Migratory fish could get $800,000 boost from settlement

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Efforts to help migratory fish could get an $800,000 boost from a legal settlement stemming from oil spills into the PenobscotRead More

Vermont police investigating St. Johnsbury shooting

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — Vermont police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the town of St. Johnsbury. There’s no immediate word on whetherRead More

Lawyers say plea agreement reached in pipe killing

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — Attorneys in the case of a Vermont man facing a murder charge that he hit another man with a pipeRead More

Bus driver accused of taking photos up girls’ skirts set to appear in Maine court

BATH, Maine (AP) — A former school bus driver who police say took cellphone photos up the skirts of six female children is set toRead More

Rhode Island man sentenced for sexually assaulting sleeping teen

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping teenager and making video recordings of the assaults has been sentencedRead More

Mother of missing Connecticut woman seeks custody of grandchildren

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The mother of a missing Connecticut woman has asked a judge to grant her sole custody of her daughter’s five children.Read More

Man who said white jury couldn’t judge him fairly sentenced

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Massachusetts man who said he couldn’t get a fair trial from an all-white jury in Maine has been sentenced toRead More

Sports betting generates $2.1M in Rhode Island in June

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — June was a bad month for gamblers betting on pro sports in Rhode Island, but a great one for the house.Read More

Lawmakers say they’re come up with wide-ranging casino plan

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers from around Connecticut say they’ve reached a compromise on proposed legislation that could lead to aRead More

Raises for 1,500 nonunion state workers expected to cost $4M

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — About 1,500 nonunion Connecticut state employees will be receiving raises in line with their union colleagues. The Hartford Courant reports that Gov.Read More