Fitchburg Metro News

An out-of-state man was killed when a tractor-trailer smashed into his Chevrolet pickup on Interstate 495 on Thursday morning.

Court personnel had extra security officers on hand yesterday for the arraignment of Fitchburg resident Erick Rodriguez, who state police said "engaged in a mutual shootout" with at least one other person, ...

Two people were shot in a Roxbury apartment early this morning, according to police.

A Boston man has been ordered held with bail in connection with a fatal shooting in Fitchburg earlier this month.

Fitchburg remains are identified...Woman last seen in '06; police treat case as homicide By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff July 23, 2008 The remains of a body found last week in a wooded area behind a main ...

The two men were arraigned yesterday and are being held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail.

Authorities are investigating the discovery or human remains in a wooded area of Fitchburg.

City officials want to explore building a new train station in West Fitchburg as the next major improvement and expansion project for the Fitchburg commuter rail line.

A proposal to install the city's first wind turbine died because a resident's neighbor didn't want to have to look at it, a Blossom Street resident said Tuesday.

Priscilla Ayotte, owner of Ayotte Farm in West Townsend, has been coming to the Fitchburg farmers' market for 20 years.

A four-decade veteran of the city's License Commission who Mayor Lisa Wong did not reappoint said he was never informed that Wong did not want him on the board and said he is disgraced by how she handled the ...

A Fitchburg man is being held without bail and will face a dangerousness hearing next week in Leominster District Court, after an incident Tuesday afternoon in which several police officers were injured.

A member of the Latin Kings gang allegedly shot at an Orange man early Tuesday morning because he didn't pay for his crack cocaine, according to police.

The city is accepting proposals for what officials call one of the most attractive development sites in the city along Fitchburg's Main Street across from the intermodal train station.

A glimpse of a future where gas pumps and oil changes are obsolete came to Colonial West Chevrolet Saturday in the form of the Chevrolet Equinox hydrogen car.

Donations are already coming in to help the Fitchburg Police Department purchase a Segway, Matt Straight said.

A 20-year-old Fitchburg man charged with murder that prosecutors believe was motivated by jealousy was ordered held without bail yesterday in Worcester Superior Court.

Mayor Lisa Wong's plan to stop city workers from taking city-owned vehicles home at night has hit a road block.

City officials gathered near the scene of a fatal shooting with about 100 concerned residents to discuss their concerns and how to protect the city.

General Assignment Reporter Jessica Van Sack is the Herald's Boston police bureau chief covering crime and justice.