Wrong-way driver gets 30 years to life for killing 5 teens

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A driver convicted of killing five teenagers in a wrong-way crash nearly three years ago in Vermont was sentenced Monday toRead More

Motorists leads police on a 43-mile chase in western Maine

RUMFORD, Maine (AP) — Police say a Maine man who led police on a 43-mile chase is facing numerous charges. Police say several law enforcementRead More

4 arrested after officer dragged by car, knocked unconscious

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Four people have been arrested after a Connecticut police officer was dragged by a car for about 100 feet and knockedRead More

2 men rob Taco Bell with a machete and crowbar

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Authorities are looking for two men they say robbed a Taco Bell armed with a machete and a crowbar by enteringRead More

Report shows nearly 60% of communities increased local taxes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new analysis by the state’s largest association of cities and towns shows nearly 60% of Connecticut municipalities increased property taxRead More

In a divided US community, Syrian refugee family settles in

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — Hussam Alhallak and his wife kept thinking that the war in Syria would end, or that at least conditions would improve.Read More

Man who was underwater for more than an hour after falling out of kayak has died

WOLCOTT, Conn. (AP) — Police say a man who was underwater for more than an hour after falling out of his kayak on a ConnecticutRead More

Vermont man to be sentenced in wrong-way crash that killed 5

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man is scheduled to be sentenced for the murder of five teenagers killed when he drove the wrong wayRead More

Rhode Island fined $2M for problems with its benefits system

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The federal government is fining Rhode Island about $2 million for problems with the state’s benefits system. WPRI-TV reports the problems stem fromRead More

Bail hearing set for man charged in fatal Walmart shooting

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A judge is set to hear arguments about whether a man charged in a fatal shooting in a Walmart parking lotRead More