Newburyport

A crash Wednesday night in Newburyport, Massachusetts, left one person dead and other people hurt, according to state police. Troopers began getting reports of the crash around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, and responded to Interstate 95 North near mile marker 85. Investigators believe a chain reaction crash was set off when two vehicles nearly collided. One of those vehicles swerved into…

Troopers say one person died and multiple others were hurt in the crash on Interstate 95.

The city of Newburyport is recommending that residents avoid contact with the Merrimack River for the next two days following prolonged sewage overflows early Tuesday morning upstream in Haverhill, Lawrence and Lowell. “The Newburyport Health Department recommends that the public avoid contact with the Merrimack River for 48 hours following a sewage discharge or overflow due to the increased health…

The Merrimack River is a great spot in the summer, but it can be dangerous and that’s prompting calls for safety as temperatures start to heat up.

The body of a local musician was found in the Merrimack River in Massachusetts Tuesday, police said. Robert Urzi, of Newburyport, was known affectionately by people in town as “Bahama Bob,” local police said. In a statement, police called Urzi “a staple on the local music scene” and added, “We are saddened by this loss and our condolences go out…

Firefighters were battling a fire in West Newbury, Massachusetts on Saturday evening. The fire was reported shortly before 7 p.m. on Browns Lane. Video from the scene showed heavy flames and smoke coming from the garage, and the fire appeared to have spread to the attached house as well. Numerous area fire departments from Massachusetts and New Hampshire were assisting…

A Newburyport Fire Department fire boat sank while docked at Cashman Park on the Merrimack River overnight, and an investigation is now underway to determine the cause. Fire officials said the boat sank overnight Thursday or early Friday morning. A pedestrian who was walking in the area around 4 a.m. Friday called police after noticing the boat partially submerged. The…

The Lowell community mourned the loss of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who died while fishing with his family along the Merrimack River on Thursday.

Grief counselors are expected to be at Mas DeChhat’s elementary school in Lowell, Massachusetts, Monday after the 6-year-old boy’s body was found in the Merrimack River.

The body of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who drowned in the Merrimack River while on a family fishing trip, was found Sunday in Newburyport, Massachusetts, authorities confirmed.

The body of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who drowned in the Merrimack River while on a family fishing trip, was found Sunday in Newburyport, Massachusetts

On Deer Island, a makeshift memorial for the DeChhat family had sprung up by Sunday. People were leaving flowers and lighting candles.

The body of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat, who drowned in the Merrimack River while on a family fishing trip, was found Sunday in Newburyport, Massachusetts, authorities confirmed.

A family fishing trip to a Massachusetts river ended in tragedy Thursday with a mother dead and her 6-year-old son missing in the Merrimack River. Authorities continued to search for the boy by land, river and air Friday morning.

Massachusetts State Police said they would resume their search Saturday.

We’re hearing first-hand accounts from witnesses who tried to help save a family swept away by strong waters while they were fishing.

Authorities continue to search the Merrimack River in Newburyport on Friday for a missing 6-year-old boy.

A family fishing trip to a Massachusetts river ended in tragedy Thursday with a mother dead and her 6-year-old son missing in the Merrimack River. Authorities continued to search for the boy by land, river and air Friday morning.

Newburyport Fire Chief Christopher LeClaire gives the latest update on the fishing incident that left a woman dead and her 6-year-old son missing in the Merrimack River.

An extensive search overnight continued into Friday morning for a missing 6-year-old after his mother drowned trying to save her children Thursday night in the Merrimack River near the Whittier Bridge in Massachusetts.