By David SharpAssociated PressPORTLAND, Maine — The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement’s attention to an illicit grow operation off the beaten path in rural Maine.The bust of the home with a hidden grow operation...
Associated PressCHICAGO — A 30-year-old Chicago police officer was shot and killed overnight on the city’s southwest side while heading home from work, police said Sunday.Superintendent Larry Snelling told reporters the officer was going home and still in uniform, but wearing something on top of...
Manchester United will look to continue their reign over Coventry City when the two teams meet on Sunday in the FA Cup semifinals. Manchester United has won 13 of their last 15 matches with Coventry. This game marks the first between the two clubs since...
It’s hard to get excited about parking garage finance. But anyone who cares about Springfield needs to know the basics.Lately, the Springfield Parking Authority, which owns and operates four downtown parking garages, has seen its share of tough luck. In 2018, when MGM Springfield opened...
By Mara H. GottfriedPioneer PressST. PAUL, Minn. — As law enforcement agencies struggle to find new officers, St. Paul police and the Minnesota National Guard are teaming up to work on recruitment and find career paths for soldiers when they leave the service.The Army has...
By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverST.LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida sheriff’s deputy owes his life to a group of good Samaritans, who rushed to help when he was thrown into the blades of his boat’s spinning propeller, according to investigators.The deputy suffered serious but non-life-threatening...
BOSTON — After a 2022-23 NHL season that included 27 goals and 23 assists, Jake DeBrusk came into 2023-24 with his “silent swagger” ready to build on last year’s numbers for the Boston Bruins. But he couldn’t quite replicate last season offensively.DeBrusk finished with 19...
BOSTON — Saturday was a night Johnny Beecher will remember for the rest of his life, even if he doesn’t fully remember the sequence of scoring his first-career NHL playoff goal in the Boston Bruins’ 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1.“I...
An investigation by the Massachusetts Department of Health (DPH) found that Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester did not have enough equipment to properly monitor patients with heart problems the beginning of the year.The DPH launched an investigation of the hospital, which is owned by the...
In 1876 a New England painter became the first known Black artist to win a national award for his landscape. It then went missing for 100 years.That was until four art enthusiasts tracked the painting by Edward M. Bannister to Springfield, where it is believed...