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Plane crashes 40 mins after being sold

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:50:00 -0400

AUBURN, Maine - A Massachusetts man who purchased an airplane from Maine Conservation Commissioner Patrick McGowan was the proud owner for 40 minutes - before it crashed-landed...

Man found dead in RI lake

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:52:43 -0400

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. - Police are investigating an apparent drowning at a Burrillville lake. Authorities say the 29-year-old local man went to Spring Lake Beach with family...

NH church's response to vandal: Jesus loves you

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:48:55 -0400

KEENE, N.H. - The sign in front of a Keene church now reads: "Mr. Vandal Jesus loves you too." The sign is a message to whoever vandalized the Hope Chapel on...

17-year-old arrested in NH fireworks shooting

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:47:32 -0400

MANCHESTER, N.H. - A 17-year-old has been arrested in the shootings that wounded two people at a July 5 fireworks display in Manchester, N.H. Police heard late Saturday...

Water skier hurt on NH's Lovell Lake

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:46:03 -0400

WAKEFIELD, N.H. - The New Hampshire Marine Patrol says a water-skier was hurt when he fell in Lovell Lake and was pulled into the propeller of the boat that was with him. Forty-three-year-old...

Insect threatening ash trees in the Northeast

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:09:00 -0400

DURHAM, N.H. - While the hardwood-munching Asian longhorned beetle continues to worry many New Englanders, forest officials are watching for another destructive insect that...

Body found in NYC skyscraper likely missing cleaning woman

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:25:46 -0400

NEW YORK - A woman found dead in a skyscraper where a cleaning woman had vanished days earlier was bound and gagged and had a gold crucifix taped to her mouth, police said...

Boat runs aground off Liberty Island; 8 rescued

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:32:28 -0400

NEW YORK - A boat has run aground and taken on water near the Statue of Liberty. All eight people aboard have been rescued. Coast Guard spokesman David Schuhlein says the...

2 dead in water-related accidents in Conn.

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:29:09 -0400

CROMWELL, Conn. - Separate accidents on the water in Columbia and Cromwell in Connecticut have claimed two lives. Authorities say 50-year-old Anthony Varricchio Jr. died...

Man shot dead in scuffle with NYC cop on his steps

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:52:54 -0400

NEW YORK - A man who told an undercover policeman to get off his family's front steps punched the officer and struggled over the officer's gun before being shot...

Dead woman found in NYC building duct was killed

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:57:24 -0400

NEW YORK - A medical examiner says someone killed a woman whose body was found hidden inside a New York City skyscraper where a cleaning woman vanished days earlier. The...

Barge full of fireworks ignites on NH lake

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:34:39 -0400

NEWBURY, N.H. - No one was hurt when a fireworks barge burst into flames on New Hampshire's Lake Sunapee. Newbury Fire Chief Henry Thomas told WMUR-TV that the fireworks...

NH judge: Brooks can't reject 20 possible jurors

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:33:37 -0400

BRENTWOOD, N.H. - A New Hampshire man charged with conspiracy to commit capital murder won't get as much say as he wants when it comes to picking a jury for his trial. Thirty-two-year-old...

Woman's death leads to immigrants detention

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:29:46 -0400

MADISON, Conn. - The death of a New York City woman at a Connecticut highway rest stop has led to the detention of four men for immigration violations. Police say the woman,...

NH police seek driver in hit-and-run, gun incident

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:56:50 -0400

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Police in Manchester, N.H., are looking for a driver who sideswiped a pedestrian, kept driving and then fired a handgun into the air to deter a Good Samaritan...

Connecticut has $1.5 billion in federal stimulus funds

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:28:52 -0400

HARTFORD, Conn. - Gov. M. Jodi Rell's office says more than $1.5 billion in federal stimulus funds have been committed to initiatives in Connecticut. The governor's...

Hostage in bank robber chase being honored

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:02:30 -0400

FARMINGTON, Conn. - The Farmington Town Council is presenting a special award for courage to a 70-year-old woman who was the victim of a kidnapping after a Bristol bank robbery...

NH DWI checkpoint nets 28 arrests

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:57:45 -0400

SEABROOK, N.H. - Police arrested 28 people at a drunken driving checkpoint Friday night in Seabrook, N.H. Local officers, state troopers, sheriff's deputies and state...

Body found at NY skyscraper where woman vanished

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:38:31 -0400

NEW YORK - Police have discovered a body hidden inside the Manhattan skyscraper where a cleaning woman vanished four days ago. Police spokesman Paul Browne says the corpse...

Cancer survivor rips NH gov for veto of medical pot bill

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:28:06 -0400

PORTSMOUTH - Gov. John Lynch's veto of the medical marijuana bill was met with mixed reactions locally, reports the Portsmouth...

RI debates changing state name linked to slavery

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:53:28 -0400

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - George Lima is offended by his state's full official name, and he wants it shortened. "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations"...

Company eyed for fudging license in cocoa death

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:18:02 -0400

CAMDEN, N.J. - Officials say a cocoa processing center in New Jersey was operating illegally when a worker fell into a vat of melting chocolate and died. Camden cited...

Native Americans to gather in NJ

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:09:15 -0400

NEWARK, N.J. - Native Americans from across the Americas will gather in New Jersey this weekend for a celebration of their rich cultural traditions. Organizers of the Sussex...

Cops: Cleaning lady likely dead

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:11:48 -0400

NEW YORK - Police believe that a cleaning woman who vanished from a Manhattan high-rise may be dead, that her body was dumped in the trash and that she could turn up in a...

Jersey's got a problem with beer-per-exit promotion

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:54:04 -0400

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - A New Jersey brewery is using the state's congested, often-derided turnpike to promote its beer, an idea that concerns the New Jersey Turnpike Authority,...