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The Healey administration’s Western Massachusetts Deputy Director LaMar Cook was arrested after State Police intercepted a cocaine shipment at the Springfield State Office, the Hampden DA’s office announced Wednesday. “The Governor’s Office has been made aware of the arrest of an employee, Lamar Cook,” a spokesperson for the governor said. “The conduct that occurred here is unacceptable and represents a …

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The remnants of typhoon Halong floated homes off their foundations and washed debris across the Western Alaska village of Kwigillingok on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Residents lost boats, four-wheelers and snowmobiles/snowmachines — some of which scattered miles away from the community. Nat Herz/KYUK hide caption toggle caption Nat Herz/KYUK In the late night hours of Oct. 11, the remnant of …

The Egan Center in downtown is one of four shelters in Anchorage being used to house evacuees after being displaced by the storm in Western Alaska. (Bill Roth / ADN) State and local officials are preparing four shelters in Anchorage that could potentially accommodate more than 1,000 people displaced by unprecedented and catastrophic storms that have left whole Western Alaska …

It’s time to talk about the varsity. As it has been for seemingly decades, the Western Conference is just better. It’s deeper than its Eastern counterpart, and this season it also features the two best teams in the league. All of which makes projecting it difficult because every team’s margin for error is small, except maybe the Thunder. Let’s break …

The city of Anchorage is preparing to welcome up to 2,000 people displaced by the catastrophic storm that hit Western Alaska on Sunday. Mayor Suzanne LaFrance said she expects many will stay through the winter. “We’ll do everything we can to help folks and to do our best to provide a safe and welcome environment where they can heal and …

The 2025 MLS season won’t end quite how a half-dozen Eastern Conference clubs had planned back in February. Though as of publication, we don’t know exactly which half-dozen. Two spots are left for FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake, the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes. That means two of those teams will see their vacations start on Sunday, and we …

Residents of Kipnuk evacuate their community on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 after the remnants of Typhoon Halong rendered most of the homes uninhabitable. (Courtesy Jacqui Lang) Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Western Alaska village of Kipnuk on Wednesday after residents were told to pack a single bag and leave the community, one of the hardest hit by a …

Hollinger’s 2025-26 predictions: East’s Bottom 7 | West’s Bottom 7| East’s Top 8 Here’s the irony in the Western Conference: On the one hand, it’s absolutely loaded with quality, as eight different teams have a plausible case for making a conference finals run. On the other hand, it still shapes up as a one-horse race. Despite the West’s superiority, the …

One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Monday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the weekend brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters that swept some homes away, authorities said. More than 50 people had been rescued – some plucked from rooftops. Officials warned of a long road to recovery and a …