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1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (202+ words) The combination of scorching summer heat and a lack of steady rainfall is taking a toll across Massachusetts, with drought conditions expanding in many parts of the state. According to the Energy and Environmental Affairs, the state remains in drought…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (85+ words) Authorities are investigating two unrelated deaths that occurred in Lawrence on Thursday, officials said. State police responded to a shooting on Bay State Road Thursday morning, where a 44-year-old man was pronounced dead, according to Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker’s…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (62+ words) The Rebuild Illinois program created 240,000 jobs statewide but Springfield saw lower returns than other areas. A look at how Rebuild Illinois has impacted Springfield SPRINGFIELD, IL – Six years after signing into law in June of 2019, the Rebuild Illinois Capital Program…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (631+ words) Following months of what one attorney calls "false allegations” targeting the city clerk of Springfield, Mass., a city councilor is formally being asked to quit it. Known for her work as both city clerk and Springfield's election commissioner, Gladys Oyola-Lopez…...

16+ hour, 17+ min ago   (322+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The City of Springfield is proposing changes to its city code for solid waste and trash services. Ashley Krug with the city's environmental services team says the current code is outdated. Krug says recycling is one of the…...

12+ hour, 22+ min ago   (821+ words) LOWELL — Long before the performers take one of the five stages during the 39th Lowell Folk Festival, local businesses in the downtown area are setting up “sidewalk stages” outside their front doors. The festival opens with the traditional Parade of Flags…...

21+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1886+ words) It's been a big year for restaurant news. The world of food and drinks in Eugene is constantly changing, with so many new restaurants opening that it is hard to keep track. So far in 2026, The Register-Guard has reported 22 new…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (742+ words) In the 1930s, more than 200,000 people traveled Route 66 to escape drought, debt and hardship. A century later, travelers follow the same highway for strikingly different reasons: nostalgia, history and the chance to experience one of America's most iconic roads. Many of…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (98+ words) A man and woman were shot inside a cigar bar in Worcester overnight. According to police, officers responded to 56 Shrewsbury Street, the Victory Cigar Bar, around 12:35 a.m. Upon arrival, officers rendered aid to both victims and transported them to a local…...

8+ hour, 12+ min ago   (294+ words) Years after punching a police officer during the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a Massachusetts doctor has lost her right to renew her medical license. Dr. Jacquelyn Starer of Ashland pleaded guilty in 2024 to two felony counts of civil…...