Accidents and Emergencies

13+ hour, 7+ min ago   (169+ words) The National Weather Service says rain will overspread the region in the morning, with some storms capable of producing torrential downpours. A Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday afternoon, including Boston and areas south and east, according to the…...

13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (352+ words) Responders freed most of the rope entanglement from a roughly 18-foot minke whale off Eastham after finding line wrapped around its body and running through its mouth, according to the Center for Coastal Studies. The whale resumed normal swimming after…...

14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (223+ words) The grants include support for school reconstruction, according to The Boston Globe. Food relief is among the fund's priorities, while another $25,000 will fund mental health support for residents of Caracas and La Guaira, two of the regions hit hardest by…...

14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (386+ words) A car slammed into a utility pole in Brookline, New Hampshire, around 2 p.m. Wednesday, snapping the pole and sending high-voltage lines crashing down onto the vehicle while trapping the driver inside. As if that weren't dangerous enough, a swarm of yellowjackets…...

16+ hour, 20+ min ago   (320+ words) A person walking the Bedford Heritage Trail stumbled onto a grim discovery Saturday afternoon, September 12, 2026: a body lying along a steep embankment above the Merrimack River. New Hampshire State Police were dispatched to the area near Hawthorne Road around 3:22 p.m., and…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (171+ words) The area is discussed in broader planning and traffic-safety terms. The passage also addresses speed limits and traffic safety in Lowell. Lowell's Place in a Statewide Bicycle Safety Trend The crash arrives amid discussion of bicycle collisions across Massachusetts. Statewide,…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (374+ words) by Gabrielle Bowman & KVAL.com Staff SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — After multiple recent vehicle crashes in Springfield, some residents are raising concerns over speed limits. We spoke with the City of Springfield about how speed limits are determined and what the process…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (70+ words) The community continues to rally and support Lowell-impacted residents on Oʻahu’s west coast. One of the storm's largest impacts for the Leeward Coast community was power outages that affected homes and food supplies at stores. The community continues to rally…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (234+ words) Wai‘anae resident Teresa Salva, 68, shovels sand in the parking lot near Makua Valley Road and Farrington Highway. On Tuesday, parts of the highway strip on the Leeward side of O‘ahu were closed after Hurricane Lowell, with sand and…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (302+ words) A Plymouth Police update said that someone had been located. The post did not identify the person or provide further details. The update came in a Facebook post from the Plymouth Police Department. Police described the person as a Caucasian…...