More than 70 ambulances showed up Tuesday to transfer about 160 patients evacuated from a Massachusetts hospital that lost power after an electrical transformer fire.… MORE
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FACT FOCUS: Egg shortage breeds chicken-feed conspiracies
This is part of AP’s effort to address widely shared misinformation, including work with outside companies and organizations to add factual context to misleading content that is circulating online… MORE
Massachusetts diocese publishes nameless clergy abuse report
A Roman Catholic Diocese that covers central Massachusetts has published a new report about clergy sexual abuse of minors between 1950 and 2022, but unlike similar reports released by many other dioceses, the report did not include the names of the priests who were found to have committed abuse.… MORE
1 current, 1 former officer face union embezzlement charges
One current and one former Rhode Island police officer are facing charges related to the alleged embezzlement and misuse of police union funds, the state attorney general’s office said.… MORE
Providence Police break up "sophisticated" fentanyl operation
Providence Police said Tuesday that a mail delivery led to one of their most significant seizures of fentanyl.… MORE
Tom Brady retires at 45, insisting this time it's 'for good'
Tom Brady, who won a record seven Super Bowls for New England and Tampa, has announced his retirement.… MORE
State reaches lead abatement agreements with 4 landlords
The owners of four Rhode Island lead-contaminated properties have agreed to fix the problems and pay fines that combined total more than $700,00 in value, the state attorney general’s office announced Tuesday.… MORE
Top Rhode Island officials call for ban on assault weapons
Rhode Island’s Democratic governor and top officials urged the state legislature Tuesday to pass a bill banning assault weapons.… MORE
Officials: Estimated 100,000 hens died in Connecticut fire
An estimated 100,000 hens died in a weekend fire at a Connecticut farm owned by one of the country’s largest egg producers, Connecticut officials confirmed Monday. It’s one of several such fires that have killed millions of chickens around the country over the past decade.… MORE
Man charged with killing mom at sea seeks grand jury minutes
The man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England is asking for minutes from the grand jury proceeding that led to his indictment, seeking to learn what was disclosed about his grandfather’s death three years earlier.… MORE
