December 31, 2025 • A few years back, many politicians were raising the alarm about the dangers of "CRT" in schools. Today, the new risk to public education is "DEI." What do both of these moments ...

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The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families had a lengthy history of involvement with the family of A'zella Ortiz before the 4-year-old girl was found dead in October 2024. Here is a ...

Despite squalid living conditions and ample evidence of negligence, Massachusetts’ child welfare agency failed to respond to warning signs about a Worcester couple in the years before the death of ...

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DCF, which hadn’t seen the children for 114 days, closed the case, “believing the family was residing in New York, information that was later determined to be inaccurate.” The OCA acknowledged that a ...

Francisco Ortiz is charged with murder in the death of his 4-year-old daughter, A'zella, in October 2024. The state's Department of Children and Families monitored the family for nearly four years, ...

OUR TODD KAZAKIEWICH IS IN WORCESTER WITH DETAILS TONIGHT. OVER THE COURSE OF DCFS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FAMILIES, THE RISK TO THE CHILDREN ESCALATED AND THEIR WELL-BEING DECLINED. THE MASSACHUSETTS ...

WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - The state Office of the Child Advocate released a report Wednesday following its investigation into the death of a 4-year-old in Worcester last year. A’zella Ortiz’s father, ...