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The identities of the two men who died in Tuesday’s shooting in Berlin and the subsequent standoff on Interstate 495 in ...

As communities across Massachusetts prepare to celebrate Independence Day, the Lowell delegation was honored to present a commemorative replica of the Declaration of Independence to the city of Lowell ...

With the American flag held high, Chelmsford’s Sean Patno ran with pride and purpose during last year's John Carson Road Race. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun) Decked out in a Stars and Stripes mask, ...

Two new hybrid SUVs have hit the market in the last two years from brands known for their outdoorsy images: the Jeep Cherokee ...

The Lowell Spinners are starting to heat up. On a sweltering night at LeLacheur Park, the Spinners banged out 17 hits en route to a 16-4 blowout win over the Norwich Sea Unicorns on Thursday night.

The Merrimack Valley Conference Player of the Year was named to the Massachusetts High School All-Star and All-State teams. Tauch is now a two-time Lowell Sun All-Star and a two-time league ...

Citing months of unsuccessful contract negotiations, more than 1,200 registered nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center’s University Campus in Worcester voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to authorize a ...

Gov. Maura Healey, correctly sensing the growing disillusionment in this state and across the country with the proliferation ...

When I started writing this column over a year ago, one of my objectives was to raise important considerations in the ...

Firefighters faced both flames and suffocating heat on Thursday afternoon when a two‑story secondary residence behind a ...

Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings ...