The New England News Collaborative is a consortium of public media newsrooms in the region. Our multimedia coverage delves into climate change and clean energy; racial inequality and immigration; and the impacts of the pandemic on people, businesses and schools in the region.
The mission of the NENC is to produce impactful multimedia journalism that informs and empowers audiences to become change agents in our communities.
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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. -
As of Monday afternoon, about 60% of Waterbury residents remained without water, following a massive water main break on Thomaston Avenue Friday night. -
Manchester police officers shot and killed Nickenley Turenne during an encounter last weekend. His family is calling for the release of police body-worn camera footage. -
Special education advocates fear services that have allowed students with disabilities to succeed alongside their classmates are under threat as costs rise and the Trump administration dismantles the U.S. Department of Education.
