3-year-old accidentally shot in Bangor, Maine

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Police in Bangor, Maine, say a 3-year-old child is hospitalized with a life-threatening injury following an apparent accidental shooting in theRead More

Prosecutors object to Skakel bail request

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Prosecutors objected Wednesday to releasing Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel from prison while he awaits a new trial in the 1975Read More

RI officials launch annual gift drive for troops

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — State officials have launched their annual holiday gift drive for troops serving overseas. Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts again organized the effort,Read More

Newtown families ask panel to shield 911 tapes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre are telling members of a Connecticut panel they don't wantRead More

Newtown mom: Slain son was put on earth to be a hero

UNDATED (NBC) — The mother of a child who was killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shootings is finding solace in her son's final heroicRead More

Maine prostitution scandal drawing to a close

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The prostitution scandal centered on a Zumba studio in a picture-perfect New England village that shocked the sensibilities of residents andRead More

‘The Canterbury Tales’ among trove loaned to Yale

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University has received what it calls the largest and most comprehensive privately owned collection of Middle English texts, includingRead More

Brown University won’t divest from coal companies

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University has decided not to divest from coal companies, saying that it would not be "the right tool" to addressRead More

Demolition proceeds at Sandy Hook school building

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Demolition crews have torn down about half of the elementary school building in Newtown where a gunman killed 26 people lastRead More

New Haven mayor seeks changes after club shootings

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — New Haven Mayor John DeStefano has proposed several public safety changes soon after a woman was fatally shot and fiveRead More