South Kingstown
CRIME & SAFETY
Man dies after being pulled from water in Narragansett
A man is dead after he was pulled from the water Friday in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Fire officials tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that they responded around 1:24 p.m. to a report of a man in the pond near a residence on 24 East Shore Road near the Block Island Ferry Dock.
Police offering free car seat checks at Wakefield Mall
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, proper car seats save the lives of 325 children under 5 each year. The agency stresses the importance of choosing the best seat to keep your child safe as they age, as well as the importance of making sure all car seats are installed correctly.
Rhode Island School Bus Driver Fired For Abandoning 4-Year-Old On Empty Bus
In North Kingstown, Rhode Island, a 4-year-old boy was trapped inside an unattended bus. Per WBTS-TV News, the unidentified boy "was unintentionally left in a minibus, transported back to the bus yard, and left inside as the driver and monitors left." Reportedly, the boy eventually left the bus of his...
Body found near Pebble Beach in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — The Portsmouth Police Department said a body was found near Pebble Beach Monday evening. Police were called around 5:45 p.m. Monday for a report of a dead body in the water near Indian Avenue. That’s located along the Portsmouth/Middletown line. Police said a man was...
Police reports, bodycam video reveal new details in Hopkinton domestic murder-suicide
(WJAR) — Newly released bodycam video from May 2024 shows an incident six weeks before Stephanie Francis was shot and killed by her estranged husband, Joseph Francis. Hopkinton police responded to the couple's family home back in May. The footage and newly obtained police records reveal more information on...
Time for all to say enough is enough of domestic violence | Opinion
Jim Berson is board president of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence. When is enough, enough? When is it time to move from complacency to outrage? When is it time to say that it is no longer acceptable for women to be murdered by men who are perpetrators of domestic violence? When will the state step up, lean in, and invest real money, real commitment and real policy to protect women and protect survivors of domestic violence from even more harm, including death?
Police Log: High Speed Chase; Mystery Driveway Vandalism
9:59 a.m. – A hatchling fell out of a nest more than 20 feet up on Long Street and was brought to the wildlife clinic. 10:32 a.m. – An apartment resident told police another resident made him uncomfortable by not letting him get into an elevator and “getting into his personal area.” The man did not want to press charges, but said that the other man had harassed various people in the building in the past.
Organizers pleased with support for injured Coventry firefighters
COVENTRY, R.I. (WJAR) — First responders in Coventry held a fundraiser Saturday for two firefighters who were injured by a hit-and-run driver. It happened on Victory Highway in May, as emergency crews were responding to a call. Miranda Hennessy, a single mom to three kids who works in Coventry...
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