1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (225+ words) A wake was held Wednesday for Uxbridge police officer Stephen LaPorta, who died last week while responding to reports of multiple crashes on Route 146. LaPorta, 43, was outside his cruiser helping another driver when he was hit by a tractor-trailer. The…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (101+ words) An investigation is underway Wednesday morning after a crash involving several vehicles at the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston. Boston police said a call came in around 8:01 a.m. at 20 W. Side Drive concerning a vehicle that struck multiple other…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (221+ words) A retired religious studies professor accused of swindling a woman he met on a Christian dating website out of tens of thousands of dollars was back in court Wednesday, as his attorney asked a judge to throw out the case....

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (47+ words) The mental health effects of seeing animals in trouble'WCVB Search location by ZIP code The mental health effects of seeing animals in trouble Dr. Varsha Radhakrishnan of Tufts Medical Center discusses the mental health impacts of seeing animal cruelty cases,…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (380+ words) Fans of Scotland's national team call themselves the Tartan Army. The team is in the World Cup for the first time in 28 years. Some fans plan to travel to Foxborough in June, whether they have tickets to the games at…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (340+ words) A young pit bull terrier mix is being treated in the intensive care unit at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston after being brought in extremely emaciated, the MSPCA-Angell said. "Her prognosis is guarded, but with continued around-the-clock care, we're…...

20+ hour, 27+ min ago   (111+ words) New video shows a man clinging to the back of a pickup truck driving along the Massachusetts Turnpike on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. on the westbound side of the Pike near Exit 134. The man can be seen being…...

20+ hour, 32+ min ago   (427+ words) Residents at a condominium complex in Andover, Massachusetts, were suddenly told to evacuate their homes on Tuesday after a power outage left many without heat in the middle of January. NewsCenter 5 first became aware of the situation after a resident…...

20+ hour, 38+ min ago   (84+ words) Crews battled a large fire in Chelsea, Massachusetts, that spread to multiple homes on Tuesday night. The fire started in a multi-family house at 58 Cottage Street. Video sent to NewsCenter 5 shows flames spreading to a neighboring building. Firefighters were ordered…...

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (368+ words) 35 years after five men were shot and killed while playing cards in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood, officials are renewing their bid for information to bring closure to the victims' families. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Boston police are offering a…...