The ALS sufferer who sparked the ice bucket challenge is back in public eye after a stint in the hospital led to an erroneous tweet that he had died.
New England
Ex-lawyer behind $46 million scheme fights restitution
The Rhode Island man used information from terminally ill people to collect their money.
Woman says she kidnapped heroin-addicted daughter to get her treatment
She’s sentenced in a Massachusetts court to a year’s probation for trying to restrain her daughter and take her to Florida.
Rhode Island town challenges state pot law
Smithfield wants to reduce the number of legal pot plants licensed growers can have from 12 to 2.
Mount Washington beats record for hottest Sept. 26
Just a few weeks ago it was snowing at the 6,288-foot summit,
Federal judge puts hold on deportation of Indonesians in New England
Most in New Hampshire and Massachusetts are Christians who fled religious persecution.
Northern New England sweats through some record-hot days
Even Caribou, not known for its high temperatures, hit 88 degrees Monday.
Pumpkin festival makes comeback in Keene, N.H., 3 years after melee
The annual event in Keene was canceled after violence broke out in 2014.
Two Maine-Vermont drug ring leaders sentenced to lengthy prison terms
They used local addicts to serve as hosts for out-of-state suppliers, providing safe harbor for the drugs.
Seal pups rescued in Maine among those released off Rhode Island
Each of the 3 seals is now about 4 to 5 months old and weighs around 50 pounds.