Family narrowly escapes injury after car breaks down on commuter rail tracks in Ashland

A grandfather and grandson narrowly avoided injury Thursday night when their car broke down on a set of commuter rail tracks in Ashland. Somehow, theRead More

Salem police searching for dog owner who left German Shepherd tied to pole

Salem police are turning to the public for help as they search for the owner of an older German Shepherd who was found abandoned andRead More

2-alarm fire destroys garage in Arlington

Fire crews battled a 2-alarm blaze that destroyed a garage in Arlington Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters responding to reports of a structure fire on Bowdoin StreetRead More

Broken main caused by distracted driver leads to water ban, no school in Harvard

A water use ban is in effect in Harvard after a distracted driver who hit a fire hydrant caused a water main break Sunday morning.Read More

Harvard University professor accused of lying about ties to Chinese government

BOSTON (WHDH) – The head of Harvard University’s chemistry and chemical biology department, along with a pair of Chinese nationals, have been charged with aidingRead More

Fire crews investigate scene of a deadly house fire in Lawrence

Flames burned through a multi-family home in Lawrence Thursday evening leaving firefighters no choice but to force their way inside to find the fire spreadingRead More

1 dead, 7 wounded in downtown Seattle shooting

SEATTLE (AP) — Multiple people opened fire outside a McDonald’s in the busiest part of downtown Seattle during the evening commute Wednesday, killing one personRead More

Chinese city stops outbound flights, trains to fight virus

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese city of more than 11 million people planned to shut down outbound flights and trains Thursday as the world’s mostRead More

Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from China

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington stateRead More

Tractor-trailer rollover closes Route 1 north in Revere

A tractor-trailer rollover temporarily closed Route 1 northbound in Revere Monday night. Emergency crews responding to the scene near the intersection of Squire Road aroundRead More