WEBSTER, N.Y. — The community gathered on Wednesday morning on Lake Road to honor the West Webster firefighters killed during the Christmas Eve ambush 13 years ago. At 5:42 a.m., the time the call ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called "slop." The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it the ...

After yet another year of high-profile news stories and internet trends, Merriam-Webster has chosen one word to sum up 2025: “slop.” The dictionary publisher defined it as “digital content of low ...

Runners up included "gerrymander," "touch grass," "performative" and "tariff." It's messy, it's meaningless and it's everywhere: "slop" has been crowned as Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word of the Year. The ...

After a full year of hectic news, original trends and nonstop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word: “slop.” On Dec. 15, Merriam-Webster announced “slop” as the 2025 Word of ...

Local residents looking to get outdoors in the New Year need look no further than their own backyard. With miles of trails ...

As 2025 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster is marking an annual tradition. On Dec. 15, the leading expert in language announced that “slop” had earned the title of word of the year for 2025. In case ...

Here are the property transactions recorded for the week of Aug. 25 to Aug. 29, 2025, in the Brockton area, according to The ...

Hope Chapel in Sterling dedicated its new sanctuary Jan. 11, built on time and under budget, according to the site manager ...

Like most tools, generative AI models can be misused. And when the misuse gets bad enough that a major dictionary notices, you know it has become a cultural phenomenon. On Sunday, Merriam-Webster ...