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Published
March 21, 2024

Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s case

The ruling from the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence intact – for now.
Published
February 14, 2024

New Hampshire pond hockey tourney is among the winter traditions disrupted by climate change

Elizabeth Burakowski, a research assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, said data shows New England is a U.S. hotspot when it comes to winter warming.
Published
February 13, 2024

Rhode Island hiker kills rabid coyote with his bare hands after attack

The same coyote is believed to have attacked a dog walker the day before in a nearby town.
Published
February 13, 2024

Judge dismisses lawsuits from families over theft of body parts at Harvard

A former morgue manager is accused of stealing and selling dissected portions of cadavers that were donated to the medical school in the scheme that stretched from 2018 to early 2023.
Published
January 5, 2024

Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms in Vermont

Lynda Bluestein, who had terminal cancer, ended her life by taking prescribed medication.

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Published
November 28, 2023

Was the Vermont shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent a hate crime? Under state law it might be

The shooting has rocked the local community and comes amid an increase in threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities across the U.S. since the Israel-Hamas war began.
Published
November 27, 2023

Maine man pleads guilty to threatening shooting at New Hampshire school

Kyle Hendrickson was accused of posting a video with a gun outside Portsmouth High School in which he threatened to 'shoot up the school.'
Published
November 27, 2023

Vermont man pleads not guilty in shooting of 3 college students of Palestinian descent

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday the Justice Department is investigating whether the shooting was a hate crime.
Published
October 2, 2023

There’s a scourge on the Connecticut River. It could threaten a billion-dollar asset

Scientists found a previously undiscovered, genetically unique and exceptionally robust strain of the invasive weed hydrilla that so far has not been found anywhere else in the world.
Published
September 13, 2023

Hurricane watch issued for parts of Maine as already rain-soaked New England braces for Lee

Late Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for portions of Maine.