Columnist Mark Patinkin ponders new names for Rhode Island and it's cities and towns as the Gulf of Mexico gets renamed.

A Rhode Island man has been arrested for driving under the influence and driving the wrong way in Norwich on Saturday.

Two of the six New England states allow passengers in motor vehicles to hold open alcohol containers while the car is in motion.

Scituate police Sgt. Jason Riquier, a resident of Plainfield, was found dead outside of Sterling Town Hall Monday, according to Connecticut State Police.

At its maximum in the Atlantic Ocean, totality during the eclipse on Jan 24, 1925 lasted 2 minutes 32 seconds—and far less on mainland U.S. where it was seen from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Connecticut State Police say Suniel Michael Ross, of Woonsocket, R.I., died after he was struck by a car on I-95 in West Haven on Wednesday.

SouthCoast Wind is moving forward on other fronts. On Dec. 20, the Biden administration announced that the proposal had received approval from the federal government, making it the 11 th offshore wind project to get the green light from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

Shark finning is already illegal in the United States, but a bill proposal would bring Connecticut state law in line.

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture shared on Friday that avian flu was detected in a flock of birds in New London County.

Former Connecticut police officer Patrick Hemingway is now suspected of 50 burglaries, 13 of which happened in Glastonbury where he worked, warrants say.

The vehicle had been seen in the Glastonbury area and police said it is was possibly heading to Rhode Island. Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC ...