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Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker speaks from Revere about a new drive-through testing site and the plan for a vaccine once it is released.

Amazon.com is hoping to turn a 72-year-old movie theater into its second distribution site in Revere. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant (Nasdaq: AMZN) has its eye on Revere’s Showcase Cinema de Lux, which is owned by National Amusements Inc., according to one of the attorneys involved in the deal. An agreement has been reached to sell the site to Wakefield-based...

A speeding car being pursued by a Massachusetts state trooper on Interstate 95 crashed in Norwood early Saturday morning, leaving one person inside dead and another with life-threatening injuries, police said. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle for speeding on I-95 northbound in Sharon just after 2:30 a.m., according to Massachusetts State Police. The vehicle refused to stop and…

A car hit a guardrail, then a pole, trapping two people inside, Revere police said.

Firefighters had to cut off the roof of a car to get two people out after it crashed into a utility pole in Revere, Massachusetts Thursday morning. The woman who was driving hit a guard rail before the car wrapped around the pole on North Shore Road in front of the Land of Liquor store just before 5 a.m., according…

Emergency responders extricated two people from a car that crashed into a utility pole in Revere Thursday morning.

A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to motor vehicle homicide charges in a crash nearly two years ago in Revere that resulted in the deaths of two young sisters, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced. During a Zoom hearing, Autumn Harris, 43, of Boston, changed her plea to guilty on two charges of negligent misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide, the…

Massachusetts State Police are once again pleading for help in bringing closure to a 28-year-old cold case and reminding the public of a major reward.

State officials will be cracking down on the spread of the novel coronavirus over the holiday weekend, looking out for any large parties or gatherings that violate state guidelines. With Labor Day Weekend underway, and another beautiful day in the forecast, people have been heading out to beaches and parks for the holiday weekend, from Cape Cod to Nantasket to…

Individuals who violate the guidelines may receive a fine.

Officials in Revere, one of the Massachusetts communities hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, say they will be keeping a lookout for large gatherings this holiday weekend. The positive test rate for COVID-19 in Revere has remained more than three times the state average for six consecutive weeks, according to Mayor Brian Arrigo. Revere residents have been more apt to…

Officials in Revere plan to keep a close eye on large gatherings over the holiday weekend as the city sees dangerously high coronavirus transmission rates.

In a COVID-19 update, Gov. Charlie Baker announces new resources for areas in Mass. with dangerously high transmission rates of the virus, including Chelsea, Everett, Lawrence, Revere and Lynn.

Even as the state’s overall rate remains low, in recent weeks spikes in COVID-19 cases have been seen in several communities, many of them in the Greater Boston area. Wednesday’s latest report had nine Massachusetts cities and towns listed in the red category, meaning more than eight cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people. Those cities and towns included Brockton,...

East Boston is one of many communities dealing with a surge in coronavirus cases.

When it comes to stopping the spread of coronavirus, the city of Revere, Massachusetts is taking some drastic measures. More than 2,000 positive and probable COVID-19 tests have been confirmed in Revere, a city with a population of around 54,000. The city’s emergency response team will be issuing citations to residences and businesses hosting large gatherings that don’t comply with…

A spike in COVID-19 cases in Revere is prompting city leaders to issue new guidance to stop the spread.

In Revere, Mass., fines have been instituted for hosting large groups, while several park and recreation facilities have been closed and businesses are subject to inspects as the city cracks down on a growing number of coronavirus cases.

Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday identified four high risk Massachusetts cities and towns that will be the focus of his new COVID Enforcement and Intervention Team. Chelsea, Everett, Lynn and Revere are included in the high risk category, meaning they have over eight cases per 100,000 residents. Twenty-nine other communities, including Auburn, Belchertown, Boston, Brockton, Charlton, Chicopee, Fall River, Framingham,…

Massachusetts released a map showing coronavirus hot spots across the state.