One person is dead Wednesday after a shooting in Manchester, New Hampshire, according to authorities. Police initially said one victim had been taken to a hospital after being shot on the section of Union Street between Bell Street and Grove Street. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office later confirmed that a victim had died, calling th...

Troy and Andrew Chauppetta, 24-year-olds with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, qualified to play power soccer with Team USA in the 2021 World Cup in Australia.

Hundreds of protesters gathered Wednesday in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to fight the construction of a compressor station by the Fore River Bridge. The protest ended with a half dozen people arrested, according to organizers. Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station, the group protesting the project, has been raising concerns about the env...

New data from a Maine college shows a tight U.S. senate race forming in the Pine Tree State. Colby College released poll data Tuesday evening showing an essential tie between incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon. Gideon is one of five Democrats competing in a primary for the chance to run against Co...

Four men were charged with trafficking drugs this month after they were arrested with five types of drugs, over $10,000 and a loaded gun, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker isn’t ready to say who he’s voting for on Super Tuesday. But he made it clear that it’s not President Donald Trump. The Republican governor was asked during a media availability Wednesday who he plans to vote for, but didn’t have an immediate answer. “We’ll be able to talk about t...

Twenty-four-year-old twins with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Troy and Andrew Chauppetta, qualified to represent the U.S. in the 2021 Power Soccer World Cup in Australia. Power soccer has meant the world to them since their diagnosis.

Maine lobsters have long delighted tourists as the state’s most beloved seafood. But one company thinks the crustaceans can save human lives by providing their blood for use in new drugs.

Jay McMahon, a candidate for the Massachusetts Senate, is offering a $500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of the vandals who defaced Plymouth Rock and other objects on Monday, according to WJAR. The rock, which commemorates the 1620 arrival of the Mayflower carrying Pilgrims, was found tagged with red graffiti. The o...

A dangerous fugitive who served prison time for his involvement in the 1997 killing of a New Hampshire police officer was captured Wednesday in Texas. Authorities said Kevin Paul, 41, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon in Copperas Cove, Texas. He was considered to be armed and dangerous and was being sought on parole violations stemming from his o...

The mayor of Methuen, Massachusetts expressed disappointment in National Grid Wednesday after the utility conducted a planned electrical power outage overnight. National Grid planned to interrupt electrical service for up to 10 hours, according to a statement from Mayor Neil Perry. Power was shut off at 9 p.m. on Tuesday and was turned back on earl...

A group that opposes affirmative action is urging a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that cleared Harvard University of discriminating against Asian American applicants. Students for Fair Admissions said in a brief filed Tuesday with the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the lower court judge was wrong when she found Harvard’s ...

Strong winds continue to bring in cooler air today, setting us up for a wintry end to the week. Overnight the winds will dial back a bit, but gusts 20-30 mph will still be common. With a mostly clear sky expect lows in the teens and 20s in southern New England, with single digits and teens in northern New England….