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A teacher in Providence, Rhode Island, is facing charges of rape and child pornography. A city spokesman tells NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that 50-year-old Joseph Gannon was taken into custody at Nathanael Greene Middle School by Providence police around noon Friday. Gannon is facing one count of first-degree sexual assault and one count of produci...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms, but new research could one day lead to lives being saved. Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester discovered that using something called nanoparticles can effectively shrink tumors in mice. They hope to someday move this research to human trials and be able to save lives. “If we a...

A man was stabbed in Providence, Rhode Island, on Friday. Providence police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that the man was stabbed in the chest in the area of Chalkstone Avenue. The victim was taken to an area hospital. There was no word on the extent of his injuries. Police also haven’t said anything about a possible suspect, or...

A large sinkhole opened up in Nashua, New Hampshire, causing delays in the city during Friday’s evening commute. Nashua Public Works said DPW crews were working to make repairs on the northbound side of Main Street at the intersection with Lowell Street. People are being told to avoid the area and seek alternate routes through the evening. De...

Boston police officers and firefighters have responded to a manhole fire in the city Friday evening. The Boston Police Department says the fire sparked at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Oliver Street, which was closed due to the active scene. There was no other information immediately available.

David Pastrnak sounds extra motivated to return the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Final.

WARNING: The above video is graphic, and some people may find it hard to watch. Surveillance video was released Friday showing the violent attack inside the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts, that sent five correction officers to the hospital earlier in the week. The Massachusetts Correction Officers ...

A beachfront house in Scituate, Massachusetts, is a total loss after a fire Friday. Fire officials said the blaze at a single-family home on Oceanside Drive was reported shortly after 3:15 p.m. Firefighters worked to keep the fire from spreading to nearby homes. Friday’s strong winds complicated the response, officials said. The Scituate Fire...

The Patriots played their worst game to date on the biggest stage they’ll see this season, and it wasn’t all too surprising, writes Tom E. Curran.

A worker was shocked by electrical wires Friday morning in Groveland, Massachusetts, causing him to fall off of a six-foot ladder and knock another worker off the ladder in the process. Groveland police and fire departments say they responded to the industrial accident on Federal Way around 9 a.m. and found two workers conscious and alert. Accordin...

A 19-year-old man from Manchester, New Hampshire, has been arrested in connection to the sexual assault of a child under 13 years old. Manchester police said Brayan Bacilio Chacon Rivera was arrested on Wednesday after detectives learned he had allegedly sexually assaulted a child more than once. He was charged with two counts of aggravated felonio...

Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Monday night in Somerville, Massachusetts. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. Monday, Somerville police said they responded to reports of a shooting on Dartmouth Street. When they arrived, they said they found 49-year-old Paul Nolan, of Somerville, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was take...

A New York man is facing three counts of murder after police say he shot and killed his father, stepmother and 13-year-old stepbrother last weekend in Vermont. Brian Crossman, 46, a local selectboard member; his wife Erica Crossman, 41; and their son Colin Taft, 13, were found dead in their home on Route 133 in Pawlet on Sunday. The town…...