Brockton

A holiday event serving homeless children in Brockton, Massachusetts, has been canceled due to financial challenges, school committee members say. Over the years, Brockton’s Dinner for Champions grew so much that it moved from Brockton High School in 2018 to Lombardo’s Event Center in 2022 — and to Gillette Stadium last year. “It started off with 100 families and it…

Normally hundreds of toys and warm meals await children and their families at Brockton’s annual “Dinner for Champions.” But this year school committee members say the event was canceled due to financial challenges in the city.

A car smashed into the front of a laundromat in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Thursday. No one was hurt when the sedan crashed on Crescent Street by Crescent Avenue around 12:30 p.m., according to police. The Brockton Fire Department shared an image of a car halfway through a shattered window in the front of the store, having apparently jumped the curb…

A man is accused of leaving the scene of one crash Tuesday morning in Brockton, Massachusetts, only to become trapped in his truck after hitting the garage of a nearby home. Brockton police say the initial crash, which was minor, happened shortly before 10 a.m. on an exit ramp from Westgate Drive to Route 27. The pickup truck collided with…

An SUV slammed into a building in Brockton, Massachusetts, Sunday night, resulting in minor injuries. The Brockton Fire Department said shortly after 7:30 p.m. that they had responded to the incident at 609 Oak Street, the listed address for the Meineke Car Care Center. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone inside the business was hurt, or if the driver is…

In cities and towns across Massachusetts, officials have been warning that people intentionally starting fires has been a problem. Some of those fires have prompted offers of rewards for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible. Here’s more on the fires, which authorities have drawn no connection between. In Southbridge, police and fire officials said Wednesday that a...

Several recent fires in Massachusetts are believed to have been caused by people, either intentionally set or caused by squatters. 

A Massachusetts man in court Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of a Brockton man on Friday evening.

Flames could be seen shooting from the roof of a building in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Firefighters confirmed they were working the fire on Otis Street. Pictures from the scene show that the windows of the building were boarded up. Fire officials on scene said they suspected the fire may have been started by squatters. This is a breaking story….

Police say a person was hit by a car just before 7 a.m. at North Main and Battle streets in Brockton, Massachusetts. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.

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A woman has died after being struck by a vehicle on Tuesday morning in Brockton, Massachusetts, authorities have confirmed. The crash happened at 6:23 a.m. at the corner of North Main and Battles streets, according to Brockton police. The 37-year-old woman found in the road and rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital by ambulance, and the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office...

Firefighters battled a large blaze in a 100-year-old building in Brockton, Massachusetts, Saturday night.

Brockton’s fire chief tells NBC10 Boston there were no injuries reported.

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Two people have been arrested on charges including murder after a man’s deadly shooting in his apartment in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Friday in what prosecutors said was a case of home invasion.

The 63-year-old driver who lost consciousness behind the wheel was cited after the crash, Brockton police said.

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A driver lost consciousness behind the wheel Sunday night, causing his SUV to slam into a restaurant in Brockton, Massachusetts. Brockton police say they responded around 5:04 p.m. to Mickey Malone’s Tavern for a report of a motor vehicle collision with the building located at 347 North Pearl Street. According to police, the 63-year-old driver, whose name has not been…

Prosecutors say a 54-year-old man was shot and killed Friday afternoon in Brockton.

An elderly woman’s death last year from extreme neglect led to charges against three people.

A man has been indicted on a murder charge months after his arrest in a stabbing in Brockton, Massachusetts. Authorities said 39-year-old Edmar Goncalves of Fall River was stabbed the afternoon of July 20 at Finnegan Park at the intersection of Crescent Street and Montello Street. Johnny Richmond, 37, of Brockton, was arrested shortly after the stabbing. The Plymouth County…

A man was shot and killed Friday afternoon in an apartment in Brockton, Massachusetts. The shooting happened on Pleasant Street. Officers responded to a 911 call shortly before 3:30 p.m. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz later said a 54-year-old man was killed. Cruz added that the case is not believed to be random. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.