The three Massachusetts inmates accused of ambushing correction officers in a “vicious attack,” including stabbing one guard 12 times, faced a “sea of blue” of officers

The soldier told police he was in the area for his grandmother’s funeral and was on the dating app hoping to find “happy” people to be around.

The ultimate outcome of the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil investigation of the Worcester police is in limbo following reports that the agency’s new leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation in Washington.

WORCESTER - The extreme cold has heating companies and plumbers out fixing broken systems, and the dangerous conditions have driven Massachusetts communities to open up heating centers, such as the one at the Worcester Public Library.

A Worcester, Massachusetts man was arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to three teenagers at Auburn Mall Tuesday afternoon.

More than 400 hundred young ballet dancers from the Northeast gathered with the hopes of winning a prestigious scholarship at the Youth America Grand Prix auditions.

Many Massachusetts residents woke up to blankets of white Monday morning after several inches of snow fell across the state overnight. The National Weather Service's Boston office issued snowfall totals showing upwards of five inches across much of Massachusetts, with some areas getting more or less accumulation.

Rain showers are expected to begin in the early afternoon, moving from west to east across the state. Most of Massachusetts, including Boston, Worcester and Western Massachusetts, can expect to see rain the rest of the day as temperatures are forecast to reach the low 40s. The Berkshires could experience a mix of rain and light snow.

It wasn't a blockbuster storm, but many communities in Massachusetts find themselves clearing snow that fell Sunday into Monday.

The National Weather Service is reporting the following snow totals in Central Massachusetts: Ashburnham: 7 inches (as of 6 a.m.) Grafton: 6.8 inches (as of 5 a.m.) Westborough: 6.2 inches (as of 4:42 a.m.) Lunenburg: 6.1 inches (as of 7:35 a.m.) Northborough: 6 inches (as of 7:30 a.m.)

Some might call it the “American Idol” of ballet dancing. Hundreds of young ballet dancers from the Northeast spent the past few days in Massachusetts auditioning for a prestigious scholarship at the Youth America Grand Prix.