Body camera footage released by the Fall River Police Department on Thursday captures the harrowing moments officers braved flames and smoke inside Gabriel House when the assisted living facility ...

FALL RIVER, Mass. — Video from police body cameras shows officers entering a Fall River assisted living building during a deadly fire and gives a first-person view of some of the rescues.

Across the state, 10 communities meet the criteria for the police and fire staffing grants: Brockton, Fall River, Framingham, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Newton, and Somerville.

Fall River police and fire responded to the blaze and were challenged by the sheer number of residents who needed to be carried out of the building, by air conditioning units that blocked easier ...