Here is a look at articles that have been getting attention from Patch.com readers: Robert Crimo III withdrew his not-guilty plea moments before opening arguments were to start in his trial Monday.

A rat-infested shop where bags of dried foods were found teeming with live insects has been fined for operating under "dire and disgusting conditions". Maje Worldwide, an African goods shop on Newport ...

By finding Daniel Elliott guilty of the first-degree felony ... He said his involvement started when his aunt asked him if they had any rat poison. "She said, 'I'll take care of Gloria,'" the ...