Porbeagle sharks aren’t known to have predators, but a new study says it recorded the first instance of the species being preyed upon by another massive shark.
Massachusetts
Posted inNew England
Deadly mosquito virus has Massachusetts towns urging people to stay in at night
The spread is rare, but serious: about 30% of people with the virus die, and many survivors have ongoing neurological problems.
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Posted inNation / World, New England, News
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder and leaving the scene where her Boston police officer boyfriend died.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Drugs found in Poland home septic tank
Federal agents suspect a drug dealer had flushed narcotics down the toilet prior to a search.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Mexico man charged with helping Massachusetts gang sell drugs in Maine
An FBI agent says the gang recruits people addicted to drugs to help sell their products using their homes as bases.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man faces three charges of buying guns for other people
One of the guns bought in Maine by Anthony Jones showed up during a search in Massachusetts, federal agents say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Failure of wind turbine blade off Cape Cod raises questions for Maine officials
The governor’s office and developer of the wind energy research array in the Gulf of Maine say they’ll follow federal regulators’ direction to address safety and environmental issues.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
Two men sentenced in 2021 armed standoff while headed to Maine
The men were part of a movement that believes individual citizens hold sovereignty over and are independent of the authority of federal and state governments.
Posted inNew England, News
Cape Cod is a global hot spot for dolphin mass strandings. Blame its hook-like shape
The cape poses challenges for dolphins that include gently sloping beaches, beaches with fine sand, mud flats, and tides that fluctuate by 9 to 12 feet.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Accused pot farmer in Mexico operation released from jail
A federal judge allows Xiandu Zhang to live in Massachusetts pending his trial.