Man pleads guilty to Connecticut bank robbery of nearly $10,000

KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (AP) — A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to a bank robbery in Connecticut. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 39-year-old Lavon Young,Read More

2 arrested in connection with shooting near Hamden trail

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested two people in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager near a recreational trail in Connecticut. HamdenRead More

Fire at historic fairground blamed on electrical malfunction

FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) — The Maine Fire Marshal’s office says the blaze that destroyed two buildings and damaged several others at a historic fairground wasRead More

US Navy now allows women to wear ponytails, lock hairstyles

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Navy says it will now allow servicewomen to sport ponytails and other hairstyles, reversing a policy that long forbade femalesRead More

Man indicted in connection to chiropractor death

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man has been indicted in connection to the killing of a former chiropractor. A statewide grand jury reportedRead More

Man in scaffolding fall death identified

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Police say they have identified a Connecticut man who fell 20 feet from scaffolding. Twenty-six-year-old Nick Martinez was doing surface workRead More

Legislator suffers severe burns from attempt to burn brush

WINTHROP, Maine (AP) — A friend of a Maine state legislator who suffered serious burns while starting a brush fire says he’s expected to makeRead More

Police: Man falsely reports drowning days after teen’s death

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested a Connecticut man who falsely reported a drowning in Hartford only days after a teenager died in aRead More

Vermont police: 36-year-old man dies after SUV hits tree

WEYBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say an SUV driver has hit a tree and died in the town of Weybridge. The crash wasRead More

VA nurse charged with stealing opioids from hospital

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A nurse who worked at the Providence VA Medical Center has been charged with stealing liquid opioids from the facility forRead More