North Attleboro

More than 15 people have been forced out of their homes after a fire broke out Saturday morning at a multi-family home in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Fire Chief Christopher Coleman says the North Attleboro Fire Department received a report around 6:48 a.m. of smoke coming from a 2.5-story home at 76 Park Street. Firefighters saw heavy smoke coming from the…

The National Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island during Friday’s storms.

Severe weather left damage Friday in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Friday’s severe weather packed a major punch in southern New England.

Three tornadoes hit Massachusetts and another touched down in Rhode Island Friday, the National Weather Service confirmed. Rhode Island experienced an EF-2 that caused damage in Scituate, Johnston and North Providence, the NWS said. In Massachusetts, an EF-1 was confirmed in North Attleboro and Mansfield; another EF-1 touched down in Weymouth; there was an EF-0 in Stoughton. Strong thunderstorms swept…

A dog that escaped from her North Attleborough yard is home safe after days on the run, the family tells WJAR in Providence, adding that their happy ending wouldn’t have been possible without the kindness of strangers. According to the WJAR report, the 14-month-old dachshund named Chelsea escaped a fenced-in yard on Virginia Avenue last week. Her owners, Glenn...