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Bears have been sighted in a tree at the intersection of Main St. and North Pleasant St. in Middlebury, Vermont, according to police. The Middlebury Police Department and Vermont Fish and Game are advising people to avoid the area and give the bears space.

Joseph McLynch, a migrant worker from the island nation of Jamaica, tosses a pumpkin to Sheldon Watson, also from Jamaica, as they sort through pumpkins at Allen Brothers Farm in Saxtons River on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. The farm expects to harvest about 200 bins of pumpkins this year following a strong growing season. SAXTONS RIVER — As the colors of fall take hold of Southern Vermont, the final harvest is taking place at farms across the state. Bright orange pumpkins stacked in piles line the ground as three farmworkers from the island nation of Jamaica moved through the rows, harvesting the crop and filling large bins with pumpkins destined for front porches, Halloween displays and jack-o'-lanterns. At Allen Brothers Farm Market in Westminster, the annual pumpkin harvest was underway with this year's crop offering plenty to pick from — big pumpkins, little pumpkins, smooth pumpkins, warty pumpkins and colorful, flattened varieties meant to be stacked into decorative fall displays. For owner Tim Allen, the abundance came from what he described as an especially good growing season. "It's a really good harvest," Allen said. "It's really been a great growing year.

The South is the fastest-growing region in the U. S., with states like Georgia and Texas seeing a surge of younger and more diverse people. Experts say that could mean generational political shifts in the Sun Belt. GuestsMichael Li, senior counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s School of Law. Charles Bullock, Richard B. Russell professor of political science at the University of GeorgiaAmanda Nelson, co-founder of Y’all Vote, an organization working to flip statehouses in the South from Republican to Democrat. Political content creator behind the account “Amanda’s Mild Takes.”Matt Mackowiak, GOP strategist. President of Potomac Strategy Group. Former chair of the Travis County Republican Party. Transcript of Full BroadcastThe version of our broadcast available at the top of this page and via podcast apps is a condensed version of the full show. You can listen to the full, unedited broadcast here:Part I        ANTHONY BROOKS: The South is the fastest-growing region in the United States with expanding populations of young people, immigrants, and people of color. That means big shifts in political power.

Arts & EntertainmentThe actor and singer said he was on a plane that skid off an airport runway. Watch ABC News live news stream and get 24/7 latest, breaking news coverage, and live video. ByYi-Jin Yu Monday, October 19, 2026 1:56PMDonnie Wahlberg is speaking out after he said he survived a failed plane takeoff. In a video shared on his Instagram page on Sunday, Wahlberg said he and others were on a plane that failed to take off from a Las Vegas airport. "We're all OK. I'm OK. We were taking off and didn't get up in the air and ran out of runway," the actor and New Kids on the Block singer said in the video. "These pilots saved our lives and ... I'm not sure how many fences we avoided but we didn't avoid the last one. But we avoided those trucks and heavy equipment and the dumpsters behind that," he added. Officials have not confirmed that the actor was on the flight but a statement released by Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Sunday said that "upon departure, a general aviation aircraft skid off runway 1L at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) and made contact with the perimeter fence. "Top Stories"There are no known injuries at this time," the statement said.

Arts & EntertainmentThe actor and singer said he was on a plane that skid off an airport runway. Watch ABC News live news stream and get 24/7 latest, breaking news coverage, and live video. ByYi-Jin Yu Monday, October 19, 2026 1:56PMDonnie Wahlberg is speaking out after he said he survived a failed plane takeoff. In a video shared on his Instagram page on Sunday, Wahlberg said he and others were on a plane that failed to take off from a Las Vegas airport. "We're all OK. I'm OK. We were taking off and didn't get up in the air and ran out of runway," the actor and New Kids on the Block singer said in the video. "These pilots saved our lives and ... I'm not sure how many fences we avoided but we didn't avoid the last one. But we avoided those trucks and heavy equipment and the dumpsters behind that," he added. Officials have not confirmed that the actor was on the flight but a statement released by Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Sunday said that "upon departure, a general aviation aircraft skid off runway 1L at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) and made contact with the perimeter fence. "Top Stories"There are no known injuries at this time," the statement said.

Arts & EntertainmentThe actor and singer said he was on a plane that skid off an airport runway. Watch ABC News live news stream and get 24/7 latest, breaking news coverage, and live video. ByYi-Jin Yu Monday, October 19, 2026 1:56PMDonnie Wahlberg is speaking out after he said he survived a failed plane takeoff. In a video shared on his Instagram page on Sunday, Wahlberg said he and others were on a plane that failed to take off from a Las Vegas airport. "We're all OK. I'm OK. We were taking off and didn't get up in the air and ran out of runway," the actor and New Kids on the Block singer said in the video. "These pilots saved our lives and ... I'm not sure how many fences we avoided but we didn't avoid the last one. But we avoided those trucks and heavy equipment and the dumpsters behind that," he added. Officials have not confirmed that the actor was on the flight but a statement released by Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Sunday said that "upon departure, a general aviation aircraft skid off runway 1L at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) and made contact with the perimeter fence. "Top Stories"There are no known injuries at this time," the statement said.