Brown University Police Chief Placed on Leave After Fatal Shooting December 24, 2025 By Kimberlee Kruesi and Jeff Amy Brown University’s president on Monday placed its campus police chief on leave as the Rhode Island university reviews its security...
Suit Against Brown University Sparks Debate on Campus Police Secrecy October 2, 2025 By Kimberlee Kruesi A new lawsuit against Brown University has renewed questions surrounding the secrecy afforded many law enforcement officers employed by private...
Court Reinstates Vermont Christian School to Sports League After Transgender Dispute September 24, 2025 By Kimberlee Kruesi and AMANDA SWINHART A federal appeals court says a Vermont Christian school can participate in the state’s sports league, overturning a previous ruling...
Federal Judge Upholds Rhode Island’s Gun Permit System for Open Carry August 7, 2025 By Kimberlee Kruesi A federal judge says Rhode Island’s gun permit system, which requires residents to show “a need” to openly carry a...
Smoking or Oxygen Machine Eyed as Possible Causes of Assisted Living Home Fire July 24, 2025 By Kimberlee Kruesi and Patrick Whittle A fire that killed 10 people at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility was unintentionally caused by either someone smoking or an...
Massachusetts Assisted Living Home Had Been Cited for Late Safety Reports July 16, 2025 By Kimberlee Kruesi, Holly Ramer and Michelle R. Smith A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than...
Post-Mortem Begins of Assisted-Living Fire That Killed 9 in Massachusetts July 15, 2025 By Holly Ramer, Patrick Whittle, Kimberlee Kruesi and Michael Casey Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who leaned out...
Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Takes 9 Lives, Injures 30 July 14, 2025 By Michael Casey and Kimberlee Kruesi Nine people have died in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where people were hanging out of...
Flash Floods Once Again Hit Vermont, Damaging Homes and Roads July 14, 2025 By Kimberlee Kruesi and AMANDA SWINHART Communities in rural parts of Vermont on Friday woke up once again to damaged homes and washed-out roads due to...
Family of Tenn. Man Who Died in Plastics Plant Flooding Files Wrongful Death Suit October 17, 2024 By Kimberlee Kruesi NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene...