Authorities in Massachusetts detailed a tragic and deadly crash on Christmas night on the Veterans’ Memorial Bridge linking Fall River and Somerset.… MORE
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Contrary to politicians' claims, offshore wind farms don't kill whales. Here's what to know.
Scientists say there is no credible evidence linking offshore wind farms to whale deaths. But that hasn’t stopped conservative groups and ad hoc “not in my back yard”-style anti-development groups from making the connection.… MORE
2 Rhode Island men charged with assault and battery in death of Patriots fan
Two Rhode Island men have been charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct by Foxborough Police in connection with the recent death of a fan at a New England Patriots game.… MORE
Connecticut police dog killed in shooting after state troopers tried to serve an arrest warrant
A Connecticut State Police dog was killed in a shooting Thursday evening involving troopers and a man they were trying to arrest on a felony warrant, authorities said.… MORE
NCAA President Charlie Baker drawing on lessons learned as GOP governor in Democratic Massachusetts
For Charlie Baker, navigating potentially choppy political waters was a skill he honed as a Republican in Democratic Massachusetts, adapting to a sometimes frosty political environment by making as many allies as possible and choosing his fights carefully.… MORE
Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of a white woman, a case that coarsened divisions in a city long split along racial lines and renewed suspicion and anger directed at the police department by the city’s Black community.… MORE
RI suspect in killing of TV news anchor's mother has been captured in Connecticut
A man wanted in the killing of a television news anchor’s mother in Vermont in February was captured at a Connecticut hotel Wednesday, the U.S. Marshals Service said.… MORE
Storm batters Northeastern US, knocking out power, grounding flights and flooding roads
A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures.… MORE
'Something catastrophic' broke support rod on Rhode Island bridge, transportation director says
A review of state inspection reports of a critical Rhode Island bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns, resulting in major traffic headaches, led authorities to believe that “something catastrophic” happened since July that broke a support rod, the state’s director of transportation said Wednesday.… MORE
Busy Rhode Island bridge closed suddenly after structural problem found, and repair will take months
Authorities have found a critical structural failure in one of the busiest bridges in Rhode Island and have closed its westbound side to begin a repair job expected to take months.… MORE
