Worcester

Worcester city inspectors say they’ll be watching closely and doing unannounced inspections after fielding numerous complaints about businesses and their patrons not following COVID-19 safety protocols in recent days. “We’re going out in the evening, on the weekends and looking at the restaurants,” said Worcester’s director of housing and health inspections, Amanda Wilson. “Just double checking that everybody’s doing...

Worcester city officials are worried about an increase in coronavirus cases after receiving complaints about people not following social distancing guidelines.

A man has been arrested on murder charges after a deadly shooting this weekend in Worcester, Massachusetts. Twenty-four-year-old Joshua Lopez of Worcester was shot early Sunday morning in the back seat of a vehicle early Sunday morning. He died Monday at a hospital, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office. Leroy Thompson, a 25-year-old Worcester man, was arraigned...

The popular online ticket broker, StubHub, is under fire for changing its refund policy during the coronavirus pandemic.

The popular online ticket broker, StubHub, has come under fire for changing its refund policy during the coronavirus pandemic. Robert Griffin told NBC10 Boston Responds he bought his wife tickets to see the Celtic Woman show at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester on March 29 as a birthday present.  “I paid $475 for the two tickets for my wife and daughter to...

A man was fatally stabbed early Tuesday morning in Worcester, Massachusetts, police said. Officers were called to Cutler Street near Grafton Street at about 1 a.m. for a report of a stabbing where they located a 29-year-old man with stab wounds, according to Worcester police. The victim was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said….

A 50-year-old man was killed and an 18-year-old woman was injured Friday evening during what appears to have been a hit-and-run crash on a Massachusetts highway, state police said Saturday. The crash happened around 7:45 p.m. on Interstate 290 in Worcester. State police say the two had been driving in a Jeep Wrangler onto the interchange ramp to Interstate 190…

A 50-year-old man was killed and an 18-year-old woman was injured Friday evening during what appears to have been a hit-and-run crash on a Massachusetts highway, state police said Saturday.

Protesters gathered outside City Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, to voice their opposition to an increase in the police department’s budget, and city officials now say they will reconsider their decision. The demonstrators objected to city councilors’ unanimous vote last Tuesday to raise the budget of the Worcester Police Department by $250,000, bringing the total to $52 million. “A lot of…

A statue of Christopher Columbus in Worcester, Massachusetts, has become the latest likeness of a controversial historical figure to be vandalized. Surveillance video captured two men tossing red paint and spray-painting the statue outside of Union Station at about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, the city said. The video shows one man dump paint on the head of the statue before fleeing…

The vandalism of a Christopher Columbus statue in Worcester is under investigation.

People made their voices heard over the Worcester City Council’s vote to increase the budget of the police department.

A man has been taken into custody after allegedly locking himself in the bathroom of a Home Depot in Worcester, Massachusetts. Residents were told to avoid the area during the incident at the store on Gold Star Boulevard Thursday evening. Police tweeted there was “an ongoing situation with a male locked in the bathroom.” Around 7 p.m., police said the…

A 28-year-old man was taken to a local hospital after getting shot in the neck outside a home in Worcester late Sunday night. Police received a call about the shooting on Austin Street in Worcester just after 8 p.m. Sunday. No further information on the man’s condition was available. The incident remains under investigation.

The head of a statue of Christopher Columbus in Boston’s North End was vandalized overnight.

A 31-year-old Massachusetts woman was killed early Saturday morning when she crossed over several lanes of traffic and struck another vehicle on Interstate 495 in Methuen, state police said. Just before 6:30 a.m., Massachusetts State Police troopers responded to calls of a motor vehicle crash on I-495 northbound, south of Exit 48. Police say the Worcester woman, whose name has…

Federal prosecutors have charged a Massachusetts teen with civil disorder and possession of Molotov cocktails during a George Floyd protest in Worcester earlier this week. Prosecutors said Vincent Eovacious, 18, of Worcester, told officers he was “with the anarchist group” and was “waiting for an opportunity.” The incident occurred as crowds clashed with police following Monday’s protest in Worcester. He…

A strong smell of tear gas lingered in the Worcester air early Tuesday morning and spent canisters littered the ground – remnants of crowds clashing with police in protests overnight. Nineteen people were arrested across a series of disturbances in the city as protesters lit off fireworks and set small fires, which were put out by police, as a demonstration…

Protesters lit off fireworks set small flames after a peaceful demonstration for racial equality turned violent overnight in Worcester.

Summer may be nearly here, but with many seasonal jobs on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, the uncertainty for the workers who fill those jobs is stressful. Brendan Hallihan says he’s now competing for any available summer jobs with thousands of other people in Worcester, Massachusetts, who have found themselves suddenly unemployed. He said it likely means he...