Police: Woman left 1-year-old child in hot vehicle while in McDonald’s

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — Police say a Connecticut woman left her 1-year-old daughter inside a hot vehicle while she took another child into a McDonald’sRead More

Invasive plant leaves woman with severe burns

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont woman says her brush up with a plant left her with painful, large blisters comparable to a second-degree burn.Read More

Man charged in fatal stabbing had killed his wife in 1979

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A 76-year-old man charged with fatally stabbing a woman outside a laundromat in Lewiston was previously convicted of fatally stabbing ofRead More

9-year-old writes book about living with autism

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Nine-year-old Milan Bonilla-Cruz has autism, but it’s not who he is. It says so right there on the last pageRead More

Maine man charged with killing sister-in-law appears in court

HAMPDEN, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman was killed hours after the alleged gunman, her brother-in-law, missed a court appearance for violating a trespass orderRead More

Governor signs executive order to reduce plastic pollution

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed an executive order aimed at reducing plastic pollution. The Democratic signed the order MondayRead More

Group armed with baseball bats beats up man, steals his car

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police say a Rhode Island man was beaten up by a group of people armed with baseball bats, who then proceededRead More

Woman stabbed, killed outside Maine laundromat in front of children

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine are investigating the killing of a woman who was stabbed outside of a laundromat in downtown Lewiston. PoliceRead More

Woman killed in Maine was divorcing suspect’s brother

HAMPDEN, Maine (AP) — The ex-husband of a woman killed in Maine says she was in the process of divorcing the suspect’s brother. Dom CrocittoRead More

New wave of invasive pest is something to get crabby about

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — The invasive green crabs that cause havoc in coastal New England ecosystems might soon become more aggressive. The crabs are aRead More