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Coastal erosion and landslides are eating away at cliffs, especially in Northern California.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a driver believed she was helping a disabled car when two suspects robbed her at gunpoint in Philadelphia. The victim told police she was flagged down by two men who were pulled over in a newer model Jeep Compass near Courtland and 11th streets last Thursday afternoon.

Philadelphia police are investigating the theft of 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab from a truck parked on Island Avenue early Tuesday morning.

Boston, MA – New England could experience a warmer-than-normal start to November, with federal climate outlooks favoring above-normal temperatures across much of the region from Nov. 1-5. Cities including Boston, Providence and Manchester are within the broader area where warmer-than-usual conditions are favored, while precipitation prospects suggest a potentially unsettled opening to the month.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Dozens of participants, including state lawmakers, joined pharmacists and pharmacy technicians from around the state outside CVS in Wakefield on Oct. 23 to rally against what they allege are unfair working conditions and bad-faith bargaining by the health care giant that calls Rhode Island its home. Pharmacy technicians at the Wakefield store, along with those at the Middletown location and two CVS pharmacies in Westerly , unionized two years ago. Now, as members of The Pharmac

Petra Santos started her Mexican cowboy boot business in a 5-by-5-foot booth at the Bellwood Flea Market. Sixteen years later, her family is opening its third store inside a 4,000-square-foot building in Midlothian. Why it matters: Bota Latina on Hull Street has become a destination for Mexican western wear, drawing shoppers from Fredericksburg to Virginia Beach and fueling the family business's expansion. The latest: Bota Latina's new store opens Nov. 7 at 7419 Midlothian Turnpike, featuring a

Four health systems in Ohio, Virginia and Minnesota have told Medicare Advantage patients to expect to be out of network when 2027 begins. Three of them are in disputes with Anthem, and the fourth is leaving UnitedHealthcare’s plans. Anyone in one of those plans has until December 7 to get a switch to the insurer. […] The post Kettering Health, VCU Health and Sentara are set to go out of network with Anthem Medicare Advantage plans and Fairview with UnitedHealthcare’s on January 1, 2027, and a

A second bear sighting in Coventry concerned some local residents as the animal appeared to have injured its paw. In a video shared on Facebook, the bear was seen wandering around a backyard in Wood Estates on Sunday afternoon. Leslie Sormanti-Folco, a resident who captured the video, said the bear appeared to have an injured paw and that this was one of many bear sightings in the area. "People are still leaving their bird feeders out so this is attracting" the bears, she added. Another bear sig

A Norway spruce from upstate New York has been chosen as the 2026 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. The tree, grown on a property in Ostego County, will be cut down November 5th, and driven to its new home two days later. It’ll spend a few weeks getting a glow-up with tens of thousands of lights, not to mention the iconic Swarovski star. Then on December 2nd, it’ll help the official “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” show on NBC ring in the holiday season. The tree will be on display until Janua