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Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion

Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines — and highlight the science behind them — saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration's changing advice.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Meet the 2026 ‘Dancing With the Stars’ cast

The newest cast competing for the Mirrorball Trophy on "Dancing With the Stars" was unveiled Wednesday, featuring the usual complement of entertainers, reality stars and athletes ranging from gold medalists to a Savannah Bananas player.

3 days ago in National

Lindsay Clancy trial jury deliberates for fifth day after telling judge they were deadlocked

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial resumed deliberations Wednesday, a day after telling the judge they couldn't agree on whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for killing her three children.

3 days ago in Sports, Trending

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge Wednesday following a rollover crash in March near his home in Florida where he initially was accused of driving under the influence.

3 days ago in Entertainment

Ariana Grande steps out of the spotlight with gratitude at tour closing

Ariana Grande's final words, before she stepped offstage and out of the spotlight, were for her fans. Addressing the crowd during her last concert in London Tuesday before she takes a break from the public eye, the singer was full of emotion and gratitude.

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Water line damaged in Orange Tuesday

ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Yesterday in Orange a construction company damaged a water service line on School Street.…

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South Hadley rejects 3rd Prop 2 1/2 override

SOUTH HADLEY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — South Hadley voters rejected another Proposition 2 1/2 override to raise $3.5 million…

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Greenfield Cultural Council receives $20.8k for local projects

GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Greenfield Local Cultural Council has opened grant applications for arts and culture projects…

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Tax work-off programs open in Greenfield for seniors and veterans

GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The City of Greenfield is now accepting applications for the Senior and Veteran Tax…

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Unofficial results from the state primaries are in

BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Unofficial results, as of 6 a.m., for the state primaries show Senator Ed Markey…

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Too close to call: Wondolowski leads Coryat by 113 votes in 1st Franklin primary

With approximately 85-percent of all Primary Election ballots counted, the race for the Democratic nomination for the First Franklin District…

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Minogue romps to victory in GOP primary; will challenge Governor Maura Healey in November

The Associated Press has declared Michael Minogue the winner of the GOP primary for Governor, sending him to a November…

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AP calls U.S. Senate primary: Markey fends off Moulton challenge decisively

The Associated Press has called the U.S. Senate Democratic primary race in favor of longtime Senator Edward Markey. In early…

4 days ago in Sports

Carlos Alcaraz returns to the US Open with a victory, Aryna Sabalenka also wins her first match

Carlos Alcaraz was nervous. He was excited. Best of all, he was pain-free. Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday, showing no problems with the right wrist injury that had sidelined the 23-year-old Spaniard since April.

4 days ago in Entertainment

Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano — plans that had led to bitter backlash from the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer's past antisemitic and racist statements.

4 days ago in Sports

Ketel Marte booed at home in return to Diamondbacks’ lineup, 2 weeks after no-show in Boston

Ketel Marte says his teammates welcomed him back to the clubhouse on Monday, two weeks after the three-time All-Star's unexpected no-show before a game in Boston left the Arizona Diamondbacks scrambling.

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Vote coming on founding Great River Regional School District

MONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Governor Maura Healey has signed legislation to allow the communities of Montague, Gill, Bernardston,…

4 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades.

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Heyood Healthcare purchases clinic in Athol

ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Heywood Healthcare organization has purchased the former North Quabbin Family Physicians property at…

4 days ago in Entertainment

Aaron Sorkin hits refresh on Facebook in ‘The Social Reckoning’ — Fall Movie Preview

When Aaron Sorkin made 2010's "The Social Network," he had heard of Facebook, he said at the time, "the way I've heard of a carburetor." Sixteen years later, he has a much deeper idea of what Mark Zuckerberg's social media empire has become.

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Louisiana judge rules against NCAA, clearing path for former NFL players to join LSU roster

SU coach Lane Kiffin's chances of fielding former NFL players improved Thursday night when a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA in a high-profile eligibility case.

15 hours ago in Entertainment

Fall movie season has arrived. Here are 5 early Oscar predictions

It might be only just September, but the jockeying for next March's Academy Awards is well underway. Movies first started revving up their Oscar campaigns at the Cannes Film Festival in May. But now that the fall festivals, in Venice, Telluride and soon Toronto, are in full swing, so is the prognosticating about what's in the mix for awards.

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Psychedelic ‘Furthur’ bus rolls back into San Francisco for new Grateful Dead exhibit

Ken Kesey's school bus — once painted in bright, swirly colors and driven across the country on a psychedelic journey — is back in San Francisco after 60 years as the centerpiece of a new exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Grateful Dead, a band that rose from the city's famed hippie movement.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Dollywood theme park will add new features, including a waterfall, to honor Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton's theme park in east Tennessee will unveil new features for fans to honor the life of the "dreamer-in-chief," Dolly Parton, who died at the age of 80.

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Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women's movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for over six decades, has died. She was 92.