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

Members of a commission working on new regulations that would change the way assisted living facilities are run met on Tuesday and discussed how a fatal fire in Fall River could impact their efforts.

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

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 ...

The finance director for the city of Randleman has resigned. A reasoning for the resignation has not been made public.

Elderly residents – some in wheelchairs and some dependent on oxygen tanks – were blinded by deadly smoke as they tried to ...

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

A survivor of Sunday’s Massachusetts blaze claimed staff fled the burning building, leaving elderly residents to fend for ...

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

FALL RIVER, Mass. — Following a deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, a state lawmaker is ...