REGIONAL STORIES

EVERETT, Mass. (AP) -- A suspected bank robber is in critical but stable condition after he was shot by police, detained and charged with armed assault with intent to murder and armed robbery in Everett.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- A 67-year-old Massachusetts man is dead after falling into the ocean while apparently fishing from the shore in Gloucester.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (NBC) -- A scandal involving a Pennsylvania priest allegedly involves sex, lies, and videotape.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- The Boston-Portsmouth Air Show caused a tie-up that turned I95 into a 20-mile-long parking lot.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Fall colors are beginning to make an early debut in many parts of the region.

BOSTON (AP) -- NStar's natural gas customers will be seeing smaller bills this fall.

BOSTON (AP) -- The Senate is trying again to pass a bill supporters say will streamline the location of wind power facilities.

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire Fish and Game officials will hold a hearing Sept. 13 on proposed changes to groundfish rules.

NEWPORT, N.H. (AP) -- Repairs are being made to two of New Hampshire's historic covered bridges.

CANTERBURY, N.H. (AP) -- Three buildings in Canterbury are going to be getting half their electricity from the sun.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted the head of a Franklin, N.H., foundry on charges he illegally stored hazardous waste at the plant.

BOSTON (AP) -- The world's leading penguin biologists come north to advocate for the flightless birds.

BOSTON (AP) -- The largest Italian-American festival in New England is set for this weekend.

BOSTON (AP) -- An American held for seven months in North Korea after crossing into the communist country has reunited with his family in Boston.

BENTON, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire authorities say an 83-year-old man has been rescued from Mt. (--MOOSE-a-lockey--) Moosilauke after spending a night injured on a trail.

HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) -- A man has been arrested after a kilogram of cocaine inside a hollowed out chunk of bologna was delivered to his home.

BOSTON (AP) -- Boston health officials say a 46-year-old woman has become the first resident to test positive for West Nile Virus this year.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire's state park system is reaching out to private companies for sponsorships.
BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) -- A pilot has died after walking into the propellor of another small plane at Beverly Airport.

WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- A tense police standoff at a Wrentham motel has ended with a shooting suspect dead.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- The lone crewman of a commercial fishing vessel has been rescued after his 40-foot boat sank about three miles east of Gloucester.

BOSTON (AP) -- A scallop boat whose captain claimed he was fishing under the authority of a Maine-based Indian tribe was boarded by the Coast Guard and issued a violation for fishing without a proper permit.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A special investigation concludes New York Gov. David Paterson's testimony about his plans to pay for World Series tickets last year was "inaccurate and misleading" and warrants consideration of criminal charges by a prosecutor.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- The Manchester fire chief says four fires set overnight in the New Hampshire city were arson.

KEENE, N.H. (AP) -- A 19-year-old New Jersey man who works at a New Hampshire summer camp is facing charges he tried to tie up and sexually assault an 8-year-old camper.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Public health officials in New Hampshire say mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus have been found in Manchester.

BOSTON (AP) -- Firefighters investigating what they've described as the biggest blaze in Boston in decades say it was caused by some men setting off fireworks from the roof of a nearby building.

CONCORD, N.H. (NEWS CENTER) -- The State of New Hampshire has applied for $20 million dollars in federal stimulus money to help build a replacement for the Memorial Bridge.

BOSTON (NBC) -- Ruthie, a toy poodle, has survived an attack by a German Shepherd, a house fire, and now a dognapping.

NEW CANAAN, Conn. (NBC) -- A Connecticut High School is considering a proposal to electronically track some of its students.