By Keri BlakingerLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sent an urgent message out to patrol cars Wednesday afternoon, warning deputies in Altadena that, after days of nearby wildfires, the air is so toxic they should wear masks and decontaminate their...
Associated PressCOVENTRY, Vt. — A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot Monday on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.The death was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington.In...
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed in a shooting on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vermont, just south of the Canadian border, according to the FBI.A suspect in the shooting was also dead. A second suspect was injured and taken into custody, the FBI’s Albany...
Most celebrities who appear on FOX’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” don’t make it to the end. But one actress is hoping her New England roots give her a competitive edge. Christy Carlson Romano, former Disney Channel star of “Kim Possible,” “Even Stevens” and “Cadet...
The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District is running on a two-hour delay after four school buses caught fire early Tuesday morning. Wilbraham firefighters went to an area of Boston Road for a report of a vehicle fire around 1:37 a.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, firefighters found...
SAN FRANCISCO — The Celtics have not looked like contenders for the majority of the past month but that changed on Monday against the Warriors. Jayson Tatum led a balanced scoring effort from the defending champions as the visitors crushed Golden State 125-85 in their...
WESTFIELD - Hundreds of residents, young and old, attended the ribbon cutting for the new Westfield River Elementary School on Saturday, which was hosted indoors in the foyer, with the ribbon on the stairs leading to the second floor. Many of the families in the...
WESTFIELD - Bookended by impassioned pleas from Kathi Bradford, president of Westfield Pride and Councilor Kristen Mello, a motion for a new more restrictive flag ordinance was voted down 10 to 3 by the City Council at its meeting on Jan. 16.During public participation, Bradford...
SOUTHWICK – After nearly two years of trying to secure a permit from the Planning Board to build a 59,000 square-foot self-storage facility at 662A College Hwy., its developers, Ellen and Jim Boyle, will have to start the process over again after proposing to change...
SAN FRANCISCO — The Celtics took a big step back towards consistency on Monday, crushing the Warriors 125-85 in their biggest road win of the season. The game-changing run in the blowout came in the start of the third quarter where the visitors soared to...