Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. A golden retriever expertly settled into the role of big brother when his owners got a new puppy—except for when it comes to sharing his favorite spot on the couch. Erin Scanlon, 27, is the owner of two golden retrievers: Teddy, 5, and Tuffy the 5-month-old puppy, who she told Newsweek "get along super well." "The first two, maybe three days, Teddy was a tiny bit put off by the craziness of...

Transport bosses in Blackpool have warned the resort's famous heritage trams will not return to the promenade unless about £25,000 can be found. The volunteer-led service was suspended by council-owned Blackpool Transport in December due to safety fears. A workshop has been altered to house the historical vehicles as part of the Tramtown exhibition centre. But head of heritage at Blackpool Transport Bryan Lindop said: "At this moment we can't run any trams, we've got no income, and we need some money." Mr Lindop said: "We need at least £25,000...

WESTFIELD — Over the last five years, the Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport has seen remarkable growth and one of the driving forces behind that growth was Chris Willenborg, who announced in early April he was leaving his position as airport manager to take a similar position at the Hanscom Air Force Base. “It’s been an honor working closely with the airport management team, a dynamic Airport Commission, a supportive mayor and City Council, and engaged businesses and residents,” Willenborg said at the City Council meeting when announcing he was leaving Westfield....

Taste of Marietta will combine food and fun at its 30th annual festival. Planned for 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, April 27, on the historic Marietta Square, the event will host more than 70 diverse Marietta and Cobb County restaurants that will offer some of their best dishes. Admission to the festival is free, and food tastings cost $2-$10. From sweets such as deep-fried brownies and peach cobbler to main dishes of Italian favorites and barbecue, guests are likely to find several dishes they’d like to try. Because Taste of Marietta...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 23, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1848: The first boat passed through the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Laden with sugar and other goods from New Orleans, the vessel was headed to Albany, New York. Upon the canal’s completion in 1848, cargo could travel smoothly from the Gulf of Mexico, up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, join the Chicago River, head out into the Great Lakes and then...

Decision over new bar deferred until summer A decision over an application for a new bar in a North Yorkshire seaside town that would serve alcohol until 01:00 seven days a week has been deferred. Harry Firth, who plans to open Harry's Bar in Murray Street, Filey, wanted permission to serve daily from 09:00 and to play live and recorded music. He said the business would be "very family-oriented", with the sale of alcohol "ancillary" to that. But North Yorkshire councillors said the proposal was not detailed enough and deferred...

Prince William and Kate Middleton are determined not to raise a royal "spare." The couple’s youngest son, Prince Louis, is celebrating his seventh birthday on Wednesday. While party plans have been kept under wraps, his mother will likely bake him a cake, a tradition that, according to reports, she has maintained with her three children. Several royal experts told Fox News Digital it’s one of the many things the couple has been adamant about to ensure Louis, as well as Prince George and Princess Charlotte, are treated like equals. They...

A flight passenger took to social media to share how a fellow flyer let her hair down during air travel – literally. Shared in the "r/unitedairlines" forum on Reddit, the user's post said, "So what’s the standard operating procedure here?" In the post was a photo of a flyer who was sitting in a seat in front of the person, with her long hair draped over the headrest onto the person's monitor screen. "Excuse me, ma’am," read the post’s caption. JUST 'PLANE' BAD ETIQUETTE: AIRLINE PASSENGER DRAPES HER LONG, THICK...

The city of Tucson, Arizona, sits on America’s southern border, surrounded by the cactus-strewn landscapes of the Sonoran Desert. Its present-day creativity draws on its Native American and Mexican roots, Spanish colonial heritage and Wild West frontier days. This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The Sonoran Desert region has been home to Apache and other Native American peoples for centuries, with Spanish colonialists, Mexico and the US fighting for land here in successive waves. In 1854, Mexico sold 30,000 sq miles of the desert to the US,...