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4 hours ago in Entertainment
A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors
Amazon remains the dominant force, but physical, brick-and-mortar stores have rebounded — and stores owned by authors such as Ann Patchett are now a niche unto themselves, found everywhere from Brooklyn to New Mexico.
4 hours ago in Entertainment
YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn't for the big budget "Star Wars" movie, "The Mandalorian and Grogu, " which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet.
4 hours ago in World
Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave
Rescue workers in Laos searched Monday for an alternative passage into a flooded cave where two people are believed to have been trapped for nearly two weeks after heavy rainfall flooded the main entrance, making it impassable.
5 hours ago in Sports
The trophy returns: NBA releases images of how Finals courts will look in San Antonio, New York
It's official: The NBA Finals logos are back at the NBA Finals. With no fanfare other than a social media post, the NBA announced Sunday that the image of the Larry O'Brien Trophy — the one given to the winner of the finals — will be painted at midcourt for games at both the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio and Madison Square Garden in New York for this season's title series.
Accident at Rt 202, 122 intersection
On Sunday afternoon, a two vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Route 202 and 122 in Orange.
43 Franklin County farms receive grants
Franklin County is home to 43 of the 128 farms that were awarded grants totaling $270,000 through the Grinspoon Foundation
Athol emergency responders make heroic save after tree injury
Last month emergency responders were dispatched to a logging accident in Athol, where the patient was LifeFlighted after being injured while in a tree.
GCC expands HVAC program with new grant
Greenfield Community College has received an $810,000 grant to expand their HVAC program.
Greenfield Mayor makes statement after tragic accident in Virginia
Mayor Ginny Desorgher issued a statement expressing sympathy and support in response to the devastating multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia
Driver in crash that killed four Greenfield residents formally charged
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The driver of the bus involved in Friday’s deadly Interstate 95 crash in Virginia…
REPORT: four Greenfield residents killed in bus accident according to Virginia State Police
Reports out of Virginia say that four Greenfield residents were among the five victims of an accident early Friday involving a charter bus and six other vehicles.
3 days ago in National
Pam Bondi faces a closed-door questioning from House lawmakers over the Epstein files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying before House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse cases, a long-awaited appearance that brings fresh scrutiny of the Trump administration's botched release of the Epstein case files.
Greenfield under water restrictions
Greenfield Mayor Desorgher has declared a State of Water Supply Conservation due to ongoing drought conditions in the region.
Dragon Brook Bridge repairs coming to public hearing
The Shelburne Selectboard is holding a public hearing on Monday, June 1st at 6:15 p.m. for the proposed public safety improvements in the Dragon Brook Bridge replacement project.
Orange releases Hazard Mitigation Plan
The 2026 Hazard Mitigation Plan for the Town of Orange is now available for review and comment by the public.
4 days ago in National
A large fire has erupted at an apartment complex in Dallas
Firefighters battled a large fire that erupted Thursday at an apartment complex in Dallas, where debris from one collapsed building lay heaped on the ground while flames and black smoke billowed into the sky. Neighbors reported hearing a loud boom like an explosion.
4 days ago in Sports
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice continues serving jail sentence as team begins voluntary offseason workouts
While most of the Kansas City Chiefs participated in voluntary workouts this week, wide receiver Rashee Rice was back in Texas, serving his 30-day jail sentence after violating the terms of his probation for his role in a car crash that left multiple people injured.
4 days ago in World
Taylor Swift concert attack plot suspect found guilty by Austrian court
An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago.
4 days ago in Sports, Trending
MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.
4 days ago in Sports
Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.