A’Zella Ortiz was pronounced dead at the hospital after being found unresponsive at her home on Oct. 15, 2024.

The state Office of the Child Advocate released a report Wednesday following its investigation into the death of a 4-year-old ...

WORCESTER, Mass. — The Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate says it will release its report and findings on Wednesday ...

DCF’s intervention with the family over the course of three years provided no measurable improvement to the safety of the ...

DCF documented neglect for years but closed the case about a year before the 4-year-old was killed. A new report demands ...

The bridge over Interstate 290 is deficient and needs to be replaced. The new one will have improved accommodations for ...

Francisco Ortiz is charged with murder in the death of his 4-year-old daughter, A'zella, in October 2024. The state's Department of Children and Families monitored the family for nearly four years, ...

WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - The man accused of killing a 76-year-old woman and her 58-year-old daughter in Worcester last month was ordered held without bail in court Friday. Prosecutors said William ...

WORCESTER - Worcester Public Schools has released a statement honoring the 11-year-old killed in an ambush shooting with her mother on Tuesday afternoon. Zella Nunez and her 27-year-old mother Chasity ...

WORCESTER, MA — A man in Worcester was charged with receiving a stolen vehicle on Thursday morning. Worcester police said ...