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Emergency crews responded to the building on Albion Street around 8:30p.m. Sunday.

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A fire burned through a mixed-use building in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Sunday night. The Wakefield Fire Department says crews responded to 17 Albion Street around 8 p.m. for a report of a possible structure fire and found heavy fire showing from the exterior of the building, which has an unoccupied commercial space on the first floor and an apartment above. Fire…

A woman who allegedly pointed a BB gun at families during the inaugural Porchfest in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Sunday was given house arrest as she faced a judge or the first time in the case Monday.

A woman allegedly pointed a weapon and yelled crude comments as she repeatedly sped by Wakefield’s inaugural Porchfest, where children were in the crowd.

A woman was arrested in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Saturday, hours after she was allegedly speeding through a crowded neighborhood while holding a gun during the city’s PorchFest. Police say 42-year-old Brigid MacDonough, of Wakefield, was taken into custody and charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon. According to police, the department received numerous reports around 3:08 p.m....

A 78-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon. Wakefield police said the crash happened at an intersection on Water Street around 2:30 p.m. when a pedestrian who was walking along the street was struck by a Ford Mustang Mach-E that was exiting a driveway adjacent to Water Street. The pedestrian,…

Two men who claim to be part of a group called the Rise of the Moors were found guilty in connection with a long armed standoff off Interstate 95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, in 2021, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Jamhal Latimer was convicted on multiple gun charges, including unlawful possession of a large capacity weapon, unlawful possession of a…

Towns across Massachusetts are working to come into compliance with the MBTA Communities Law, which requires municipalities to rezone for more housing near transit stops. Areas like Wakefield and Marshfield have both faced pushback over zoning plans, others like Rockport have seen citizens file lawsuits to block proposed changes. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is spearheading enforcement of the law…

Some communities are pushing back on a state law that aims to build more housing along public transit. The state says compliance with the MBTA Communities Law is mandatory and is meant to create more inclusive communities and solve the affordable housing crisis....

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A crash on Interstate 95 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, injured several people Thursday night, according to authorities. An SUV carrying six people rolled over near exit 59, according to Massachusetts State Police, who were called to the scene around 10:20 p.m. State police initially said all six people inside were taken to an area hospital after a crash in Wakefield. The…

A fire broke out at a strip mall in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Sunday evening. The Lowell Street retail center includes Dino’s Brick Oven Pizza, where smoke was observed. Firefighters then found the fire inside North Shore Animal Academy, another business there. The animals in the store were said to be mostly reptiles, and they were all removed from the...

A high school senior died in a pickup truck crash in Middleton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, school officials said Thursday. A 17-year-old boy was also hurt in the crash, police said, giving the age of the man who died as 18. Two other youths, an 18-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl, escaped the crash without serious injury. The person who died…

Police responded to a van that crashed into a house in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning. The crash was reported around 7:30 a.m. on Kathleen Drive. Upon arrival, emergency crews found a 2020 Chevrolet work van that had struck the garage entrance on the right side of the home. The driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was trapped inside….

A Massachusetts teenager arrested earlier this year on suspicion of running a gift card-reselling scheme to raise money for ISIS has been indicted in federal court. Mateo Ventura, an 18-year-old from Wakefield who was arrested in June, raised $705 between January and May by giving gift cards to someone he believed supported ISIS, thinking the cards would be resold on…

A vacant commercial building that firefighters called “extremely dilapidated” went up in flames early Friday morning in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and fire officials in the town said Saturday that the fire’s cause is still being investigated. Wakefield emergency crews began battling the fire before 5 a.m. on Friday on Main Street, and had to call in help from surrounding communities...

Emergency crews were on scene of an apparent fire early Friday morning in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The Wakefield Fire Department confirmed it was responding to a building on Main Street. Video of the scene showed firefighters on scene, and light smoke coming from the building. Windows appeared to be broken for ventilation. Fire officials said that more information would be available…

Drivers have been warned to expect delays if they are commuting through the area.

A big rig truck rolled over on Thursday morning on Interstate 95 in Reading, Massachusetts, officials said, snarling traffic into the morning commute. The truck crash happened on the northbound side of I-95 as it approached Exit 57, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said. Lanes had to be closed following the crash, and at one point, traffic had to get…

A Massachusetts teenager was arrested Thursday on suspicion of running a gift card-reselling scheme to raise money for the terrorist group ISIS, federal prosecutors announced.

Four people have been displaced after a fire broke out Sunday afternoon at a building that houses apartments and a pizza shop in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Someone spotted the fire from outside the building on Main Street after 4 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters responded, and eventually had to evacuate the building because of structural damage. Crews were able to prevent the fire…