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Week-long Tick Fire fully contained

One week after the Tick Fire began, fire officials reported having finally managed to fully contain it as of 6 a.m. Thursday. The Tick Fire began on Thursday, Oct. 24,

Highway crash ends with arrest of Saugus woman

A Saugus woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury late Wednesday afternoon in connection with a crash that prompted a call for ambulances

A renovation of history in the making

On Wednesday, work began on reshingling the roofs of the historic buildings at the Heritage Junction in Hart Park. Previously, the roofs had wooden shingles, which are being replaced with metal shingles custom-painted to closely resemble the original wood aesthetic.

Searching the ashes

Friends, family and neighbors worked through 60 to 70 mph winds on Wednesday morning, as ash and debris blew through the air, searching for Casey, Sam Hull’s missing dog. Casey,

Fire cause investigators scour Tick Fire source

In the daily Tick Fire updates posted by fire officials, one column on their checklist — alongside homes destroyed, acres burned, residents displaced — has remained unchanged since the fire