PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Board of Elections said Tuesday that its review of nomination signatures submitted by the congressional campaign of Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos found "no obvious pattern of fraud," but will continue to investigate to protect the integrity of the democratic ...
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police who were examining a stolen car for evidence made a surprising find — a kitten — and now they are looking for his owner. The gray-and-white male cat was perched under a seat in the stolen vehicle, which collided with a police car during a chase Thursday, the ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is close to becoming one of few states in the country to provide a retirement savings program to workers who don't have access to one through their jobs. The Maine Retirement Savings Program is designed to provide a way for Maine residents to contribute to a ...
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Relatives raised questions Monday about the police killing of a man who was trying to escape in a stolen car after an officer and police dog climbed in and the K-9 attacked. As Connecticut's Office of Inspector General investigates the West Hartford police ...
The federal government is shutting down the harvest of a species of marine invertebrate in a national wildlife refuge during the spawning season to try to give the animal a chance to reproduce. Fishermen harvest horseshoe crabs so the animals can be used as bait and so their blood can be used ...
BOSTON (AP) — A financial adviser who stole about $1.2 million from the retirement accounts of his mostly older victims, one of whom had dementia and another of whom had a traumatic brain injury, has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison. Paul McGonigle, 67, of Middleborough, starting in ...
