Westwood

A training deadline is quickly approaching for EMTs in Massachusetts to be prepped on caring for police dogs — and it’s all hands on deck to get all of them up to speed. Nero’s Law allows emergency crews to treat and transport police dogs if they are hurt in the line of duty, and also requires them to complete...

A destructive fire in Westwood, Massachusetts, left a home in ruins Thursday night. The fire happened at about 9:30 p.m. on Mill Street. Firefighters had to vent the home, break windows and cut holes in the house with a chain saw. “It’s been a very tough fire because the second floor collapsed onto the first floor, so we are...

A Mill Street home in Westwood, Mass., is a total loss after a fire ripped through the home Thursday night.