The soldier told police he was in the area for his grandmother’s funeral and was on the dating app hoping to find “happy” people to be around.

The ultimate outcome of the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil investigation of the Worcester police is in limbo following reports that the agency’s new leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation in Washington.

Lewis G. Evangelidis last year expressed concern about an increase in crime by people living in the country illegally.

A registered sex offender in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to accessing child pornography after investigators found a cache of 72 child porn videos on his cell phone, the U.S. Attorney said Friday.

The three Massachusetts inmates accused of ambushing correction officers in a “vicious attack,” including stabbing one guard 12 times, faced a “sea of blue” of officers

Young ballet dancers gathered in Massachusetts with the hopes of winning a prestigious scholarship at the Youth America Grand Prix auditions.

A Worcester, Massachusetts man was arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to three teenagers at Auburn Mall Tuesday afternoon.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced Tuesday an $8 billion investment into the state’s roads, bridges and regional transportation system.

Rain showers are expected to begin in the early afternoon, moving from west to east across the state. Most of Massachusetts, including Boston, Worcester and Western Massachusetts, can expect to see rain the rest of the day as temperatures are forecast to reach the low 40s. The Berkshires could experience a mix of rain and light snow.

WORCESTER - The extreme cold has heating companies and plumbers out fixing broken systems, and the dangerous conditions have driven Massachusetts communities to open up heating centers, such as the one at the Worcester Public Library.

It wasn't a blockbuster storm, but many communities in Massachusetts find themselves clearing snow that fell Sunday into Monday.

More than 400 hundred young ballet dancers from the Northeast gathered with the hopes of winning a prestigious scholarship at the Youth America Grand Prix auditions.