Rhode Island environmental officials say there's no indication of toxic or hazardous waste at a former recycling facility in East Providence that closed after years of complaints from neighbors.
Rhode Island environmental officials say there's no indication of toxic or hazardous waste at a former recycling facility in East Providence that closed after years of complaints from neighbors.
Members of Brown University's governing body have asked the school to develop a "robust response" to climate change but taken no action on a recommendation that it divest from coal companies.
Members of Brown University's governing body have asked the school to develop a "robust response" to climate change but taken no action on a recommendation that it divest from coal companies.
Federal officials investigating last week's train derailment in Connecticut say the engineer described what they call an "unusual condition" on the track before the train derailed.
Federal officials investigating last week's train derailment in Connecticut say the engineer described what they call an "unusual condition" on the track before the train derailed.
The Massachusetts Senate has given final approval to its version of the state budget, setting the stage for negotiations with the House over the $34 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
The Massachusetts Senate has given final approval to its version of the state budget, setting the stage for negotiations with the House over the $34 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Friday, May 24 2013 6:36 AM EDT2013-05-24 10:36:06 GMT
This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1. Less surprisingly, that beach is in East Hampton,
Beaches in New York and Cape Cod make this year's "Dr. Beach" annual List of Top Beaches.
A bill that would posthumously honor the dream of slain MIT officer Sean Collier to be appointed to the Somerville Police Department is moving quickly through the legislature.
A bill that would posthumously honor the dream of slain MIT officer Sean Collier to be appointed to the Somerville Police Department is moving quickly through the legislature.
The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon.
The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon.
Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
Chris Kreider proudly wore the Broadway Hat in the victorious New York Rangers dressing room as he tried to describe the feeling of saving his team's season.
Drew Stubbs and Mark Reynolds drove in three runs each and Cleveland had 16 hits in the Indians' 12-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in manager Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park on Thursday night.
Drew Stubbs and Mark Reynolds drove in three runs each and Cleveland had 16 hits in the Indians' 12-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in manager Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park on Thursday night.
With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years.
In some early versions of a story May 22 about damage estimates from the tornado in Moore, Okla., The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city's mayor. He is Glenn Lewis, not Glen.
A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats slashed...
A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats slashed ear to...
A plan by Rhode Island's largest health system to save between $100 million and $150 million over the next two and a half years through significant job cuts will also include cuts to its physician training...
A plan by Rhode Island's largest health system to save between $100 million and $150 million over the next two and a half years through significant job cuts will also include cuts to its physician training program.
The Newport City Council has endorsed scaled-back plans by the state for repairs to the Cliff Walk and also given the go-ahead for a contract for new permanent restrooms near one entrance to the walk.
The Newport City Council has endorsed scaled-back plans by the state for repairs to the Cliff Walk and also given the go-ahead for a contract for new permanent restrooms near one entrance to the walk.
Communities in southeastern Connecticut that rely on the Navy submarine base as an economic engine may be breathing easier following a U.S. House subcommittee's rejection Thursday of a new round of military base...
Communities in southeastern Connecticut that rely on the Navy submarine base as an economic engine may be breathing easier following a U.S. House subcommittee's rejection Thursday of a new round of military base closings.
Federal prosecutors say five people have been arrested in the robbery of $4 million in jewelry from a Fairfield store in a heist that began with the kidnapping of store employees in a town more than 40 miles away.
Federal prosecutors say five people have been arrested in the robbery of $4 million in jewelry from a Fairfield store in a heist that began with the kidnapping of store employees in a town more than 40 miles away.
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:36:45 GMT
Veterans from Rhode Island were invited on an Honor Flight to see the World War II Monument in Washington on March 23, 2013.These veterans share their war experiences in "NBC 10 Presents: Heroes of History"
Veterans from Rhode Island were invited on an Honor Flight to see the World War II Monument in Washington on March 23, 2013.
