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If you are planning on driving to Cape Cod this evening, be ready for a slow journey. State Police said nearly all routes onto the Cape are backed up and likely won't clear up soon. More »State Police: Slow going for those heading to Cape Cod

A preliminary investigation has found that even after a New Bedford police detective had been stabbed last week, officers tried to “de-escalate the use of force” before fatally shooting the 15-year-old … More »Bristol DA says New Bedford police tried to ‘de-escalate’ incident before teen was fatally shot

The USS Miami, the nuclear submarine that caught fire Wednesday night, has been vented of all smoke and noxious fumes, according to officials at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, where the fire occurred. … More »Submarine stricken by fire has been cleared of smoke, noxious fumes

DENNIS - A person died Saturday afternoon after a car accident on Route 6 eastbound. A Dennis fire department... More »Deadly crash on Cape Cod; Highway partially closed

A Massachusetts man authorities say was a leading member of the New York Colombo crime family tried for the third... More »Fire puts off alleged mob drug ring leader's plea

PLYMOUTH - Investigators say an early-morning fire that injured five people in Plymouth was started when a lit... More »Smoking near medical oxygen caused Plymouth fire

Memorial Day – Chaplains – Prayer Requests Among nearly 700 men lost when the torpedoed U.S. troop ship Dorchester went down off Greenland in World War II were four chaplains whose sacrifice will be remembered … More »Burlington Memorial Day events-update

Town Meeting will continue into Day 5 on Wednesday, May 30. Moderator Phil Gallagher gave Town Meeting Members (TMMs) the choice between adjourning at 10:30 p.m. last night or staying until midnight to … More »Update on Town Meeting —Day 4 (May 23)

There's alot going on here in Burlington and we do our best to cover all the bases. -First off, the proposal to build a Target in the southern end of town was adamently declined by Town Meeting on Monday … More »Burlington Union May 24 through 30, 2012

One person was killed and second was seriously injured in a crash on Cape Cod Saturday afternoon. More »22-Year-Old Killed In Cape Cod Crash, Part Of Route 6 East Shut Down

The National Cemetery in Bourne was lined with 56,000 flags for Memorial Day Weekend. More »National Cemetery In Bourne Lined With 56,000 Flags For Memorial Day Weekend

As the anniversary of four destructive tornadoes arrives, parts of Massachusetts are still undergoing a facelift. More »One Year Later, Many Still Recovering From Mass. Tornadoes

It's a winner take all in the Eastern Conference Game 7 showdown that can be seen LIVE on Ch. 5 at 8!  More »Winner takes all in C's, 76ers Eastern Conf. game 7

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has called out the Tampa Bay Rays' coaching staff a day after the teams were involved in a benches-clearing scrum. More »Sox Valentine calls out Rays' coaches after bench-clearing scrum

Smoking with oxygen is being blamed for causing a massive fire at a Plymouth condominium complex early Saturday morning. More »Cause of condo fire smoking with oxygen

BOSTON -- Massachusetts officials are gearing up for the state of the summer recreation season. More »Mass. to open state-run beaches, campgrounds

LOWELL, Mass. -- Officials say the University of Massachusetts-Lowell has raised nearly $700,000 for student scholarships through its annual commencement-eve gala. More »UMass-Lowell raises $700K for scholarships

PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- Investigators say an early-morning fire that injured five people in Plymouth was started when a lit cigarette ignited the tubing for home medical oxygen. More »Smoking near medical oxygen caused fire

Investigators say an early-morning fire that injured five people in Plymouth was started when a lit cigarette ignited the tubing for home medical oxygen. More »Smoking Near Medical Oxygen Caused Plymouth Fire

They came again by the hundreds. Young, old, Boy Scout troops, girl scouts, a decorated Army veteran who held his young grandson's hand. More »Massachusetts Remembers Veterans At National Cemetery

Pia Rogers still goes home every day, even though all that remains of her two-story farmhouse are two granite front steps. More »A Year After Rare Twister, Mass. Residents Rebound

DERRY, N.H. (AP) — Newly unsealed court documents say a 56-year-old Salem woman allegedly set three fires at her New Hampshire condominium complex in hopes that other residents in the building would be … More »Affidavit provides motive for Salem woman in arson fires

SAUGUS — As late-morning temperatures climbed into the 80s, more than a hundred Saugus residents honored veterans past and present with a parade, graveside ceremony and Town Hall speeches on Saturday. More »Despite heat, Saugus Memorial Day parade draws crowds

• Grave flagging at Waterside Cemetery at 9 a.m. Meet at Bell Tower. Public participation encouraged. More »Memorial Day Weekend Calendar

The memorial bricks in Carter Park are categorized on a directory compiled by Leominster Eagle Scout Nathaniel Fiedler. More »Clarification

Gardner man pleads guilty to exposing himself FITCHBURG -- A Gardner man who exposed himself to a 19-year-old student on the Fitchburg State University campus last spring pleaded guilty Friday to charges … More »Police Briefs

LEOMINSTER -- A 53-year-old Monarch Street resident was arraigned in Leominster District Court on child pornography charges Friday. More »Leominster man faces child porn charges

GRANTHAM - A Springfield man suffered numerous injuries Saturday when his dump truck went off Interstate 89 and overturned, trapping him inside while fuel and smoke spewed from the truck. More »Springfield man injured as dump truck overturns in Grantham

Twardus' bid for new trial winds down NH car builder is ready for the 1934 Indy 500 Putting the post-deployment family back together Ayotte seeks day honoring Enduring Freedom vet Forest Service highlights … More »NH news from around the web - Updated 526

MANCHESTER - Police are investigating a burglary in which cash and inspection stickers were stolen from the Hanover Street Monro Muffler shop. More »Cash, inspection stickers stolen from Manchester muffler shop