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The Patriots cannot afford to lose safety and team captain Kyle Dugger for very long. Here’s the latest update on his injury.

It sounds like the Patriots could be without veteran center David Andrews for the foreseeable future, if not longer.

A crane being used for tree trimming collapsed and rolled over in Sudbury, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Aerial footage over Sycamore Road shows the crane on the ground and damage to a nearby fence. Police and fire officials said the operator suffered minor injuries but was able to escape the rolled vehicle on their own. No other injuries were reporte...

A woman who lost her husband and son in Maine’s deadliest shooting is seeking the gunman’s health and military records through the probate process.

Three parents and a grandparent have sued a New Hampshire school district, saying their rights were violated when they were barred from school grounds for wearing pink wristbands with “XX,” representing the female chromosome pair, in protest of a transgender girl playing in a girls soccer game.

Bay Staters grappling with serious mental health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, could gain access to a new treatment option should voters approve a controversial ballot question to decriminalize some psychedelic substances, state and local elected officials emphasized Tuesday. Gathered in front of the State House, Sen. Adam Gom...

Vermont’s Catholic church has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces more than 30 lawsuits alleging child sex abuse by clergy decades ago, according to a filing in federal bankruptcy court. Since 2006, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, the state’s only diocese, has settled 67 lawsuits for a total of $34 million, Bishop John McDer...

The co-working provider Industrious is opening a location on two floors formerly occupied by WeWork Inc. in a building across the street from South Station.

A 27-year-old Rhode Island man has been charged with murder after his mother was found strangled to death in her home on Monday afternoon. Bryan Wilson, of Narragansett, is charged with second-degree domestic murder and violation of a protective order, according to Narragansett police. He was arraigned Tuesday and is scheduled to return to court on...

Vermont’s famous Killington Resort has officially been sold to a group of local investors, marking a new chapter for the storied destination for winter sport enthusiasts. Killington Resort and Pico Mountain are now owned by a new group, headed up by Phil Gross and Michael Ferri, a news release on the resort’s website said. The new owner...

A Maine man was arrested after he allegedly shot at a vehicle that was attempting to flee from police on Monday night. The York County Sheriff’s Office said the incident began with a police pursuit in New Hampshire, when Milton police initiated a chase involving a suspicious vehicle that fled from Dollar General on White Mountain Highway that...

The union representing some 4,000 workers at nearly three dozen Boston-area hotels is threatening an “all-out strike” if the owners of those hotels don’t meet their demands by Friday.

Police in multiple area communities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a Massachusetts prison on Tuesday. Walpole police issued a public safety alert on Facebook shortly before 1 p.m., saying the Massachusetts Department of Correction is attempting to locate an inmate who walked away from the Pondville Correctional Center, a minimum-secur...