Brenda Cropper’s family describes her as a “tiny little thing” with a big smile who made friends easily. Cropper stood about about 4 feet, 11 inches tall, and her daughter Crystal Macura said her mother loved nothing more than her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, watching old TV shows, and cans of soda.

Body-worn camera footage from Fall River police shows officers rescuing residents from the Gabriel House fire. Check it out.

The city is taking a significant step closer to meeting the national standard for firefighters working at a given time.

Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.

Two GoFundMe campaigns have been set up to help the family of a Massachusetts man killed in a police shooting this week.