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Truck catches fire near French King Motel
ERVING, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A truck’s brakes caught fire on Route 2 in Erving Wednesday afternoon. Traffic was…
6 hours ago in Local
Woman dies after being struck by vehicle outside of Market Basket
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A 75 year-old pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle at approximately 3:20 p.m.…
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South Deerfield woman sentenced in moltov cocktail incident
WASHINGTON, DC (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — 26 year-old Raleigh Jane English, formerly known as Ryan English, of South Deerfield pleaded…
6 hours ago in Local
Poet’s Seat Tower repair estimates continue to rise
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — At Wednesday’s Greenfield City Council meeting, Mayor Ginny Desrogher shared during her updates that…
6 hours ago in Local
Baystate nurses continue in fight for fair working conditions
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Baystate Franklin nurses are still fighting for fair working conditions. Staffing shortages are leaving…
1 day ago in Local
Plainfield man arraigned on child sexual assault charges
NORTHAMPTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Shawn Stebbins, 41, of Plainfield, was arraigned Friday in Northampton District Court on multiple…
Entertainment News
6 hours ago in Entertainment
Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won't resume their roles as working members of the royal family, The Associated Press learned Wednesday.
23 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
After losing a friend and writing ‘Say So,’ Dan + Shay are back with the autobiographical ‘Young’
The lead single from Grammy Award-winning duo Dan + Shay's forthcoming album "Young" is a hard pivot from the wedding songs that make up so much of the country pair's discography.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report says
Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickersonand his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released Tuesday.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Frank Beard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77
Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band's biggest hits like "Sharp Dressed Man," "Legs" and "Gimme All Your Lovin,'" has died. He was 77.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift
Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday. The pop superstar has been nominated in every decade of her musical career. She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
All eyez on Tupac: Long-awaited trial begins in rapper’s 1996 killing
Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur, kicking off weeks of testimony that will revisit what happened on a Las Vegas street nearly 30 years ago.
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