Tag Archives: northeast

Suspect, 18, accused of killing CT officer in car crash, charged with manslaughter, DUI

A Connecticut teenager accused of causing a car crash that killed a Hartford police officer and seriously wounded another was arraigned on new charges Thursday including manslaughter and driving under the influence. Authorities said Richard Barrington, 18, a high school junior, fled a traffic stop conducted by other officers, drove …

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Developers make pledge to finish NJ's first offshore wind farm by 2025

The Danish wind energy company Orsted has put up a $100 million guarantee that it will build New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm. But it will lose that money if the project is not operating by Dec. 2025 — a year after the deadline approved by state utility regulators. New …

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Vermont college searches for missing boa constrictor

CASTLETON, Vt. – A college in Vermont is searching for its missing 4-foot-long Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor. Castleton State college sent out a campus-wide email asking students and staff to keep an eye out for the snake, which was discovered missing from its cage Tuesday at the college’s zoology lab. …

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Some Vermont residents fed up with leaf-peepers as small towns taken over by tourists

STOWE, Vt. – It’s October in New England, which means visitors from around the world are flocking to the region to view the beautiful fall foliage, but some locals say they are getting fed up with all the tourists. The visitors are called leaf-peepers. While some locals welcome them, others …

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Truck hits parked van in Midtown Manhattan, pushing vehicle onto sidewalk and injuring 9

A truck hit a parked van in New York City on Monday, pushing it onto the sidewalk where it injured at least nine people. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital. The crash happened at West 30th Street and Eighth Avenue in Midtown …

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Officials investigating after deadly crane collapse at industrial site north of Boston: 'Unfortunate accident'

Two people are dead after a crane collapsed Friday at an industrial site on a river just north of Boston. One person died at the scene and a second person died at the hospital, according to Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria. DeMaria said the two men, in their 30s and 40s, …

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