Brockton News

The state appeals court has denied an accidental disability retirement to a Brockton police dispatcher who injured her right wrist and elbow because of the horseplay of a fellow employee.

A driver charged with a deadly hit-and-run in Easton over the weekend was allegedly text-messaging at the time of the crash.

Bush signs bill honoring boxing 'Blockbuster' An enthusiastic crowd gathered at the James Edgar Playground to welcome Rocky Marciano and his wife, Barbara, after he defeated Joe Louis in 1951.

Brockton's postal facility will be named the Rocky Marciano Post Office Building after the rugged 1950s heavyweight champ, who is still fondly remembered in the city decades after his career ended.

The Diocese of Springfield announced at a July 2 press conference that it will receive a settlement of up to $8,497,000 from five insurance carriers for coverage of clergy sexual abuse claims.

A man walking in North Easton early Saturday morning was struck and killed by a vehicle that fled the scene, police said.

Easton police are searching for a driver who hit and killed a 58-year-old Vietnam vet Saturday morning.

But he never made it home. Shortly before 5 a.m., the 58-year-old Brockton father of two was walking south in the breakdown lane of Route 138 North by Meredith Street in Easton when he was hit by an SUV that ...

The Boston Police Department is pleased to announce the apprehension of Caiheem C. Kindell, 18, of Brockton .

A former behavioral specialist from the Millbury Public School system has been tabbed to replace Helen Deranian as the early childhood development principal, Leominster School Superintendent Nadine Binkley said ...

The three-year-old federal money-laundering case against prominent Brockton Republican Lawrence P. Novak took an unusual twist last week, with a ruling by former US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor. ...

As a result of the resolution of its lawsuit with insurance carriers, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield will be offering an independent, voluntary arbitration procedure to any sexual abuse claimant who ...

Norfolk County officials are investigating a bizarre shooting on Route 24 in Randolph.

A car crashed into a store early yesterday morning, killing a 20-year-old man. "There's a curve in the road just prior to that," said Captain Michael Murphy of the Revere Police Department.

Even if the Brockton City Council agrees to put Mayor James Harrington's proposed tax overrides on the November ballot - and that's no sure thing - voters are unlikely to pass them, say some council members.

Two Brockton residents face a raft of prostitution charges after state and federal agents swooped down on an alleged brothel in the tony suburb of Wellesley.

A 7-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet, a 65-year-old man was hit in the hand and a 20-year-old man was shot in the face when gunfire erupted in Brockton Saturday night.

Thomas Toolan III was convicted of first-degree murder one year ago and sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

A 7-year-old child was shot Saturday night, Brockton police said. The shooting took place near Riverview and Concord streets about 9 p.m. Police said one other person was shot, though a witness told NewsCenter ...

Bullets crisscrossed a neighborhood that residents said they believed was safe Saturday night, injuring three people, including a 7-year-old boy, police and residents said.