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(Associated Press) - First lady Michelle Obama christened a Navy submarine at a Connecticut shipyard on Saturday, taking three whacks to break a bottle of champagne against the hull of the USS Illinois and thanking military families for their sacrifice ...

An East Providence man is arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Wareham. Wareham Police say the Citizens Bank branch in the Wareham Stop and Shop was robbed Wednesday. The investigation included contact with the FBI and Milford, Connecticut police who were investigating a bank robbery that occurred in August...

In addition to opposition from the fishing industry, a local clergyman is also taking a strong stance against a New Bedford casino. Reverend David Lima of the Inter Church Council of Greater New Bedford was a panelist at Wednesday night's forum on KG Urban Enterprises' casino proposal...

A regional fisheries panel has put off a vote on whether to reopen scallop areas on the northern edge of Georges Bank. The New England Fisheries Management Council, meeting in Mystic Connecticut, couldn't agree on specifics of the plan, and put off any action till at least June...

UPDATE:  The trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev is set to begin next Wednesday. A court official said that opening statements will take place in Boston on March 4th. Tsarnaev is charged with killing three people and injuring 264 others in the April 15th, 2013 attack...

A 2.2-magnitude earthquake has rattled eastern Connecticut again.

Another minor earthquake has rattled eastern Connecticut.

Former congressman turned author Bob Steele of Connecticut makes no bones about it: he's opposed to casino gambling and the impact it has on people and the communities where they're located. Speaking with WBSM's Taylor Cormier, Steele said the nation's most successful casinos, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, are now facing tough times...

A cousin of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to contempt for refusing to testify before the grand jury that indicted Hernandez in the 2012 killings of two Boston men...

Federal immigration officials say a four-day enforcement operation in New England has ended with the arrest of 81 immigrants, including those convicted of crimes, fugitives and those accused of other immigration violations. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency says the operation that ended on Wednesday is part of its effort to focus its resources on the deportation of criminal immigrants