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Multiple snow chances in Massachusetts over next few days. Maps show who will see flakes.
The WBZ Weather Team is highlighting Thursday night and Saturday as NEXT Weather Alert days. Not because there are any major ...
Most of Massachusetts pulls out of severe drought. Boston area, Cape rainfall still lags.
State environmental officials have lifted the more critical drought status, although eastern parts of the state are still ...
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What to know about Myanmar’s civil war, which is complicating earthquake relief efforts
BANGKOK (AP) — The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma. Relief ...
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Fall River police find knife and shell casings after shots fired incident
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — Fall River police are actively investigating a shooting incident that happened Friday night. Around 10:00 p.m. Friday, Fall River Patrol Bureau Officers responded to a ...
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Vietnam targets toys featuring South China Sea map used by Beijing
Vietnam is stepping up inspections of particular children’s toys over concerns that imagery on the model’s face resembles a map China uses to stake competing territorial claims in the South ...
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Residents in South Korea’s Andong city told to evacuate as wildfires spread
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Officials in the South Korean city of Andong on Tuesday alerted residents to evacuate to safe areas as firefighters struggled to contain wildfires that have ravaged ...
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Shelter demand remains high as city builds hundreds of affordable units
The city of Bakersfield has hundreds of affordable housing units in the works with some of them opening their doors in the coming months as demand remains high. There are 291 units currently under ...
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MBTA's South Coast Rail commuter line finally begins service for southeastern Massachusetts
It connects a large part of southeastern Massachusetts with South Station in Boston for the first time in 65 years. Taunton, Fall River and New Bedford were the only big cities within 50 miles of ...
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Decades in making, South Coast rail service begins Monday
BOSTON (SHNS) – Gov. Maura Healey plans to board a train in Fall River Monday morning, marking a seemingly improbable dream ride for southeastern Massachusetts residents who had expected ...
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WPRI Channel 12 is celebrating a birthday milestone with clips from its storied past
The archives of all our local TV and radio outlets are treasure troves of sounds and images that document life in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts over the last century. But broadcast ...
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Waste not, want not? How Massachusetts became the only state to reduce food waste.
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
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Largest Montana state park has to get lead out before adding 16 RV sites
Located on the southeast side of Glendive in Dawson County, the state park encompasses badlands containing dinosaur fossils and rock from the Hell Creek Formation.