By Daniella SeguraMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — A “suspicious package” mailed to a California business led authorities to a property with more than 2,800 bags of psilocybin mushrooms, deputies say.The package, delivered to a Lake Elsinore business in August, had “psilocybin mushrooms and...
By Geoff Herbertsyracuse.comROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York State Troopers say they rescued a woman who was stranded in a snowstorm over the weekend as she was on her way to get a heart transplant.A 64-year-old woman left the Rochester area with her husband on Friday...
By Natalie DemareeMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)CHESTER, Va. — An accused shoplifter tried sneaking away with a cart full of items during a holiday shopping event in Virginia involving dozens of law enforcement officials, police said.Police officers and sheriff’s deputies gathered at a Walmart Supercenter on...
A year ago, Harry L. Chandler was in Hawaii, a place where 82 years earlier he’d seen the ravages of war unfolding before his eyes.This time he was hailed by the 21st century U.S. Navy as a returning hero, honored for his service to the...
SPRINGFIELD — A plan to install solar panels on a 13-acre wooded lot is pitting neighbors against neighbors, with some conservation groups arguing the plan makes no sense environmentally.But other residents said they have been watching one of the last undeveloped lots on Allen Street...
At a time of constant and often dramatic change and evolution in most aspects of American life, there is something comforting found in traditions and institutions that stand the test of time.The Toy for Joy Christmas campaign, now in its 102nd year, is one such...
Middle Eastern food chain NAYA is marking its expansion into Massachusetts with the opening of a new Boston location. The Boston restaurant will open on Wednesday, Dec. 11, a press release states. This will mark NAYA’s 29th location — joining others in New York, New...
BOSTON — Payton Pritchard has been arguably the Celtics' biggest surprise through the first quarter of the season, but he can’t be a red-hot 3-point shooter every night. That happened in the Bucks win Friday, where the guard was held scoreless in 24 minutes of...
Visiting Rhode Island’s Newport Mansions around Christmas is a yearly tradition for many New Englanders, but few people probably know who the man behind the splendorous decoration design is.Jim Donahue — the Preservation Society of Newport County’s curator of historic landscapes — has been in...
BOSTON — The moment was warm, but quick.With 8:50 left in the first quarter, Marcus Smart got up off the visitors’ bench and jogged to the scorer’s table and checked in to replace Jaylen Wells. As the Celtics’ public address announcer introduced him to the...