The department retrofitted a 1913 Cadillac chassis for a chemical engine, according to current District Chief Gary Fleischer, a Worcester Fire Department historian. At that time, the John Street ...

The Massachusetts woman charged with murder in connection with a Worcester fire that killed four people has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four life sentences.

At about 8:43 a.m. Wednesday, North High School received a phone message saying there was a bomb in the building, according ...

A fourth person suffered a back injury and was transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after being brought to the ground by an aerial tower ladder, the fire department said.