Tom Marino

WORCESTER – Worcester is often referred to as a college city for good reason. The city is home to a public medical university, UMass Chan Medical School, and a private university of pharmacy and health sciences, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Worcester State University, a public institution, along with private universities at Assumption, Clark, Holy Cross, and Worcester Polytechnic University (WPI) also call the city home, along with Quinsigamond Community College.

The U.S. Marshals Service in Massachusetts warns about a telephone scam involving those falsely claiming to be working with U.S. agencies.

WORCESTER - Police to a report of a break in on Gibbs Street on Wednesday, leading to the arrest of a local man on on attempted burglary and weapons charges.

A Worcester Police officer identified a vehicle reported stolen, leading to the arrest of a Spencer man on stolen vehicle, gun and drug charges.

A new emergency winter shelter for single adults facing homelessness opens at the former site of the RMV in Worcester in December.

UMass Memorial Health holds free informational webinars on knee and hip replacement on Monday, Dec. 4 and neck and back pain on Dec. 12

Officers with the Vice Squad executed a search warrant at a residence in Worcester on Friday, November 30, leading to four arrests.

The Worcester Police Department holds five neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester. See when your neighborhood meets.

City Manager Batista issued a written statement restating his demands that the Human Rights Commission end its police oversight.

Episode 7 of Unsolved: Worcester Season 6 shares the story of the fatal hit-and-run case of Cory Cane on January 3, 2012.