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A second man has pleaded guilty in a deadly shooting at a backyard gathering in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in May 2020, prosecutors said Thursday. The May 3 shooting on Newton Street left Delvis Paulino-Fernandez, a 26-year-old from Lawrence, dead, and two other people were wounded. Miguel Angel Vega Rodriguez, 23, pleaded guilty Thursday in Salem Superior Court to charges of voluntary...

A group of Lawrence firefighters is reshaping the way children learn about fire safety.

The former chief of staff for the mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material. Jhovanny Martes-Rosario, 48, was indicted Friday on one count of possession of child pornography and one count of transportation of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins announced in a statement. Martes-Rosario…

A man faces drug charges after police found suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine at a Lawrence, Massachusetts, day care on Friday, prosecutors said.

An officer was hit by a car and another officer fired a gun when a suspect took off when confronted by police in Haverhill in Tuesday, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office

There was a heavy police presence, including a SWAT team and police dogs, outside an apartment building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Tuesday after a police chase ended there. One person was in custody and another was still at large. 

One person is in custody and a second remains at large after a police chase through two Massachusetts cities Tuesday, the suspects at one point speeding the wrong way down the highway as they attempted to escape police, officials said. Lawrence police said the situation started at a Friendly’s in Haverhill, but did not specify what first set things off....

One of two people believed to have gunned down a Lawrence, Massachusetts, high school basketball player in 2017 was arrested Thursday in Worcester on a murder charge, prosecutors said. Robert Severino, now 24, is accused of killing Juan Espinal on March 8, 2017, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office said. He pleaded not guilty in Lawrence District Court and was...

Three people were injured in two separate shootings at nightclubs in Lawrence, Massachusetts, early Thursday morning. Lawrence police said the first happened outside the Attika Club on Mill Street around 12:17 a.m. The victim suffered what police described as non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Lawrence General Hospital for treatment. A suspect was taken into custody and charged with assault…

Franklin Laras of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was arrested in Mexico about nine months after allegedly shot 29-year-old Edward Javier-Perez to death at the Energy Lounge.

A man is in custody nine months after he allegedly killed another man at a night club in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Twenty-nine-year-old Edward Javier-Perez was shot to death at the Energy Lounge on Christmas Eve in 2023. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday that 27-year-old Franklin Laras of Lawrence was in custody, but did not say where he was…

A man was arrested Wednesday after a deadly shooting this weekend in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The shooting happened Saturday morning on Water Street, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. The victim, identified as 33-year-old Steven Hernandez of Lawrence, was brought to Lawrence General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Prosecutors said Wednesday that 33-year-old Thomas Pizarro of Methuen...

The shooting was reported about 7 a.m. on Water Street, near Holt Street, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. A 33-year-old was found shot and was later pronounced dead after being rushed to Lawrence General Hospital....

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A man was killed in a shooting Saturday morning in Lawrence, Massachusetts, officials said. The shooting was reported about 7 a.m. on Water Street, near Holt Street, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. A 33-year-old was found shot and was later pronounced dead after being rushed to Lawrence General Hospital. He was identified Monday as Steven Hernandez...

Charges have been upgraded for the man accused of murdering a Lawrence, Massachusetts, woman, and now he’s appearing in court for those new charges. Lawrence police say Christian Montero’s physical location matched up with location data from Carol Flaz-Burgos’ cell phone, but this was after she disappeared. That’s when investigators started to connect some concerning dots. Montero was Flaz-Burgos’...

A man is now being charged with murder in the death of a Lawrence, Massachusetts, mother whose body was found in a park days after she was reported missing, prosecutors said Tuesday.

An investigation continues into the death of a Lawrence, Massachusetts, mother who was found dead after she was declared missing last week and while investigators said they anticipate murder charges for the suspect in the case, none have been filed yet.

Community members in Lawrence, Massachusetts, gathered Thursday to remember a woman who was found dead after being reported missing. Hundreds of people came together at a vigil to remember 37-year-old Carol Flaz-Burgos, who disappeared from her Lawrence apartment building Saturday. Her body was found Tuesday in a conservation area in Haverhill. Police have arrested her neighbor, Cristian Montero. So far,…

A missing woman has been found safe, police in Lawrence, Massachusetts, said Thursday after asking the public for help. Police said the woman had last been seen driving on South Broadway, noting that her cellphone showed that she had been in Tewksbury. The department said she has been located and is safe.

After four days of searching, the body of a missing woman from Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been found. And now, a neighbor is under arrest in connection with her death.