A serious flash flood threat will shift into New England on Wednesday as an unusually strong summer storm continues to ...

As a diehard bicyclist of long standing, I have an aversion to electric bicycles, or e-bikes. Don’t like ’em. They’re too heavy, too fast, and too quiet. Many of the people who ride them on the shared ...

The incident occurred just after 8:30 AM after members of the North Reading Fire Department were dispatched to 6 Swan Pond ...

Needless” fire alarms can be caused by dust from construction work, smoking under detectors, and even hairspray.

READING, Pa.- Funeral arrangements are set for longtime member of the Reading fire department and former chief, Bill Rehr. Following his sudden passing on Sunday those close to him are reflecting on ...

Reading officially welcomed its newest fire chief, Robert Leonard II, into office during a ceremony Monday, when he and two veteran officers took their oaths before colleagues, family members and city ...

Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the devastating fire at the floating restaurant, The Dive, on ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Two dozen firefighters, members of Call/Volunteer Recruit Class #127, graduated Thursday from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. These new recruits are prepared to ...

HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – Hadley Fire Chief Michael Spanknebel celebrated his retirement on Saturday and was recognized by the department for 27 years of service to the community. The Hadley Fire ...

They may be legal to buy, but that doesn’t’ mean consumer fireworks, which are sold at ubiquitous pop-up retail stands approaching the summer holidays, are safe and legal to use in an urban setting ...

Whitman’s fire chief will retire after more than three decades of service, with Chief Timothy Clancy stepping down July 10 after 35 years with the department. The announcement of Clancy’s retirement ...