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Two workers fell about 30 feet off the roof of a duplex under construction in Massachusetts early Friday and were flown to hospitals, authorities said. The Mashpee Fire Department responded to the call around 8:30 a.m., Fire Chief Thomas Rullo told the Cape Cod Times. The roof was icy after rain and snow overnight, and there were high winds at the…

Apple picking season is upon us and NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker is offering tips for those looking to visit the orchards and stay safe from COVID-19, such as bringing your mask, washing your hands and checking for crowds.

Beautiful weather for us in New England means a worsening drought. The new drought report issued by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that much of New England is in a severe to exceptional drought. But this rain-free pattern is good news...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Friday announced new steps her administration is taking to assist schools in reopening safely this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a remote news conference, Mills said the Maine Department of Education, in partnership with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has updated its “Framework for Returning to Classroom Instruction,” which was originally…

Witnesses said they heard a crash on the sidewalk and came out to find the woman on the ground after falling more than 50 feet out the seventh-floor window

Police in Rhode Island are investigating after a woman died and another person was injured when they fell down a staircase at a bar in Westerly. WJAR reports authorities responded to a call Friday night of a person falling at the Hill Top Cafe. There, officers learned two women had fallen down concrete steps that led to the basement and...

Two hikers in New Jersey say that an Apple Watch is to thank for saving their lives after a terrifying fall.

Despite the nor’easter that impacted much of coastal New England, the storm’s powerful winds left the trees across northern New England untouched.

Using NBC10 Boston’s augmented reality technology, meteorologist Pete Bouchard breaks down why the leaves’ colors change when autumn comes and when you can expect the fall foliage to peak in your part of New England.

It’s that time of year again, when fresh apples are piled high at farmer’s markets. If you are lucky enough to live near an orchard, you can take the day and pick your own bushel of apples. But whether you are picking them at the market or off a tree, there are many great things to do with apples that...

Gloucester Police and Fire departments rescued a man who fell onto rocks at a quarry on Saturday morning.

Gloucester Police and Fire departments rescued a man who fell onto rocks at a quarry on Saturday morning.

A New Jersey man who claimed he hurt himself slipping on ice cubes actually threw the cubes onto the ground and lay down on top of them to make it look like he’d fallen, surveillance video shows.

Fire officials say a 17-year-old boy fell 30 feet off a cliff while hiking in a remote area of Massachusetts on New Year’s Day. Princeton Fire Chief John Bennett says the teen was hiking in the town around 10:30 a.m. when he fell.

Authorities in Boston say two workers were injured when a scissor lift broke and fell.

A University of New Hampshire scientist says conditions point toward especially vibrant fall colors.