Lowell News

The City Council approved nearly $8 million in tax incentives for the recent redevelopment of two city properties -- the Tremont Yards building that houses the Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union headquarters and The Space, new music studio/cafe at the Western Avenue Studios.

This morning, Alicia Sponholtz finalizes her adoption in Cambridge. She's long been a mother to the little girl, and insists God has given her a second chance.

The driver suspected in Monday's hit-and-run accident is speaking out about how sorry she is about the crash.

A state police bomb squad cleared the scene around 11:15 a.m at Cumnock Hall at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Wednesday morning after a reported bomb scare turned out to be a student project left behind.

Animal control responded to a reported bear sighting in the Methuen Street area around 8 a.m. this morning after a resident called in.

An afternoon fire damaged an apartment building at 53 and 55 Nesmith St. yesterday. Firefighters say the fire was caused by an electrical problem on the first floor or basement of the building.

Police are investigating a hit and run in Lowell Wednesday, in which someone ran down a 12-year-old boy.

City Councilor Jim Milinazzo has the five votes needed to become mayor on Jan. 4, and then some.

A 12-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after police say he was struck by a hit-and-run driver who may have been drag racing in Lowell.

I wanted to clarify a few issues in response to the Nov. 12 letter by Mr. Saffrin. I can't speak specifically regarding the experience of Mr.

It was neither a diner nor a drive-in, or even a dive. Even so, Guy Fieri still stopped in for a bite.

A 31-year-old Lowell man was seriously injured last week when he was run down by a Jeep Laredo on Gorham Street just as a fight was unfolding near the Spaghettiville Bridge.

It was a raw November morning, the temperature hovering at 50 degrees, with a heavy rain falling.

Listening to slow-tempo music echoing through the room, Gail Bartlett runs scissors across a page in a magazine and cuts out some photos.

A man and woman were taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after they had to crawl out of a sport utility vehicle that went into the Concord River and came to rest on its roof in about 3 feet of water.

One look at the opulent white Ford Excursion and this oversized SUV seems like the quintessential environmental target.

"She was standing there and said, 'What was that?' " Fieri said. "I thought I was in trouble.

It's a small office near the emergency entrance at Saints Medical Center, with a slide-open window.

A 34-year-old Lowell man is facing more than a dozen charges, including attempted murder, after he attempted to use an air-conditioner cord during a fight with his longtime girlfriend.

Call it an early "Thank You" card. Bay State servicemen and women returning home from their second and third tours of duty overseas will receive an added $500 bonus under a sweeping new law approved by House lawmakers yesterday.