walked away from a medical facility Thursday evening. Police tweeted shortly after 9 p.m. that Fino had been found safe, thanking the public for its help.

A bicyclist was seriously injured after being struck by car in Medford, Massachusetts early Monday morning. The incident occurred shortly around 4:45a.m. on Route 16 in Wellington Circle. The bicyclist, described by police as a 48-year-old man from Somerville, was taken to the hospital. According to State Police, the driver, a 50-year-old man from Stoneham, stayed at the scene and…

A bicyclist was struck by car in Medford, Massachusetts early Monday morning.

In a recent report released by the state government, 88.9% of respondents expressed concern for their child or children’s social and emotional development. That’s part of the reason a group of parents have come together to prevent Kelly’s Unique Kids daycare in Medford from becoming another casualty of the pandemic.  “The kid doesn’t stop singing. Every day it’s a...

Facing financial hardship amid the coronavirus pandemic, owner Kelly Kacinski wiped out her savings to keep Kelly’s Unique Kids open, but the Medford daycare closed within weeks. Families banded together to support the business, creating a Go Fund Me page to get her back on her feet.

A woman was injured Friday morning when a large storefront awning collapsed, crashing onto the sidewalk she was standing on in Medford, Massachusetts. Medford fire officials said the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Riverside Avenue in busy Medford Square. Images from the scene showed the awning partially collapsed in front of the Cash Point pawn shop. The Medford Fire…

A person was injured when a storefront awning fell to a street in Medford, Massachusetts, on Friday morning.

One person is hurt after an awning collapsed in Medford Square.

Officials in Medford, Massachusetts, say they have identified two separate and significant COVID-19 clusters in the city amid a surge of virus cases. One cluster is connected to a potentially oversized gathering at Raso’s Bar and Grille Restaurant and another is tied to a large Thanksgiving gathering at a private home, according to a message from Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn...

A man died Saturday morning in a single-car crash in Medford, Massachusetts. The man, a 31-year-old Bedford resident, crashed while driving south on Route 93, north of Exit 33 in Medford, according to state police. Troopers responded to the scene at approximately 9:50 a.m. The driver was declared dead at the scene by Meford EMS. The crash remains under investigation…

Tufts University is joining with Medford and Somerville public schools to test students as a way to better keep them safe in the classroom.

Details on a new coronavirus testing initiative at public schools in Somerville and Medford will be unveiled Thursday by city officials and Tufts University representatives. The testing partnership is part of the phased school reopening plans in Somerville and Medford, which are aimed to meant to make classrooms safer by limiting the spread of the virus. Tufts is located in…

The Massachusetts communities of Somerville and Medford have partnered with Tufts University to help public schools test for the novel coronavirus.

A testing partnership between Tufts University and the cities of Somerville and Medford is aimed to meant to make classrooms safer by limiting the spread of the virus during phased reopening.

Back-to-school shopping now includes plenty of masks and hand sanitizer, but one student in Medford, Massachusetts, is buying supplies for more than just herself. Delilah Putnam, a seventh-grader at Andrews Middle School in Medford, spent the summer raising money and collecting donations to make COVID-19 prevention kits for classrooms. The boxes include items like paper towels, disinfectant spray and protective…

A seventh-grader is buying supplies for more than just herself, carrying out a mission to help every classroom stay safe.

Several wildfires continue to burn out of control across Oregon, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.

An attempted thief who allegedly hurled himself through the window of an elderly women’s home in Medford Friday afternoon and attempted to prevent her from alerting authorities has been arrested, according to Medford police. The woman in the home told officers she had been sitting in the first floor of her house when she heard a crash. Upon checking...