For more than 50 years, Karen Brown has dedicated her time to learning and teaching taekwondo. Now, her efforts have led to reaching one of the highest black belt ranks in the martial art.

Update as of 9 p.m. Thursday: Worcester Mayor Joe Petty says he is “deeply disturbed” by the incident. Update as of 8 p.m. Thursday: Worcester police say they arrested two females as federal agents ...

The building blocks for the future of Main Street in Downtown Worcester rely on its past. Vacant spaces cluttered a one-mile strip from the old courthouse to the Hanover Theater, but their historic ...

Oxen pulling sleighs with weaponry, cannons firing and “patriots” sharing stories from serving in the Revolutionary War were all at the Old Sturbridge Village this weekend in celebration of the 250th ...

A Worcester brewing company that specializes in making beers with high alcohol by volume has been acquired by the largest craft beer brewer in New England. Barrel One added Greater Good to its ...

Normally, a 15-year-old Worcester girl would be thinking about her competitive cheerleading team, homework for her 11th grade English class or playing games on her phone. But on Monday morning, she ...

Thousands of Worcester Red Sox fans will descend onto the Canal District this week as Polar Park opens its gates for the first WooSox home game in team history on May 11. State restrictions will limit ...

A Chinese pharmaceutical company is pausing construction of a 189,500 square-foot facility in Worcester, according to Thomas Matthews, a spokesman for City Manager Eric Batista. WuXi Biologics, a ...

Worcester resident Angela Stockdale is already dreading the possibility of heavy snow this weekend, and her city’s past performance in snow cleanup isn’t helping. The National Weather Service on ...

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has laid off or furloughed about 200 employees, a spokesperson for the school confirmed to MassLive Thursday. The layoffs were conducted to make up for a ...

Lactation pods in Worcester city buildings, an academy on how to help manage a workforce and a diversity, equity and inclusion plan for the Worcester Police Department were just some of next year’s ...

A fast food chain known for serving Korean fried chicken is planning to open a new restaurant in Worcester, according to a company spokesperson. The spokesperson said the restaurant is estimated to ...