Greater Worcester

Worcester's Shangri-La and its owner have been cited more than $11,000 for failure to comply with state wage and hour laws, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Thursday.

Completed home foreclosures are up nearly 52 percent in Massachusetts over the first four months of 2016.

A Worcester nurse has been indicted by a federal grand jury on allegations that she stole painkillers from the nursing home where she worked and replaced the medicine with saline.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has announced the 13 organizations that received $183,500 in grants from the Fallon/OrNda Community Health Fund.

A new study examining the cost of living versus an area's median income has found Worcester County residents have the greatest purchasing power in all of Massachusetts.

Worcester's restaurant scene continues to expand, with Lock 50 Restaurant and Café opening in the city's Canal District over the weekend.

Hudson-based Avidia Bank has launched a commercial-lending web portal to offer a quick and convenient way to access loans online.

Unemployment in the Worcester metropolitan area dipped by nearly an entire percentage point in April, bringing it to 4.2 percent and representing one of the largest gains in employment in the state.

The auction of the Greendale Mall has been postponed by a month, according to the website of the auctioneer for the property.

The Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday night unanimously approved a request for a special permit for the operation of a dialysis clinic.