With rain sometimes comes bacteria and with bacteria comes beach closures.As of Saturday morning, 32 beaches are listed as being closed according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health dashboard. Closures spanned from Western Massachusetts to Eastern Massachusetts and along the coast of Cape Cod...
By Howard BlumeLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — An LAPD traffic stop Wednesday night nearly became deadly when an assailant pulled out a weapon without warning and began firing at two officers, police said.The officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries. One had a graze wound in the head;...
By Simone JasperThe Charlotte ObserverCHARLESTON, S.C. — A man died after a firework exploded on his head during a Fourth of July block party, South Carolina officials said.Charleston-area deputies were called to a neighborhood at about 10:30 p.m. and found a man lying in a...
By Lauren PeningtonThe Denver PostARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — After a decades-long ban on the uniform addition, Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies will once again be allowed to don cowboy hats on patrol.The last time Arapahoe County deputies were allowed to wear cowboy hats was in the...
By Lyndsay WinkleyThe San Diego Union-TribuneSAN DIEGO — Across San Diego County, homicides fell last year — a trend mirrored in some other large cities and part of a continuing nationwide return to rates seen before the pandemic.It wasn’t just a little dip. Locally, killings...
The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 6:33 a.m. on Saturday for strong thunderstorms until 7:30 a.m. for Berkshire County.Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph."At 6:32 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Selkirk, or 7 miles...
By Richard RequenaChicago TribuneCHICAGO — North suburban police departments are preparing and making themselves available to assist the Chicago Police Department, if they are needed, during the Democratic National Conference, which will be held Aug. 19 through 22. ...
The quarterfinals continue at UEFA Euro 2024 on Saturday, July 6 as England takes on Switzerland at Merkur Spiel Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany.The match is scheduled to start at noon EST and will be broadcast on Fox and TUDN. Fans looking to watch can do...
America’s Hispanic population made up almost 71% of this country’s overall population growth between 2022 and 2023, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This increase, which was mainly driven by Hispanic births, greatly contributed to the nation gaining 1.64 million people in 2023.A...
Have you noticed the big, blue and abundant hydrangea blooms this year? If so, you are not alone.President and fourth-generation owner of Weston Nurseries in Eastern Massachusetts, Peter Mezitt, said the bushes are “just full of flowers,” specifically the “blue mop head types — big-leaf...