Worcester County News

An inmate at the maximum security prison in Shirley, scheduled to finish his manslaughter sentence this month, has relocated to the Worcester County House of Correction after being convicted Monday of ...

Jury selection is scheduled to resume today in Worcester Superior Court for the trial of a Worcester County Jail and House of Correction inmate accused of murdering his cellmate in 2005.

They chose the wrong target for their woefully ill-advised attack. Caring and compassion for people in need is the hallmark of a progressive community.

Five people were arrested Wednesday afternoon after police found drugs and a dozen weapons inside a Webber Street apartment.

A former correction officer at the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to two charges in connection with a scheme to distribute narcotics to inmates at ...

A Hopedale man was in Milford District Court yesterday to face child rape charges.

A 17-year-old charged with firebombing his ex-girlfriend's home on Beacon Street pleaded not guilty yesterday in Worcester Superior Court.

A registered level three sex offender from Mashpee is facing a stalking charge off-Cape. Kenneth H. McKernan, 40, appeared in Uxbridge District Court Wednesday for a bail hearing, and was ordered held on ...

SNOW HILL - The man accused of sending a letter claiming a terrorist attack would be carried out at a Worcester County government building will face a preliminary hearing in a Snow Hill court on Aug.

Now that his one-year term as interim superintendent of schools is over, William E. Allen is riding off into the sunrise.

A Boston man was shot and killed late Thursday night in Fitchburg, the Worcester County District Attorney's office said.

When the New England Summer Nationals began 18 years ago in Worcester, families came out with children in tow, youngsters who curiously eyed from their strollers the brightly colored cars and bike tricks while ...

A Level 2 sex offender convicted of sexually abusing a relative two decades ago has been charged with sexually abusing another young female relative.

A teenager who allegedly firebombed his teacher's car while she slept inside her Shrewsbury home in March was arrested last night for setting fire to a Northboro shopping plaza just a few days later.

SNOW HILL -- Heeding a warning from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Worcester County have decided to lift a restriction on the amount of time that political signs can be displayed at properties ...

Samantha Nourse picks berries for the retail stand at Nourse Farm in Westboro. Samantha is the daughter of Jonathan and Marsha Nourse.

Eight years ago, 16-year-old Molly Bish went missing and was later found dead. Her parents are hoping new leads will point police to her killer.

With more than $618,000 stockpiled two years ahead of the next election, Worcester County Sheriff Guy W. Glodis has quietly assembled a massive campaign war chest that makes him the best-funded elected official ...

In a recent report on economic development in North Central Massachusetts, a group of graduate student researchers from MIT presented a striking statistic.

City Manager Michael V. O'Brien has set a goal of closing the People in Peril shelter at 701 Main St.