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Gas leak stopped in Warwick home
WARWICK, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A gas leak was detected in a Warwick home Thursday morning. Warwick Fire was…
4 weeks ago in Lifestyle
Caregivers need to take care of themselves, too
Nearly one in four adults in the United States, or 63 million people, provided care to adults or children with medical conditions or disabilities in 2025, a total that jumped by almost 50% in 10 years, according to a report by the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP.
4 weeks ago in Sports
MLB proposes shortening regular season to 154 games in 2029, expanding Division Series to best-of-7
Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in a plan given to players during collective bargaining Thursday.
4 weeks ago in Sports
A’ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overall
A'ja Wilson won the WNBA MVP on Thursday for a third straight year and record fifth time overall. Besides her three-peat, Wilson also won the award in 2020 and 2022.
4 weeks ago in World
Canadian author Anne Carson wins literature Nobel for ‘bold and inventive’ works that blend genres
Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for "bold and inventive" works that fuse the classical and the modern and blur the boundaries of poetry and prose.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Fan interference denies Anthony Volpe a tying homer as Yankees get swept by Rays in ALDS
With the Yankees' season at stake, Anthony Volpe was denied a tying home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of their AL Division Series when a replay review determined a fan interfered with his drive to deep left field Wednesday night.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Brewers eliminate Padres with 3-1 win in Game 4, advance to NLCS rematch with Dodgers
Although outfielder Garrett Mitchell gracefully accepted congratulations for robbing Manny Machado of a tying home run late in the Milwaukee Brewers' Division Series-clinching victory, he clearly wasn't all that impressed with himself.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment
Mia Goth files for divorce from Shia LaBeouf nearly 10 years after the actors married
Mia Goth has filed for divorce from Shia LaBeouf nearly 10 years after the two actors were married. The petition filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court says the 32-year-old Goth and the 40-year-old LaBeouf have been separated since July 2025.
4 weeks ago in National, Trending
Hurricane Isaias is expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coasts
Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida.
Information and comment session coming for Dugway in Hawley
HAWLEY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Hawley residents will have an opportunity to weigh in on design plans for the…
318 acres to be conserved in Franklin County with PARC, LAND grants
ASHFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Franklin Land Trust is receiving two state grants totaling $287,300 to conserve 171…
Greenfield awarded $4.4M in economic development grants
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The City of Greenfield has been awarded over $4 million for community and economic…
Colrain Special Town Meeting October 20th
COLRAIN, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Colrain’s Special Town Meeting is coming October 20th and residents will be voting on…
4 weeks ago in National
Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says
Christa Pike was "angry and confused" in the hours after regaining consciousness following Tennessee's failed execution attempt, first asking, "Where am I?" her lawyer said Wednesday.
4 weeks ago in Sports
49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk wins appeal on fine over ‘Juice’ celebration that NFL said imitated beer chug
San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk won his appeal over the fines issued by the NFL for what it deemed an "offensive" celebration when he imitated drinking a beverage, which the league said looked like he was chugging a beer.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment
Eva Marie Saint, star of ‘North by Northwest’ and ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102
Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, "On the Waterfront," and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "North by Northwest," has died. She was 102.
Rabbit Run Rail Trail
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Rabbit Run Rail Trail, connecting New Salem to Athol in a 6.2 mile…
4 weeks ago in World
South Korea signals military exemption cuts for athletes after Asian Games backlash
South Korea's sports minister says the government will review the military service exemption for gold-medal winning athletes after public backlash to some controversial comments from winners at the Asian Games.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Padres avoid elimination, beat Brewers 4-3 in NLDS Game 3 with Cronenworth’s HR, King’s relief
When right-hander Michael King dramatically emerged from the bullpen in a darkened Petco Park to pitch in the eighth inning of Game 3 just two days after he made a five-inning start in Game 2, the San Diego Padres' desperate determination to extend their season was clear.
Amherst house fire started above ceiling fan
AMHERST, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A fire broke out above a resident’s ceiling fan in Amherst Tuesday morning. The…
