Local News New England states boast some of the lowest firearm mortality rates in the nation, but the state laws of the region vary drastically. A man photographs a make-shift memorial at the base of the Lewiston sign at Veteran’s Memorial Park, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. The community is working to heal … [Read more…]
Crime The Lewiston incident and another in Bowdoin, Maine were the only ones in New England. Police on the scene of a shooting Monday, July 3, 2023 in Philadelphia. Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File By The Associated Press, Associated Press October 26, 2023 | 12:52 PM The latest mass killing in the … [Read more…]
National News “Kids and teenagers are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta are to blame.” The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, on June 14, 2023. AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File By BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press October 24, 2023 | 12:16 PM A … [Read more…]
Local News The space located in the office building is large enough to provide overnight shelter for up to 25 families. Workers set up an emergency shelter in the state transportation building. Matt Stout / The Boston Globe By STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press updated on November 20, 2023 | 6:40 PM BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts … [Read more…]
Local News Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire are among the states that have seen cases of the illness in dogs, which has caused lasting respiratory disease and pneumonia and does not respond to antibiotics. Owners bring their dogs to a park in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File By … [Read more…]
Local News The bans stem from so-called “blue laws” that also regulate which businesses can remain open and where alcohol can be sold on Sundays. A whitetail doe and her fawn keep an eye out from a field, in this June 14, 2023, file photo in Freeport, Maine. The state, which bans bug game hunting … [Read more…]