Once the expansion is finished, drone delivery of Walmart orders will be available at more than 270 stores, reaching an estimated 40 million customers. The service will be available in 17 total markets by 2027. Walmart launched drone delivery last year in three markets.

A Worcester man was charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly leaving a child alone in a locked car outside a Walmart in sweltering temperatures, police said. Just after 4 p.m. on Thursday, police and firefighters responded to reports of a small child alone in a parked car outside the Northborough store,