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Police again search home of Patriots' Hernandez

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 02:25 PM PDT

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — State police officers and dogs are searching the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez as they investigate the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found nearby.
    

Boston police investigate triple killings

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 01:43 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — Police are trying to figure out who shot and killed three people at a house party in Boston.
    

NSC: US asks Hong Kong for Snowden's return

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 01:39 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Council says U.S. officials have contacted authorities in Hong Kong for the extradition of Edward Snowden, the former government contractor who says he leaked highly classified documents about two surveillance programs.
    

Small farmers turn to creative projects to survive

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 01:34 PM PDT

DEL REY, Calif. (AP) — Farmer David Mas Masumoto knows his small peach orchard can't compete with the giant agribusinesses that dominate the nation's produce aisles.
    

LA monument to honor slain El Salvador archbishop

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 01:24 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles' Salvadoran community on Saturday celebrated the groundbreaking of a plaza honoring a Catholic archbishop who was slain in 1980 during El Salvador's bloody 12-year civil war.
    

Winning NHL faceoffs more than just reflexes

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 01:15 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Sharp was a young center in the Philadelphia Flyers' organization when he got a lesson from Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke on taking faceoffs. Clarke played 15 seasons in the NHL and won two Stanley Cups, so Sharp listened intently.
    

Depth pays off for Bruins, Blackhawks

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 01:03 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — It hasn't been all about the biggest stars for the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup finals. Depth is paying off for both teams.
    

Sex offender charged with Fla. girl's death

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 02:15 PM PDT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A registered sex offender recently released from jail was charged Saturday with murder in the death of an 8-year-old Florida girl abducted while shopping with her mother.
    

New Vt. law bans feeding of bears

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:28 PM PDT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Starting next month, it will be illegal to feed bears in Vermont in an effort to cut down on problems between people and the animals.
    

Firefighter optimistic they can save South Fork

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:26 PM PDT

DEL NORTE, Colo. (AP) — A massive wildfire threatening a tourist region in southwestern Colorado has grown to nearly 60 square miles, but officials said Saturday that the erratic blaze had slowed and they were optimistic they could protect the town of South Fork.
    

4 workers hurt in Texas A&M construction accident

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:23 PM PDT

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Four workers were hurt, three critically, after a barn frame collapsed Saturday at an $80 million Texas A&M University equestrian complex that's under construction.
    

Texas auction house sells KFC founder's suit

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:20 PM PDT

DALLAS (AP) — The president and chief executive of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan purchased the trademark white suit worn by company founder "Colonel" Harland Sanders at auction Saturday for $21,510 — then promptly tried it on.
    

Obama to unveil climate plan in Tuesday speech

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he'll unveil a national plan to combat climate change in a speech Tuesday.
    

NNE conference focusing on successful schools

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:13 PM PDT

FAIRLEE, Vt. (AP) — Successful school districts in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont are sharing pointers at a conference in August.
    

Police search again home of Patriots' Hernandez

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:08 PM PDT

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — State police officers and dogs are searching the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez during a probe into the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found nearby.
    

Police enter the home of Patriots player Aaron Hernandez

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 01:58 PM PDT

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- About a dozen law enforcement officers this afternoon entered the home of New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, bringing two police dogs and what appeared to be crime scene analysis equipment. Police arrived in force on the scene around 1:45 p.m. North Attleborough police directed traffic around the scene, as neighbors gathered to watch with a pack of reporters that has staked out the star tight end's home for days.
    

Utility worker dies of apparent electrocution

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:05 PM PDT

NEW LIMERICK, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police say a utility worker has died after apparently being electrocuted by exposed power lines in New Limerick.
    

Texas auction house sells KFC founder's suit

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 11:36 AM PDT

DALLAS (AP) — The president and chief executive of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan purchased the trademark white suit worn by company founder "Colonel" Harland Sanders at auction Saturday for $21,510 — then promptly tried it on.
    

Two men and a woman killed in Roxbury this morning

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 11:20 AM PDT

Early this morning, police found two men and a woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds inside a house in the area of 153 Intervale St. in Roxbury. All three were later pronounced dead.
    

OSHA to investigate fatal stump grinder accident

Posted: 22 Jun 2013 11:15 AM PDT

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Officials are investigating a fatal accident involving a stump grinder that killed a tree service worker in Portsmouth, N.H.