A Roman Catholic priest suspended a year ago after he was accused of child sexual abuse has been reinstated after the allegation was found to be unsubstantiated.
A Roman Catholic priest suspended a year ago after he was accused of child sexual abuse has been reinstated after the allegation was found to be unsubstantiated.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:11 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:11:55 GMT
There will be no all-day kindergarten in Barrington. The topic was voted down at a meeting Wednesday night. If it had been approved, it would have cost the town an extra $633,000.
There will be no all-day kindergarten in Barrington. The topic was voted down at a meeting Wednesday night. If it had been approved, it would have cost the town an extra $633,000.
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:56 AM EDT2013-05-23 09:56:22 GMT
The capital city's mayor has proposed a property tax increase. Many homeowners in Providence are upset. But it's renters that could actually feel the brunt of that tax increase.
The capital city's mayor has proposed a property tax increase. Many homeowners in Providence are upset. But it's renters that could actually feel the brunt of that tax increase.
Pennsylvania State Police say they still don't know the whereabouts of a suburban Philadelphia college student who disappeared while returning home from the University of Rhode Island.
Pennsylvania State Police say they still don't know the whereabouts of a suburban Philadelphia college student who disappeared while returning home from the University of Rhode Island.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:10:09 GMT
An NBC 10 I-Team investigation has found that over the past two years, hundreds of people were taken into custody at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, but most were never charged with a crime.
An NBC 10 I-Team investigation has found that over the past two years, hundreds of people were taken into custody at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, but most were never charged with a crime.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:48 PM EDT2013-05-22 20:48:39 GMT
Charges were upgraded against a man who was involved in an altercation that led up to an assault that critically injured a Brown University basketball player.
Charges were upgraded against a man who was involved in an altercation that led up to an assault that critically injured a Brown University basketball player.
Rhode Island lawmakers are scheduled to vote on legislation that would stop employers or higher education officials from demanding access to a person's Facebook or Twitter accounts.
Rhode Island lawmakers are scheduled to vote on legislation that would stop employers or higher education officials from demanding access to a person's Facebook or Twitter accounts.
The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims' compensation fund says so far just five people have filed applications for a portion of the $30 million the One Fund has already collected.
The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims' compensation fund says so far just five people have filed applications for a portion of the $30 million the One Fund has already collected.
Prosecutors and lawyers for reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger are due in court to update a judge on the case two weeks before Bulger's racketeering trial is scheduled to begin.
Prosecutors and lawyers for reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger are due in court to update a judge on the case two weeks before Bulger's racketeering trial is scheduled to begin.
Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on...
It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs.
Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh before David Ortiz broke it up with a one-out broken-bat single, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh before David Ortiz broke it up with a one-out broken-bat single, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives,...
Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling.
After a nearly four-hour commute Tuesday morning, Orlando Cordero was thrilled to hear train service was returning to normal as workers were finishing repair to tracks damaged by last week's train collision in Bridgeport.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:36 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:36:15 GMT
A mile-wide tornado chewing through the Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble and left cars and trucks crumpled on the sides of highways.
A mile-wide tornado chewing through the Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble and left cars and trucks crumpled on the sides of highways.
Rhode Island's attorney general says nearly 2,100 homeowners in the state have received a total of $150 million in relief through the national mortgage settlement but that banks have more to do to comply with...
Rhode Island's attorney general says nearly 2,100 homeowners in the state have received a total of $150 million in relief through the national mortgage settlement but that banks have more to do to comply with the...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:38 AM EDT2013-05-21 12:38:03 GMT
NEARI members contend that some of the standardized tests and teachers evaluation systems keeps teachers too busy with paperwork instead of allowing them time to teach.
NEARI members contend that some of the standardized tests and teachers evaluation systems keeps teachers too busy with paperwork instead of allowing them time to teach.
The city of Attleboro has renewed its contract with the food services company that created a national ruckus when its workers denied lunch to about two dozen middle school students whose account balances were in...
The city of Attleboro has renewed its contract with the food services company that created a national ruckus when its workers denied lunch to about two dozen middle school students whose account balances were in arrears.
Connecticut commuters faced another morning of longer-than-normal delays on the highways leading to New York, as workers finished up repairs on the Metro-North railroad following last week's train collision...
Connecticut commuters faced another morning of longer-than-normal delays on the highways leading to New York, as workers finished up repairs on the Metro-North railroad following last week's train collision near...
Commuters who manage to make it from southwest Connecticut to New York City for work should consider staying in the Big Apple all week as crews begin rebuilding 2,000 feet of track following a commuter train...
Commuters navigated a patchwork of cars, trains and buses along Connecticut's shoreline Monday, encountering lengthy delays as authorities probed the cause of a train collision that disrupted one of the nation's...
The college where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) attended has formed a public safety task force in the wake of the April 15 attack.
The college where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) attended has formed a public safety task force in the wake of the April 15 attack.
Prosecutors in the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger have objected to a defense request to provide the name of a confidential informant Bulger's lawyers hope can help undermine the credibility of...
Prosecutors in the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger have objected to a defense request to provide the name of a confidential informant Bulger's lawyers hope can help undermine the credibility of two key...
Students at the University of Rhode Island have created an online calculator for an international relief agency that helps make the case that cash donations after natural or other disasters are better than donated...
Students at the University of Rhode Island have created an online calculator for an international relief agency that helps make the case that cash donations after natural or other disasters are better than donated goods.
John Lackey allowed one hit over six innings before a three-hour rain delay, Dustin Pedroia and Will Middlebrooks homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Sunday for their fifth straight win.
John Lackey allowed one hit over six innings before a three-hour rain delay, Dustin Pedroia and Will Middlebrooks homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Sunday for their fifth straight win.
Johnny Boychuk broke a tie midway through the second period, and the Boston Bruins scored two goals in the third to beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Sunday and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal...
Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York Rangers.
Investigators will look closely at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment and collision outside New York City that left dozens injured. Meanwhile, the focus begins to...
Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday.
Rhode Island's health department is encouraging baby boomers to get tested for Hepatitis C, saying adults born between 1945 and 165 are five times more likely to contract the disease.
Rhode Island's health department is encouraging baby boomers to get tested for Hepatitis C, saying adults born between 1945 and 1965 are five times more likely to contract the disease.
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials...
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.
A Republican lawmaker is pushing for a law allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass destruction.
A Republican lawmaker is pushing for a law allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass destruction.
Some 3,500 runners are expected to take part in a marathon and half-marathon in and around Providence that will see the temporary closure of some city streets.
Some 3,500 runners are expected to take part in a marathon and half-marathon in and around Providence that will see the temporary closure of some city streets.
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis is set to deliver the commencement address at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a month after he became a national figure in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis is set to deliver the commencement address at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a month after he became a national figure in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings.
A judge has rejected a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) who want to take periodic photos of him in prison.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won't be indicted within the 30-day period prescribed under the Federal Speedy Trial Act but prosecutors said Friday they would ask for more time.
A federal appeals court has upheld the 8-year prison sentence given to the longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur) for helping him during his 16 years as a fugitive.
A federal appeals court has upheld the 8-year prison sentence given to the longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur) for helping him during his 16 years as a fugitive.
The Industrial Revolution was in full swing, money was being made hand-over fist. It's big, with 440,000 square feet of space. It's 85 years old and it has a long and fascinating history.
The Industrial Revolution was in full swing, money was being made hand-over fist. It's big, with 440,000 square feet of space. It's 85 years old and it has a long and fascinating history.
Drunken driving claims the lives of more than a third of the people killed each year on U.S highways, a level of carnage that that has remained stubbornly consistent for the past decade and a half.
In a story May 17 about a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation on a blood alcohol threshold for drivers, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the definition of a drink. The standard definition of a drink...
