Jackson Laboratory in Farmington said will begin COVID-19 diagnostic testing next week, which the governor’s office said will help the State of Connecticut to test more people faster. The lab will not be testing patients, so people with symptoms should not respond to Farmington site to get tested. Officials from the lab said they will ramp up the speed...

A building supervisor credited with saving lives by evacuating a building before a deadly propane blast in Farmington is out of the hospital five months later. Larry Lord’s GoFundMe page reported Tuesday that he had been discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital and transferred to a rehabilitation center, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, in Charlestown,  the Bangor Daily News reported. Lord helped...

The cause of a propane explosion that killed one Maine firefighter and severely injured others has been revealed. Fire Marshal Joe Thomas cited an augerhead used to drill a metal post into the ground as the source of a break in a line that caused gas to fill LEAP, a facility for the disabled in Farmington. “We want to find…

A propane line that was severed during construction caused a deadly explosion in Farmington, Maine.

Fotis Dulos has been released on bond and has returned to his Farmington home two days after he was arrested on murder charges in the death of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos. His girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, was also released and a source with direct knowledge of the case told NBC New York that she was transported to an area medical…

Fotis Dulos has been released on bond Thursday and one of his attorneys said he will be going home today, two days after being arrested of murder charges in the death of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos. His girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, is also expected to post bond and her attorney said she will be released today. Fotis Dulos intended to…

Fotis Dulos, the 52-year-old estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, a New Canaan woman who has been missing for more than seven months, is due in court on Wednesday. He has been arrested and charged with murder, felony murder and kidnapping in connection with the disappearance of his wife. Fotis Dulos’ bond has been set at $6 million and he will…

The last of the firefighters to be released from the hospital after a deadly building explosion in Farmington, Maine, headed home on Tuesday. Capt. Scott Baxter left a rehabilitation center in Portland and was joined by a firefighter escort along the way home to Farmington.

The last firefighter who was injured in a propane explosion in Farmington, Maine, headed home Tuesday after being released from a rehab center.

A standout performer’s concert tour is making a swing through New England. And while she’s in the spotlight, she’s advocating for disability rights. “People with disabilities have value,” said Gaelynn Lea of Duluth, Minnesota, a singer and violinist. Lea’s music communicates both life’s joys and its sorrows to audiences around the nation.

A standout performer is preparing for a series of shows in New England while advocating for disability rights.

Officials in Maine revealed Friday that a leak in propane line was behind the Sept. 16 explosion that demolished a building in Farmington, killing one firefighter and injuring several other people. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said investigators found a significant leak in the line, which ran from the basement of a facility for disabled people to an outside propane...

The family of the Maine firefighter killed last week in a propane explosion in Farmington are thanking the community for the support it’s showed, from the procession that carried him home to Farmington to the donations that poured in in their time of need.

Two firefighters remain in the hospital a week after they were seriously injured in a deadly explosion in Farmington, Maine, but their conditions were finally upgraded from critical on Monday while one of their colleagues was sent home. Farmington Fire Chief Terry Bell was upgraded to fair condition and Capt. Scott Baxter was upgraded to serious condition Monday.

Another firefighter injured in a propane explosion in Farmington, Maine, was released from the hospital, Friday, but two remained in critical condition, including the town’s fire chief. Officials announced Thursday that Capt. Timothy Hardy was released from Maine Medical Center in Portland. That leaves four people hospitalized in Portland and Boston, with two of them in critical condition as of...

After Farmington, Maine, was rattled by a building explosion that killed a firefighter and critically injured others, the town is looking for answers.

When an explosion destroyed a building, killed a firefighter and injured seven more people Monday in Farmington, Maine, it battered a local fire department with a tight-knit “brotherhood” and family ties that run deep. Captain Michael Bell was killed in the blast, while his brother, Farmington Fire Chief Terry Bell, remained in critical condition Tuesday night. So did Captain Scott...

As the community of Farmington, Maine, remains in shock after a deadly explosion, donations are pouring in to help. A powerful gas explosion leveled a facility for people with disabilities Monday morning, killing Farmington Fire Captain Michael Bell, a 30-year veteran of the department. His brother, the town’s fire chief, was one of seven other people injured in the...

Federal, state and local authorities are investigating a powerful gas explosion that leveled a building in Farmington, Maine, a day earlier, as the community mourned the loss of a fire captain killed in the blast. Captain Michael Bell, 68, a 30-year veteran of the Farmington Fire Department, was killed in the explosion. His body was transported to the medical examiner’s...

After an explosion flattened a building and killed a fire captain in Farmington, Maine, Acting Fire Chief Tim Hardy spoke about how the explosion affected the department family and his own.