Mental Health Evaluation Ordered For Man Charged With Assaulting Toddler
Taj McDonald is charged with assaulting his 3-year-old nephew multiple times inside a Worcester apartment.
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Taj McDonald is charged with assaulting his 3-year-old nephew multiple times inside a Worcester apartment.
A criminal investigation is underway after a young child was injured in a Worcester apartment Thursday afternoon.
Brand new to Worcester, the Hangover Pub is New England's first Bacon Gastropub, a restaurant that is completely and totally devoted to bacon.
Tucked away among the triple deckers on Worcester's Grafton Hill, Rosalina's Kitchen is a casual BYOB spot where customers feast on big plates of Italian-American eats.
First responders in Worcester and surrounding communities gathered at the DCU Center for a simulated disaster drill Tuesday that continued on to several area hospitals.
Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that dragged and seriously injured a woman in Worcester.
Doherty Memorial High School football player, Michael Oppong, and three of his teammates kneeled during the National Anthem at Friday night's game.
A Doherty Memorial High School football player who knelt during the National Anthem before Friday's game against Leominster has not, and will not, be disciplined.
Worcester implemented drought emergency rules citing that city's reservoir system has dropped to 55 percent capacity.
Artists from around the world are creating dramatic murals near the center of Worcester.
A Worcester man was shot dead following an apparent dispute with a neighbor, according to police.
A man who police say committed a slew of crimes from robbery to rape in a one-hour span Tuesday is due in court Wednesday morning.
Two women were struck by a bullet after shots rang out on Perry Avenue in Worcester on Saturday.
A Worcester dentist was in court on Tuesday entering a "not guilty" plea after being accused of indecently assaulting a female patient.
A Worcester dentist has been arrested for allegedly touching a patient inappropriately.
An international team of scientists funded by Ice Bucket Challenge donations--including a professor from UMass Medical School in Worcester--has isolated a gene variation present in many ALS patients.
An arrest was made in a road rage stabbing that happened in Worcester on Sunday.
A 43-year-old man is recovering after he was stabbed several times during a fight that police said started from road rage.
A man police say stabbed a Worcester officer in the face with a steak knife over the weekend was arraigned Monday.
A police officer was stabbed in the face while responding to a domestic assault.
A mother of 14 was hit and killed by a paving truck in Worcester Thursday morning while out on a morning walk.
Two men were reportedly robbed at gunpoint Wednesday evening while playing 'Pokemon Go' in Worcester.
The oldest American person has died at her Massachusetts home at age 113. Goldie Michelson was a month short of her 114th birthday.
Massachusetts health officials say West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in the state for the first time this summer.
A five-year-old girl is out of the hospital and her grandmother is improving every day, a week after they were caught in the middle of a domestic car chase.
There are now more than 71,000 blue license plates on the road in Massachusetts.
New Hampshire man Dean DelleChiaie, who works for the FAA, is charged with threatening President Trump.
A child who was hit by a large falling tree at a school playground in Melrose, Massachusetts has died.
Jurors are now deliberating in the Stefon Diggs assault trial Tuesday afternoon inside a Dedham, Massachusetts courthouse.
It remains unclear who is responsible for covering Chelmsford firefighter Nick Spinale's pay and benefits during recovery.
A child who was hit by a large falling tree at a school playground in Melrose Monday has died.
Jurors are now deliberating in the Stefon Diggs assault trial inside a Dedham, Massachusetts courthouse.
Stefon Diggs' former personal chef Mila Adams was back on the stand for tense cross-examination in the assault trial.
There are now more than 71,000 blue license plates on the road in Massachusetts.
New Hampshire man Dean DelleChiaie, who works for the FAA, is charged with threatening President Trump.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Best Bees installs and manages professionally maintained hives for homes, businesses, and institutions.
Known for his sustainable cooking and farm-fresh ingredients, Woods Hill's Charlie Foster is a leader in the farm-to-table movement.
Gaining Ground in Concord, Massachusetts is one of the region's leading non-profit farms dedicated to hunger relief.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
Jurors are now deliberating in the Stefon Diggs assault trial Tuesday afternoon inside a Dedham, Massachusetts courthouse.
Payton Tolle pitched seven innings of two-run ball, Jarren Duran hit a three-run home run and the Boston Red Sox used a five-run seventh inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4.
Celtics star Jaylen Brown took to his Twitch stream to rip NBA refs and Sixers star Joel Embiid for his flopping.
Stefon Diggs' accuser, his former personal chef Mila Adams, testified Monday at his assault trial in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Bianca St-Georges scored in stoppage time and the Boston Legacy beat the Denver Summit 3-2 for the expansion club's first regular-season victory.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.