According to the USGS (US Geological Survey) 3.8 magnitude quake occurred a little before 1:30-AM. Reports of "light shaking.

Wildfires in Chile have left at least 19 people dead, authorities said Monday, as the government carried out mass evacuations and fought nearly two dozen blazes exacerbated by intense heat and high ...

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For those in the area who take advantage of the state’s open burning season from Jan. 15 to May 1, each local fire department ...

Open burning season has begun in Massachusetts and runs from Jan.15 through May 1. While many South Coast communities permit ...

Chelsea Fire Chief Jon Quatieri said seven residents were displaced and that the building is considered to be a total loss.

INDIAN ORCHARD, Mass. (WWLP) – One person has died in a house fire on Essex Street in Indian Orchard Wednesday afternoon.

The season runs from Jan. 15 to May 1 and allows residents with permits to burn agricultural waste such as brush, cane, driftwood, infected bee hives, and trees and bushes from agricultural land ...

Authorities rescued a pair of hikers in Western Massachusetts on Saturday night with the help of a smartphone app.

The overall decline in deaths came despite the devastating Gabriel House Assisted Living fire in Fall River last July, which claimed 10 lives and marked the deadliest Massachusetts fire in decades.

"You can imagine, if you have a dog or a loved one out on the ice, the last thing you want to do is sit there and wait, but ...