Connecticut school requested immigration status of family

HEBRON, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut state education officials say a high school wrongly asked a woman and her son about their immigration status when theyRead More

Mainer sentenced to 55 years for fatally beating 10-year-old

BELFAST, Maine (AP) — A judge imposed a 55-year prison sentence Wednesday on a man for the beating death of his 10-year-old stepdaughter, a crimeRead More

US agency: Hospital forced nurse to participate in abortion

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s largest hospital forced a nurse to participate in an abortion procedure over her moral objections in violation of federal law,Read More

Man in custody following 26-mile chase that reached 100 mph

LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Police in Vermont have arrested a driver following a 26-mile chase that reached about 100 miles an hour. Police said theRead More

Costs rise for planned commuter rail station in Pawtucket

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — The expected cost of a planned Rhode Island commuter rail station has risen by about $11 million. The Providence Journal reports theRead More

Business owner pleads guilty to drug, gun charges

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Burlington, Vermont, business owner has pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy and gun charges. WCAX-TV reports that Derek Spilman, owner of GoodRead More

Massachusetts teen indicted on murder charge in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Massachusetts teenager accused in the strangulation and stabbing death of his friend’s mother has been indicted on charges of murder.Read More

Police: Bullet grazes 16-year-old girl’s head in Woonsocket

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — Police in Woonsocket say a bullet grazed the back of a 16-year-old girl’s head and three men have been arrested. TheRead More

Maine woman held on fugitive charge for fatal crash in Pa.

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman who failed to show up for her trial two months ago for a fatal crash in Pennsylvania isRead More

Charges dropped against octogenarians accused of lewdness

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped charges against an octogenarian couple from Connecticut who had been accused of engaging in lewd sexual behavior inRead More