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ATTLEBORO -- All lanes of Route 95 north have reopened after an eight-car pileup Friday morning here that left one person with critical injuries, the Massachusetts State Police said.The crash happened just north of the intersection with Route 295. One person was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with critical injuries, and several more were hospitalized for less serious injuries, the police said.  Massachusetts authorities first reported the crash on Twitter at 6:51 a.m. By [...]

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A very powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck southern Ecuador in the early hours of Friday close to the country's border with Peru, although no immediate reports of possible casualties or damage were available. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake happened at 10:17 GMT 115 kilometers (71 miles) southeast of the town of Palora, in the Morona Santiago province, at a depth of 132 kilometers (82 miles). The quake was felt in [...]

Pawtucket police have charged two men with dumping gasoline into a grassy area near a stream Wednesday afternoon.Pedro A. Lopes, 32, of Brockton, Massachusetts, and Olivio G. Lima, 43, of Pawtucket, were spotted by a city inspector emptying a large, black gasoline container at the end of Grenville Street, the Pawtucket police said. Police responded to the scene at about 1:30 p.m.The Department of Environmental Management told police that a cleanup crew would be sent out to the [...]

NEW SHOREHAM — A veteran pilot, town officials and a state senator are imploring the agency overseeing Block Island State Airport to restore cuts made here last fall, saying the reduction in staffing is compromising safety and service.

Ron Machtley says the college "could have done better" after a student posted on Facebook about a racist comment aimed at him.

Police say they tore flags off walls, kicked in doors and threw trash bins on the ground.

Mentions several possible causes for crisis.

Foote's family wants her to go back to prison as a second-time probation violator.

The teachers blame the school's director for dismantling it; he blames them for low performance.

The Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to update its rules for how to label plant-based foods, and has been lobbied hard by both dairy and plant-based producers.