An "extensive investigation" is underway in Fall River after a fire at an assisted living center claimed the lives of nine people.

Bay State health officials are reporting the first confirmed case of West Nile virus in an animal this year, as people are ...

The investigation into one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts in recent years will almost certainly look at the performance of the sprinkler system in the building, a fire protection engineer ...

Elderly residents – some in wheelchairs and some dependent on oxygen tanks – were blinded by deadly smoke as they tried to escape an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, which caught ...

A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents, according to regulators’ most ...

Residents of the home have called the fire "not just a tragedy, it’s a travesty" and have pointed to numerous safety problems at Gabriel House, including staffing, concerns about elevators, lack of ...

A state official documented 26 instances where staff members did not report specific emergency situations to the state within ...

"I think the market here itself is just going to be better for a women’s basketball program," said Sun guard Saniya Rivers.

The leaders of three U.S. universities testified before a House of Representatives panel on Tuesday about what they have done ...

The owner of an assisted-living facility in Fall River where nine died in a fire also owns an adult foster care business in ...

Fire safety at local assisted living facilities brought to light after a deadly fire at an assisted living facility in ...