4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (144+ words) A passenger bus slammed into a line of cars on Interstate 95 in Virginia Friday morning, killing five people from Massachusetts. Dispatch recordings reveal how deadly Virginia bus crash unfolded Rare meteor explosion shakes homes across New England Saturday Boston's Citgo…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (299+ words) The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said. The search at Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas's district office in Portsmouth comes after the Democrat helped…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (358+ words) WINCHESTER " In a battle for the top spot in the Middlesex League Liberty division on Friday, No. 7 Winchester held a seemingly healthy 11-6 lead over eighth-ranked Reading with less than six minutes remaining. Rockets midfielder Nick Casarano had other ideas, scoring…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (768+ words) Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats" chances of winning four additional U. S. House seats in November"s midterm elections that will decide control of the closely divided Congress. The constitutional amendment narrowly backed by voters…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1016+ words) Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey's recent announcement that he won't seek reelection dramatically shifted the race's dynamics, resetting what might have been a referendum on his handling of a pair of high-profile cases to a rare open contest that could…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (992+ words) In March 2019, Matthew Rose had a date with a pumpkin. The pumpkin " and the torso " belonged to Mark Le Beau, who had recently moved to the Berkshires, where he has family, after finishing a stint working on an Illinois congressional…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (853+ words) NEWPORT, R. I. " Almost a year after Brown University Health said it was considering eliminating labor and delivery services at Newport Hospital as a way to close a budget shortfall, Rhode Island's largest hospital system has committed to keeping its birthing center…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (219+ words) The Norfolk Police Department is investigating a school bus driver who allegedly drove unsafely, engaged in distracted driving, and used inappropriate language during a Wednesday morning route. The driver, employed by W. T. Holmes Transportation, will no longer drive buses for Norfolk…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (368+ words) PROVIDENCE " Newport Creamery, the Rhode Island-based restaurant chain known for ice cream and burgers, has been sold to a Cape Cod entrepreneur. The sale " which included the restaurant's six locations in Rhode Island and two in Massachusetts " closed on Monday,…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (784+ words) Pamela Granbery was just 10 years old when she sold her first painting, a boldly-colored abstract stork. The moment began her career as a working artist whose pieces capture light through soul-bearing colors. The painting was being exhibited at a judged…...