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.

Man dies trying to rescue mother and child from New Hampshire river

The mother and child reached shore safely, but bystanders had to bring the father to the riverbank.

Block Island, Rhode Island, reopens to vacationers after hotel fire

Firefighters from around the state were flown and shipped in to fight the blaze at a historic hotel Saturday.

Rare New England tornado lifts car off highway

Tornadoes were reported in several spots in the same general area of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, but officials said it wasn't yet clear whether it was one or multiple.