It’s like a scene straight out of an apocalyptic horror film — rats, both dead and scurrying, blanket Shawmut Avenue in New Bedford, a video shared online shows. Officials believe the full-blown ...

A fire department in the Bay State’s Merrimack Valley is mourning the unexpected death of an active-duty firefighter.

The SML Marine Volunteer Fire Department is holding a grand opening at its new fire station in Moneta Saturday from 11 a.m.

A Boston firefighter working a detail Wednesday is being credited with spotting and reacting quickly to a fire atop a six-story building in the city's financial district.

A stabbing at Massachusetts General Hospital led to an arrest Thursday morning. Boston police said they got a call around ...

Firefighters had to climb seven stories to get the hose line to the roof of the building in Boston's financial district.

Heavy flames and thick smoke could be seen coming through the roof of the multifamily home in Malden, Massachusetts, with extensive fire damage visible on the front left side.

A friend and former stylist of the R&B singer Cassie is the latest witness to testify at the federal sex trafficking trial.

"If it was a windy day, who knows, this thing could have extended down the street." One firefighter was taken to the hospital ...

Emergency crews responded to a building fire in downtown Boston Wednesday afternoon, according to the Boston Fire ...

Malden police issued an alert at 5:53 pm warning motorists to avoid the 200 block of Ferry Street and surrounding neighborhoods.