Boat catches fire near Newport Bridge in RI

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WHDH) — Crews responded to a burning boat in Portsmouth, Rhode Island on Sunday afternoon. The scene was just south of the NewportRead More

Forest Service firefighter dies battling Nevada wildfire

BAKER, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say a Forest Service firefighter has died after being hit by a tree while battling a blaze in eastern Nevada.Read More

Vermont, Maine have highest rates of drug-exposed babies

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Vermont and Maine top a new federal study of states with increasing rates of babies born showing symptoms attributed to opioidRead More

Jury: Police justified in fatal shooting of octogenarian

TIVERTON, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island grand jury has determined that police officers were legally justified in fatally shooting an 80-year-old man who killedRead More

Connecticut grandma wins $30,000 on a scratch ticket

A Connecticut grandma won the lottery and she’s already planning on how she’ll spend the jackpot. The 95-year-old said she can’t wait to buy aRead More

Cranston father locked up for leaving 3-year-old in hot car

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island father is behind bars after police say he left his 3-year-old son unattended in a hot car inRead More

Site of nightclub fire that killed 100 is no longer Pokestop

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — The site of a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people has been removed as a stop in “PokemonRead More

Stepfather of Celina Cass faces competency hearing

A competency hearing will be held in New Hampshire for Wendall Noyes. Noyes is accused to killing his stepdaughter, 11-year-old Celina Cass. Noyes is chargedRead More

Officials to court following deadly NH tent collapse

Officials with the company that owned the tent that collapsed during a circus in Lancaster, New Hampshire will be arraigned today. Two people died andRead More

No more West Nile virus found in RI mosquito traps

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The latest round of mosquito samples collected in Rhode Island have tested negative for West Nile virus just days after theRead More