Six homes in Essex, Massachusetts, were evacuated Monday after a cleaning crew found ordnance in a recently sold home, police Chief Paul Francis said.Essex police and fire responded to Wood Drive at 10:33 a.m. after the cleaning crew reported that they ...

The Select Board is requesting the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority expedite review of outstanding issues related to major projects in town, and keep a watchful eye

The video taken from the body camera of an Essex County Sheriff’s officer is raw and real. The blur of bodies rolling on the jail floor mixes with sound of dogs barking and officers shouting commands. Every moment is caught and is reviewable in a way it ...

Who says art belongs on the gallery walls? The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) and Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center announced Tuesday the “Scarf Project,” a joint effort that spreads the glory of art far beyond the PEM’s walls—and shares a ...

A shooting in Newark on on Saturday left a 10-year-old boy and a 21-year-old woman dead and three other people injured​.

ESSEX, MASS. (WHDH) - A car went into the water at a boat ramp in Essex on Friday morning. The driver took an errant turn, causing their Jeep to become partially submerged in the water, according to the Essex Fire Department. There were no reported ...