Endangered right whale having bad year for accidental deaths

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Marine conservation groups say a high number of accidental deaths this year among the endangered North Atlantic right whales could challengeRead More

Mother and daughter who kicked out store doors face charges

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut mother and her 12-year-old daughter have been charged after police say they kicked out a convenience store’s glass doorsRead More

Workers to try to pull mysterious circular object from beach

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A tree removal company will try to uproot a mysterious object with steel legs that is lodged on a Rhode IslandRead More

Researchers to study chemical contamination of US waters

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — University of Rhode Island and Harvard University professors are collaborating through a new research center to study chemicals that haveRead More

Cyclist in Connecticut has close encounter with bear

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A bicyclist got a surprising companion while riding along a Connecticut rail trail. A spokesman for the state Department of EnergyRead More

Police: VT woman left 2-year-old in car with drug user

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Police in Vermont have arrested a woman who they say left her 2-year-old child in the car with an active drugRead More

Error causes hangar to be covered in fire-suppression foam

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Emergency responders say a malfunction in a fire-suppression system at a Maine airport filled a building with foam and briefly trappedRead More

Resident finds 1955 newspaper, possible drugs buried in yard

WINTHROP, Maine (AP) — A Maine man digging up his backyard has uncovered what appeared to be a sort of time capsule — containing oldRead More

Connecticut to honor aviator reputed to fly before Wrights

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials who say a hometown aviator beat the Wright brothers in being the first in flight by two years areRead More

2 people injured in Connecticut vintage plane crash

SALISBURY, Conn. (AP) — Two people suffered minor injuries when a vintage aircraft crashed in northwestern Connecticut. Connecticut State Police say the single-engine plane crashedRead More