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Tornado Confirmed In Massachusetts As Severe Storms Batter Northeast
A fast-moving round of severe storms swept through the Northeast, spawning a rare tornado in New England and leaving a trail of downed trees, power outages, and canceled events in its wake.
The National Weather Service confirmed that the twister touched down in Holden, Massachusetts, located northwest of Worcester, late Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6, as part of an intense line of storms that moved across about a dozen states.
It was rated an EF-1 twister, the second weakest of the six levels on the Enhanced Fujita damage scale.
Radar detected the tornado around 4:07 p.m., along with a clear …
Charges Upgraded For Man Accused Of Baseball Bat Slaying In Worcester County: DA
A grand jury has charged a 32-year-old man with murder following the discovery of a body in Worcester County, authorities said.
Ryan Wilcox, of Thompson, Connecticut, and Worcester, is now charged with murder, armed assault with intent to kill, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and assault with a dangerous weapon, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
The body of 32-year-old Mitchell Burke was discovered in Hubbardston around 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4. Burke suffered "substantial trauma to the head" and multiple wounds to hi…
Grill Fire Guts Home In Western Mass, Injures 2, Leave 6 Homeless
Fire investigators say a two-alarm Hampden County blaze on Thursday, Aug. 3, started on a grill on a home's back porch.
The fire began just before 4 p.m. on Wilbraham Street in Palmer as a family was cooking dinner on their outside grill, the Palmer Fire Department said. The blaze quickly got out of control and spread to the home before crews could get there and battle the flames back.
The fire injured two people and displaced a family of six. Palmer Fire Department
Firefighters from Palmer responded with crews from Three Rivers, Bondsville, Wilbraham, Ludlow, Ware, Belchertown, Monso…
Man Found Dead Inside Shed Fire In Western Mass; Officials Investigating Cause
Firefighters found the body of a man inside a shed in Hampden County after putting out a blaze Monday afternoon, July 17, authorities said.
Fire crews were called to 17 West Ware Road in Palmer just after 1:15 p.m. when a passing motorist called authorities after spotting smoke rising from the property, the state fire marshal's office said in a news release.
Palmer fire crews, with help from Warren, Ware, Bondsville, and Monson firefighters, beat back the blaze before it reached the nearby home and woods. Power equipment, gasoline, and other items were found in the nea…
