Peaceful Meadows in Whitman is closing. JJManning Auctioneers announced on their Facebook page that the family is voluntarily selling after 61 years. They say there are four auction properties selling individually: the Ice Cream Shop including the Real Estate and the...
A mistrial has been declared in the murder trial for Emanuel Lopes. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office confirmed the information for WATD News. Lopes was being charged with the murders of Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna and 77-year-old Vera Adams in...
Two people were injured following a shooting in Brockton. Brockton Police say that shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to 124 Battles St., where two males were injured in a shooting. The victims were treated at the scene by firefighters and EMS then...
A man is facing charges after his car crashed into a Hanover home. Fire officials say that shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday, they were called to the scene of a car into a house on the 400 block of Circuit St. The driver, later identified as John Paulicelli, was...
An update on that story regarding a bear that was struck by a vehicle in Plymouth Wednesday morning. As we reported, Massachusetts State Police told WATD News that shortly after 7:15 a.m. they received a report from a driver who said they struck a bear on Route 3 near...
Downed power lines have led to a road closure in Hanover. Fire officials say they were dispatched to 1136 Main St. with a box truck that took multiple utility lines down. Motorists are being asked to avoid the area.
Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan discusses the status of Brockton Hospital, an upcoming groundbreaking for a Public Safety Complex, and summer programs in the city.
A bear was struck on Route 3 Wednesday morning. Massachusetts State Police tell WATD News that shortly after 7:15 a.m. they received a report from a driver who said they struck a bear near Clark Rd. in Plymouth. The bear apparently went into the median. Cruisers...
Two firefighters were injured responding to a two alarm fire in Weymouth. Fire officials tell WATD News that shortly after midnight on Wednesday they received a report of a fire at 21 School St. with the fire reaching two alarms at one point. The residents of the home...
Peter Drummey, Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about Independence Day observances and how one Founding Father thought it should be on another date.
