Thirteen former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy accused overseers of the Connecticut school on Thursday of failing to prevent sexual violence on campus and covering it up, in federal complaints seeking $10 million apiece in damages.… MORE
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Former police officer accused of killing pregnant girlfriend and staging it as a suicide
A former Massachusetts police officer has been accused of killing a woman he first sexually exploited when she was underage and then trying to stage the death as a suicide.… MORE
Karen Read now faces civil suit as well as murder charge in police officer boyfriend's death
The family of the police officer boyfriend Karen Read is accused of killing by hitting him with her vehicle and leaving him to die in the snow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her and two bars where they had been drinking that night.… MORE
Photos from the 2024 Rhode Island Folk Festival
The Rhode Island Folk Festival celebrated its 10th year Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Crescent Park in East Providence… MORE
Defense attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber seek recusal of judge overseeing case
Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over Tsarnaev’s death sentence.… MORE
Flash floods from 'training thunderstorms' leave 2 dead in Connecticut
Torrential rain flooded parts of Connecticut and New York’s Long Island, washing out roads, trapping people in cars and a restaurant, and sweeping two people into a river. Two women died in the storms, which also caused problems in New Jersey late Sunday and early Monday, authorities said.… MORE
Rhode Island files lawsuit against 13 companies that worked on troubled Washington Bridge
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday that the state has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that provided design, construction and inspection services related to the troubled Washington Bridge.… MORE
Game of inches: Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry
Fishing regulators are instituting a new rule that lobster fishermen must abide by stricter minimum sizes for crustaceans they harvest.… MORE
Steward Health Care reaches deal to sell its nationwide physicians network
BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care said it has reached an agreement to sell its nationwide physicians network to a private equity firm. The deal comes as Steward is scheduled to go before a bankruptcy court judge Friday on its plan to sell six hospitals in Massachusetts. The Dallas-based company announced its bankruptcy May 6.…… MORE
Thousands braved the heat for 70th anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival
A capacity crowd of about 10,000 people braved heat and humidity each of three days this weekend to witness the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, one of the largest music festivals in New England.… MORE
