Needham

The crash is under investigation.

A person police initially said was killed in a crash Friday in Needham, Massachusetts, is alive and in critical condition. The two-vehicle crash took place on Interstate 95 around noon. Massachusetts State Police said Friday afternoon that a 29-year-old Norwood man had been taken to Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston, where he was pronounced dead. State police later said…

A stolen Amazon van led police on a chase through multiple Massachusetts towns, ending in Wellesley.

A wild multi-town police pursuit on Wednesday finally ended in Wellesley. Aerial video captured Massachusetts State Police cruisers cornering the stolen Amazon truck.

Police cruisers chased a stolen Amazon delivery van through the streets of Wellesley Wednesday.

A stolen Amazon delivery van led Massachusetts State Police on a slow pursuit through multiple communities Wednesday, authorities said. The driver, identified as 23-year-old Cameron Mignon of Sharon, is accused of stealing the van in Needham around 6:30 p.m. State police said he hit a police cruiser in Needham and kept going. The chase ended at a dead end on…

A stolen Amazon delivery van led police on a pursuit that ended in Wellesley, authorities say.

A person was arrested after a stabbing inside a Needham business Wednesday.

A person was stabbed at a business in Needham, and a 65-year-old man was taken into custody.

A person was stabbed and a 65-year-old man arrested at a restaurant supply store in Needham, Massachusetts, Wednesday, police said. Angel Cartagena Resto, of Dorchester, faces charges of assault with intent to murder and battery with a dangerous weapon for incident, which took place just before 2 p.m., Needham police said. Officers were called to the scene, Restaurant Depot on…

The driver of a truck that lost two of its wheels, which bounced across the road and hit two cars, spoke to NBC10 Boston.

No one was injured when two wheels flew off a truck on Interstate 95 in Needham, Massachusetts, on Friday morning, striking two cars, police said. The driver of the truck spoke exclusively to NBC10 Boston, explaining that the tires came off his truck without warning. “The lugs snapped and the tires went flying off into the oncoming traffic,” said the…

A 19-year-old cyclist was hit by a car Sunday morning in Dover, Massachusetts, police said. Just before noon, the Needham man was riding his bike on Centre Street toward Medfield when we was struck from behind by a vehicle operated by a 37-year-old woman, also from Needham. The victim was taken by medical helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital with non-life-threatening…

During a stretch of heavy rainfall in New England, the risk of basement flooding is increasing. Melissa Lassonde of Needham, Massachusetts, is tossing out almost everything that was in her basement. “It’s all gone,” she said. “It’s going to have to be replaced.” The water just kept rising on Friday in her neighborhood after the torrential rain. “It was...

Heavy rainfall has led to flooded basements in communities like Needham.

Fourth of July Fireworks return in Plymouth this year. Last year, the Independence Day festivities were canceled due to COVID-19.

After downpours ruined weekend plans and left many spending July Fourth indoors, sunny weather on Monday gave everyone another chance to enjoy the long holiday weekend.  For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic triggered a lockdown and put most Independence Day traditions on hiatus, people once again gathered for town parades in both Needham and Chelmsford.  “The fact...

Communities across Massachusetts are celebrating the Independence Day holiday. Mike Manzoni reports from Lexington.

World War II Veteran George Yered took part in a wreath laying in Needham, Massachusetts, on Memorial Day to honor the lives lost. And then residents commemorated his 100th birthday at the VFW in Needham. In 100 years, Yered says the most amazing thing he’s ever witnessed is getting back on the ship that brought him and his comrades home.

Brenda Faberman was looking forward to seeing the Canadian Brass in concert in Needham, Massachusetts, last March. “I had never seen them before. My husband and I had been fans of them for years,” Faberman said. But the show was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, rescheduled for February 2021 and then ultimately canceled in October. Faberman inquired about getting…