Regional

WINSTED, Conn. (AP) — Trapped inside a car, the adult black bear and cub thrashed about. The horn was blaring and the radio blasting. OutsideRead More

The Massachusetts House voted unanimously to make a circus shift. The bill would ban elephants, big cats, and other exotic animals in circuses and travelingRead More

Reining in prescription drug prices and subjecting industry middlemen to greater scrutiny are the next major health care reforms en route to private negotiations afterRead More

The Secretary of the Commonwealth has finalized the question numbers for the November election. The first question involves the state auditor’s authority to audit legislation.Read More

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles services are back up and running following a pause due to the global technology outage on Friday. The registry saidRead More

Greg Paquette and Ryland Kenney described the moment a humpback whale breached and capsized their boat off the coast of New Hampshire Tuesday afternoon. BothRead More

A whale flipped a 23-foot boat, knocking two people overboard off the coast of Rye, N.H. Tuesday morning. The Coast Guard responded to two maydayRead More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three Army Reserve officers were disciplined for dereliction of duty in the aftermath of a rampage in which a reservist killed 18Read More

Jack Connors, the well-known Boston philanthropist, has died at the age of 82. Connors founded Camp Harbor View, which created programs to inspire young people,Read More

BARNET, Vt. (AP) — Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm was flooded again by the remnants ofRead More