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Two Billerica paramedics spotted flames on School Street early Friday, knocked on doors and helped six people escape a Lowell house fire.
ICE says a driver tried to run over an agent during a vehicle stop in Quincy; authorities have issued a BOLO for a silver Ford Fusion with Massachusetts plates.
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run near Mass. and Cass early Saturday; police say the driver fled and an investigation is underway.
Video shows a USPS carrier pinned beneath a mail truck in Massachusetts as Good Samaritans rush in to help. Officials have not yet released details on the carrier’s condition.
Police are investigating after shots were reported near the Condon School in South Boston; ballistic evidence was recovered and no arrests have been reported.
Worcester police arrested a 17-year-old after an Auburn clerk reported a suspicious item; a search warrant at the suspect’s Worcester home uncovered a firearm and ammunition.
A Franklin man was sentenced to 15–30 years after pleading guilty to fentanyl-sale and firearm charges tied to a months-long state police probe. Prosecutors say large quantities were seized during the investigation.
Dive teams responded after a pickup was found nearly submerged in Peabody's Browns Pond Friday morning; officials had no immediate word on injuries.
A 14-year-old was arrested after police say three suspects robbed two people near Park Street; one victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Three people were arrested after an armed robbery at a Topliff Street apartment; police say victims were sprayed and struck and the suspects were found inside a unit.
A Ferry Street attack left a man and his Shih Tzu badly hurt; surveillance shows a woman leaving the scene and the victim is urging her to turn herself in. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
A family of three escaped a massive blaze on Crescent Street in Bridgewater early Friday; firefighters from multiple towns fought the fire and no injuries were reported.
A late-evening Southbridge blaze drew mutual-aid crews and left several households temporarily displaced. Town officials and relief groups were on scene.
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