Judge rules former Catholic cardinal, 93, not competent to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges

Charges that he assaulted a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago have been dismissed.

Authorities identify husband as killer in ‘Lady of the Dunes’ Massachusetts cold case

The remains of Ruth Marie Terry, who was killed in 1974, were only identified in October.

Republican lawyer, former university instructor, stabbed to death in New Hampshire home

Authorities are trying to determine if the person who killed Alexander Talcott acted in self-defense.

Police say man has died after being assaulted, then falling from Portsmouth parking garage

Portsmouth police say a man has died after eyewitnesses say he was assaulted by a group of males and then fell from a parking garage onto a sidewalk

Hot air balloon lands on Vermont highway median after being stalled in flight

Boston announces new plan to rid city of encampment, get residents help

The plan includes giving police the power to remove tents and other makeshift shelters at an intersection where a sprawling encampment for unhoused people has sprung up.

Former residents of New Hampshire’s youth center demand federal investigation into abuse claims

Close to 1,000 men and women have sued the state alleging physical, sexual or emotional abuse.

New gas pipeline rules floated following 2018 blasts in Massachusetts

Regulators want tougher safety requirements after a string of gas explosions killed one and injured about two dozen.

New Hampshire plant blamed for PFAS water contamination to close

French company Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics will shut down its plant in Merrimack and work with the state in its ongoing environmental investigation.

Cape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they’re getting their own hospital

A new hospital for stranded dolphins is opening on Cape Cod this month and is expected to improve survival rates and enhance research.