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The death of the 65-year-old is still under investigation, city officials said. -
Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski on Wednesday confirmed what many residents were hoping – days after a large pipe break disrupted water access to a majority of the city. -
Police continue to gather and review security footage from the area -
A court-ordered evaluation determined that Jason Eaton, the man accused of shooting three Palestinian college students in Burlington two years ago, is competent to stand trial. Eaton’s attorneys have hired their own expert to conduct an evaluation. -
Royal Investments and its founder Kevin Patel made oversized promises of returns, and then allegedly failed to pay back investors. -
Ella Cook, a sophomore, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman, were killed during a final exam-review session by a shooter who has not been found yet. Nine other students were injured, and the university’s president said most are in stable condition. -
Resources to help create a safe space for kids to ask questions and process tragic events -
The FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information -
Last week, a group of Maine lobstermen worked out a plan for how they would respond to an aggregation of endangered North Atlantic right whales in federal waters. In January 2025, an unusually large number of whales surprised fishermen and scientists when they showed up in a part of the southern Gulf of Maine known as Jeffrey's Ledge. -
Authorities say hikers were unprepared for the journey and started a nine mile loop in the afternoon, which was too late.
