Greater Worcester

UMass Memorial Health Care on Wednesday said it has notified the state of plans to the number of beds in its 28-bed inpatient acute psychiatric unit on the University campus by about 50 percent.

Mayor Joseph Petty plans to address demonstrators rallying in solidarity with immigrants and refugees outside City Hall Tuesday evening.

In advance of Super Bowl LI, personal finance website WalletHub has released its report on 2017's best and worst cities for football fans, and no matter how you look at it, Worcester didn't do so well.

Having met its corporate sponsorship and season ticket goals, the Worcester Railers Hockey Club has officially been approved as an ECHL team, clearing the way for the season to begin in October.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced Thursday it was appointing its second-ever director of its Metal Processing Institute, as the organization expands globally for the first time with a new location in China.

Millbury bakery the Queen's Cups will move into the former Bucky's building in Worcester's Canal District later this year, the bakery's owner said.

The average weekly wage in Worcester County grew 3.4 percent to $992 between 2015 and 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Architectural Heritage Foundation in Boston has reached an agreement with the City of Worcester to conduct a $250,000 feasibility study on whether the Worcester Auditorium can be converted into a cultural and commercial center.

A 9,700-square-foot strip mall in Shrewsbury containing a Domino's Pizza has been sold for $1.53 million, according to the broker representing the sale.

A history professor at the College of the Holy Cross will become the president of Regis College in Toronto, the Worcester college announced on Wednesday.