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One person shot outside Cranston restaurant
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Police say a Cranston restaurant is temporarily closed as they investigate a shooting there that sent one person to the hospital. Police were working a detail outside a restaurant on Phenix Avenue around midnight when they say a shooting happened within arm’s reach of officers. The business, 39 West, had a large tent outside the restaurant during their event.
Man convicted of killing Roger Williams Park ranger granted parole
A brutal scene in Roger Williams Park in October 1995. A park ranger fatally shot. A Providence Police officer seriously wounded. Now, 29 years later, the killer is set to go free. “I’m disgusted over the whole thing. It’s like a slap in the face to our family that he’s...
Rhode Island man sentenced to federal prison after admitting to buying cocaine, selling crack
PROVIDENCE, RI – A Providence man who admitted to a federal judge that he made multiple purchases of cocaine that he later transformed into crack and then sold to others has been sentenced to federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. 46-year-old Juan Gonzalez pleaded guilty on...
36-year-old Rhode Island woman killed in fatal crash remembered as genuine, loyal, inspiring
A Rhode Island woman who died this week in a collision is being remembered. 36-year-old Michaela Greatorex of Greenville was driving home from work Wednesday night around midnight when she crashed an SUV into a pole on Hartford Avenue in Johnston. It was pouring at the time of the crash.
Man Stabbed in Robbery in Downtown Providence
A man was stabbed in an attempted robbery in downtown Providence overnight. The victim was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for his injuries. Shortly after 3 AM Saturday morning, police were called to 2 Regency Plaza for a report of a stabbing. The victim - a male in his 30s...
Early morning fire under investigation in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Crews in Providence are investigating a fire that happened early Saturday morning. According to Battalion Chief Robert Lyman, crews were called to the corner of Chalkstone Ave. and Division St. for a report of a building fire. When they arrived, fire was coming from the roof of the building. Lyman they were able to […]
Hazmat crew called to clean up gas spill after tanker truck tips over on I-95 ramp
PROVIDENCE – A tanker truck loaded with 11,000 gallons of gasoline tipped over on the Allens Avenue on-ramp to Interstate 95 north on Saturday night, leaking fuel onto the roadway, according to the state Department of Environmental Management, which sent an emergency crew to clean up the spill. The...
Driver dies after striking utility pole in Johnston
JOHNSTON − A Greenville woman died after the car she was driving hit a utility pole late Wednesday night in Johnston, according to Johnston Police Chief Mark A. Vieira. She was identified as Michaela Greatorex, 36. The crash happened around midnight in the area of 2750 Hartford Ave. ...
Ambulance rolls over on Interstate 95 north in Pawtucket
(WJAR) — An ambulance has rolled over on Interstate 95 north near School Street in Pawtucket. According to Rhode Island State Police, the crash occurred at around 8 p.m. State police said a private ambulance service van was side-swiped by another vehicle, lost control, and rolled over on the grass.
Driver dies in head-on crash with East Providence DPW truck
EAST PROVIDENCE − A driver died after the Jeep she was driving collided head-on with an East Providence Department of Public Works truck Thursday afternoon on Veterans Memorial Parkway, according to the East Providence Police Department. Responding officers began treating the driver, "who had serious injuries," and she was taken by East Providence Rescue to Rhode Island Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, according to Police Capt. Michael Rapoza. ...
He used addiction recovery patients to defraud the government. Now, he's pleaded guilty.
PROVIDENCE – Michael Brier was on probation after serving time for tax evasion when he began defrauding the government and private health care insurers out of millions of dollars – and using people needing drug treatment services to orchestrate his scam. On Thursday, Brier, the owner of Rhode Island-based Recovery Connections Centers of America, Inc., pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare and other insurers while shortchanging patients with substance abuse disorders. ...
4 kids taken to RI hospital after eating CBD gummies at YMCA summer camp
Four children were taken to the hospital after they ate CBD gummies at a YMCA summer camp in Coventry, Rhode Island, last week. First responders were called to Camp Westwood YMCA on Thursday morning for four campers who were vomiting, NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports. The children, ages 12 to 15 years old, were taken to Hasbro Children's Hospital.
‘There won’t be another Mr. Ced.’ Cedric Huntley remembered as a mentor who dedicated his life to preventing violence
A memorial service is being held Friday for Cedric Huntley, who died earlier this month at the age of 65. Huntley was a community leader who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of young people. Most recently, he served as executive director of the Nonviolence Institute in Providence, a nonprofit that focuses on preventing violence.
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