US border patrol agent fatally shot in Vermont, authorities say

The FBI says a suspect in the shooting was killed and a second suspect was injured and taken into custody.

Dazzling Ice Castles draw tourists to New Hampshire, other states

Gov. Mills to attend state funeral for Jimmy Carter

The celebration of the 39th president's life will be held at the Washington National Cathedral.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer to hear First Circuit appeals in Boston

One major case he will hear is arguments for the appeal of Alan Howell Parrot of Maine, who was sentenced and fined in connection to kicking and pushing an FBI agent executing a search warrant.

4 in N.H. die on Christmas from suspected carbon monoxide

Police responded to a home in Wakefield after four adults did not show up as expected at a family gathering.

Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die

The critically endangered North Atlantic right whales number less than 400, and the species faces existential threats from entanglement in gear and collisions with ships.

Small winter catch set for New England’s long-closed shrimp industry, a climate casualty

New England shrimp will come back to seafood counters in small amounts next year under a research fishing program

Atmospheric river, bomb cyclone bring weather whiplash to East Coast

A wind and rain storm increasing in intensity throughout the day could cause flooding and power outages in Maine.

One of 2 men rescued from Maine woods could lose toes

Sidney Hoyt was only wearing socks and sandals when he stepped out of his car to look for help after he and a friend got turned around on snowy rural roads northeast of Bangor.

Global warming making New England’s rich waters death trap for endangered sea turtles

The animals are following the warming waters farther north, and greater numbers are getting cold-stunned when the ocean cools in the winter.