Officials have released the name of a man killed in a Milton car crash Wednesday night.  Massachusetts State Police say that shortly after 10 p.m. troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Chickatawbut Rd., near the intersection with Forest St. adjacent to the...

The Carver Special Town Meeting was held at the Middle/High School, with about 100 voters present. A lot of discussion focused on the trash and recycling district agreement between Carver, Marion, and Wareham. In short, residents voted 51-49 to amend the agreement,...

Duxbury Police are looking for a missing man.  James Draper is described as a 57-year-old white male, standing approximately five feet eight inches tall, with light brown hair and weighing 145 pounds.  He drives a 2016 Black Audi with license plate number 693ZP5.  He...

In Rockland, the Selectmen say it’s up to residents to decide how they want to trick-or-treat this Halloween.  The Board felt that people should follow guidelines from the state and CDC, but it’s not something they really can enforce.  Police Chief John Llewellyn says...

Patricia Smith, the Director of Health Services for the Hanover schools, says a potential COVID cluster was identified after a hockey captain’s practice. Smith said over the course of the pandemic there have been 120 cases of COVID-19 in the community. Twenty-two...

WATD's Christine James speaks with Braintree Mayor Charles Kokoros about the town's COVID-19 numbers and plans for Halloween.  

Boston mayor backs creation of new police oversight office. BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says the city will create a new independent office to investigate police misconduct as part of a slate of reforms recommended by a task force. Walsh on Tuesday called...

Raising the commercial tax base in Kingston has been an ongoing issue due to the lack of proper sewer services. WATD's David Cedrone has the story:   Over the past few years requests for sewer hookups for restaurants, retail spaces, multi-unit housing and office...

A Norwell woman accused of misleading a police investigation into a 2015 Marshfield murder has been sentenced to prison on drug trafficking charges. In November of 2019, 40-year-old Brianna St. Peter was sentenced to prison after it was found she violated terms of her...

Duxbury Police said a faulty headlight led to an arrest and the recovery of stolen firearms. Police Chief Stephen McDonald says on Sunday evening, Sergeant Andrew Homestead spotted a vehicle driving on Tremont Street with a headlight out. The vehicle was stopped....

Braintree Police are investigating an early morning break-in at a Burger King. Braintree Police Chief Mark Dubois says they responded to the 165 Pearl Street location around 4:30 Tuesday morning. Officers spoke with an employee who arrived to open the store. When the...

One man has been killed following a shooting in Brockton.  Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz says that just after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Brockton Police received a ShotSpotter notification regarding shots fired at 94 Belmont Ave.   Officers arrived on scene to...

WATD's Dan McCready speaks with State Rep. Patrick Kearney regarding challenges COVID-19 presents when trying to put together a state budget and the need for greater guidance from education officials at the state and federal level.  

Schools officials in Abington say another person at the high school has tested positive for COVID-19.  Superintendent Peter Schafer says the parents of students who were in close contact with the person have been notified privately by Lindsey Wright, the Abington...

The Kingston Selectmen called an emergency meeting after the town was designated “high-risk” for COVID-19 based on infection rates. Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Mark Douglass says in conversations with the Department of Public Health, the number of...

State Police and officers from surrounding towns helped Kingston Police locate a suspect after he fled into a wooded area. Kingston Detective Sergeant Michael Skowyra says 27-year-old Michael Carlson of Kingston was taken into custody. Police were called to a Pembroke...

Plymouth is now in the red category of corona virus risk meaning that the town is considered at the highest risk for transmission of the virus and this could have consequences at the state level. Bobbi Clark has more:   Karen Keane the Director of Public Health...