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Two fatal single-vehicle accidents last week
NEW SALEM, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A 26 year-old died in a single-vehicle crash Friday morning in New Salem.…
Route 2 accident closes road on Saturday
SHELBURNE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — An accident involving four vehicles, including one that rolled over, occurred on Route 2…
Man arraigned in UMass murder case
NORTHAMPTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Jeffrey MacDonald, accused of murdering his wife, Emma MacDonald, at the UMass hotel in…
Shutesbury Selectboard votes on first appointed town clerk
SHUTESBURY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Shutesbury has found their first appointed town clerk, Calvin Elison of Amherst. The Selectboard…
Charles hosted Prince Harry and family for first time in years as they try to repair a family rift
King Charles III hosted Prince Harry and met with his family for the first time in years Friday as they try to repair a rift that has persisted since his youngest son and wife quit royal life and moved to America six years ago.
6 days ago in Sports
Wimbledon defeat makes Djokovic realize he’s ‘blessed and cursed’ by the success of his career
Novak Djokovic didn't dwell on Centre Court after getting dominated by Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals.
Man killed in pre-dawn crash in New Salem
NEW SALEM, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A 26-year-old man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in New Salem early…
6 days ago in Entertainment
New ‘Little House’ series explores complicated history but keeps heart, community at the center
It's a story with covered wagons and one room schoolhouses, but showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine says the "Little House on the Prairie" remake for Netflix still speaks to today's American dream.
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Kylian Mbappé scores his 8th World Cup goal before leaving game with a ‘slight’ ankle injury
Kylian Mbappé shook off a missed penalty kick to score his eighth goal of this year's World Cup, helping France beat Morocco 2-0 and reach the semifinals for the third time in a row.
6 days ago in World
One of Spain’s deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people, with 23 others missing
One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country.
6 days ago in Sports
It’s Fery vs. Zverev and Sinner vs. Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinals
British wild card Arthur Fery is facing French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the opening men's semifinal at Wimbledon on Friday.
6 days ago in Entertainment
Behind Christopher Nolan’s 6-country epic undertaking to bring ‘The Odyssey’ to the big screen
Christopher Nolan has never been afraid to dream a little bigger. It's almost a calling. With every film, he's pushed himself and the medium further — playing with form, storytelling, visuals and audience expectations to create lasting cinematic spectacles.
UMass hosts conference on Northern slavery
AMHERST, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — UMass Amherst hosted a conference on transatlantic slavery in the North during the American…
Gov. Healey signs state budget
BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Governor Maura Healey has signed the $63 billion state budget for fiscal year 2027.…
New Greenfield Superintendent settles into role
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Greenfield Public School District’s new Superintendent, Carol Kruser, attended her first School Committee meeting…
DA to become a board-only school
DEERFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Deerfield Academy is transitioning to become a full boarding school, no longer admitting day…
Drought conditions worsen, two years of precipitation loss
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Drought conditions persist and worsen in the western region of the state. The Energy…
1 week ago in Sports
‘Ferytale’ rolls on at Wimbledon as British wild card Fery reaches semifinals after meeting queen
The 23-year-old British player Arthur Fery, who needed a wild-card invitation to enter the Wimbledon tournament, beat ninth-seeded Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Centre Court in front of roaring home fans and a Royal Box contingent that included Britain's Queen Camilla on Wednesday.
1 week ago in National
El Nino powers up as forecasters predict historic strength and a rainier winter for the US South
An intensifying El Nino, nature's heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
1 week ago in Entertainment, Music
Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ has died at 75
Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star whose 1983 chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" enchanted succeeding generations with its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75.
