Holden

A large brush fire was burning in Holden, Massachusetts, Wednesday, according to several neighboring fire agencies. The Spencer and Townsend fire departments said they were called in to help the response to the fire in Holden. The blaze was burning on Paxton Road, according to Spencer Fire & Emergency Services. White smoke was seen pouring from underneath trees. Some of…

A Massachusetts man was found with three illegally altered rifles and 62 large-capacity magazines after choking his girlfriend at a home in Rhode Island in May, prosecutors said Tuesday. The weapons and ammunition came to light after Yaran Drawbridge allegedly putting his girlfriend in a chokehold at during a domestic violence incident at a home in Johnston, Rhode Island, on…

A man has been arrested on a warrant charging him in a shooting that injured two people last summer at the Caribbean Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts, police said Tuesday. Chequan Griswold, 24, of Boston, was arrested on Dec. 29 in connection with the shooting at Institute Park near Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Aug 27, 2023. He is charged with armed…

A man has been arrested on a set of warrants in a shooting that injured two people last month at the Caribbean Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts. The shooting happened at Institute Park near Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Police said officers at the festival heard gunshots from the area of Salisbury Street and Boynton Street, causing a chaotic scene when the large…

A man accused in a shooting that injured two people late last month has been arrested.

Gunfire erupted during a musical performance at the Worcester Caribbean American Carnival, near Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Firefighters battled an intentionally set fire in a single family home in Holden, Massachusetts, on Tuesday evening, officials said. The fire was reported at a home on Juniper Lane at around 7:32 p.m., according to the Holden Fire Department. Two people were treated for injuries. The fire was brought under control and extinguished in two hours. The home sustained smoke…