The pressure in the natural gas pipelines prior to a series of explosions and fires in Massachusetts last week was 12 times higher than it should have been.
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) _ Massachusetts officials are warning of a scam targeting people seeking to help those displaced by the natural gas explosions and fires that rocked the Merrimack Valley north of Boston.
Local officials in Lawrence and Andover say residents have reported receiving calls from individuals falsely claiming they're collecting donations on behalf of a local firefighter's associatio
(Lawrence, MA) -- The governor of Massachusetts is declaring a state of emergency following deadly gas explosions in three towns north of Boston.
Governor Charlie Baker on Friday said the company behind the explosions, Columbia Gas, is being removed from local operations...
A series of gas explosions has killed a teenager, injured at least 10 other people and ignited fires in at least 39 homes in three communities north of Boston.
Jeff Riley, the superintendent and receiver of Lawrence Public Schools, is on track become the state's next education commissioner after an 8-3 vote by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Monday.
New Bedford Police make three arrests this week and seize a rifle, 50 grams of Fentanyl, near $3,000 in cash and a small amount of Cocaine.
Police say as part of a street surveillance operation on Wednesday, 39 year old Eddy Guerrero of Lawrence was picked up and is now facing charges of trafficking in Fentanyl and possession of Cocaine...
NEW BEDFORD - Two men from out of town are arrested in New Bedford, with police seizing nearly $14,000 worth of heroin.
New Bedford Police say an investigation into drug deliveries being made to the city led to the Wednesday arrests of 45-year-old Jonior Sanchez of Lawrence and 54-year-old Jose Tavarez of East Elmhurst, New York...
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) _ The family of a Massachusetts high school teacher who was raped and murdered by a 14-year-old student has filed a lawsuit against the town where she was killed, the school department and a cleaning company whose workers washed away potential evidence...