Worcester County

Worcester County’s Toys for Tots campaign finished up their fourth and final day of distributing gifts on Sunday, and the results speak for themselves. According to the organization, this year’s drive collected 80,000 toys for 20,000 children, which is 3,000 more children than last year’s drive. “I have been doing Toys for Tots for 17 years,” said James Caldwell, the…

As state and local authorities continue to investigate what happened this weekend inside a home in Millbury, Massachusetts, neighbors are reacting to the news that one man is dead and another is facing charges.

Authorities say a man suspected of slashing his boyfriend’s throat waited at least six hours before calling police.

According to court documents, the 911 call was made by Kevin Donnellan — now charged in connection with the case — reporting the death of another man and requesting a police response to the home.

As state and local authorities continue to investigate what happened this weekend inside a home in Millbury, Massachusetts, neighbors are reacting to the news that one man is dead and another is facing charges.

The death investigation at a home in Millbury, Massachusetts, is very much active Sunday with a lot of questions to answer after a man was found dead inside, with another man at the house now facing charges.

As state and local authorities continue to investigate what happened this weekend inside a home in Millbury, Massachusetts, neighbors are reacting to the news that one man is dead and another is facing charges.

A person was found dead at a home in Millbury, Massachusetts, on Saturday afternoon, and the man who called 911 is facing charges.

A person was found dead at a home in Millbury, Massachusetts, Saturday, prosecutors said, as state and local authorities began an investigation into what happened.

The animal tranquilizer xylazine, also known as “tranq,” has been found mixed with other drugs in Worcester County, causing concern among law enforcement officials that there could be a rise in overdoses and drug-related deaths. Xylazine, a sedative that is not approved for human use, has been found mixed with cocaine, heroin and fentanyl, the Worcester County District Attorney’s...

A teenage passenger was killed Saturday when the car he was riding in struck a tree in Upton, Massachusetts, authorities said. Jacob Osanya, 18, of Uxbridge, was riding in the front seat of a car driven by 18-year-old Gabriel Dias De Holanda of Milford when their car, a 2019 Acura ILX sedan, left the road and struck a tree on…

Shana Pedroso, 41, was sentenced to life in prison and will not be eligible to seek parole for 25 years, the Worcester County district attorney’s office confirmed Friday.

The father and son who died in a car crash in Mendon on May 7 have been identified as Edwin A. Sosa Acevedo, and 15-year-old Christian Sosa according to the Worcester County District Attorney. Sosa Acevedo and his son collided with a Ford F-350 while pulling out of a restaurant parking lot on Uxbridge Road, where their car ended up...

The identities of the father and son who were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Saturday have been released by Worcester County’s District Attorney office. The father and son who suffered fatal injuries have been identified as Edwin A. Sosa Acevedo, 34, of Attleboro, and 15-year-old Christian Sosa. Sosa Acevedo and Sosa were pulling out of a restaurant parking lot…

The driver was taken to a local hospital, authorities said.

The body was located inside Coggshall Park in Fitchburg just after 4 p.m., according to a statement from the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.