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South Kingstown police alert residents to rabid raccoon
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — South Kingstown police said Friday that a sick raccoon captured last week tested positive for rabies. The animal was found July 12 on Indigo Point Road. Several people and a pet dog were exposed to the rabid raccoon. Police said anyone else who may...
Rescued from Hurricane Beryl, these cats and dogs have come to RI looking for homes
EAST PROVIDENCE − The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has taken in 38 cats and 13 dogs from Texas that were in danger of dying from heat exhaustion and disease after Hurricane Beryl devastated their living quarters and much of the surrounding area. The animals, including kittens, arrived...
Stars of Storrs, loaded with former UConn men’s standouts, begin chase for a million: How to watch
Former UConn men’s basketball player Jerome Dyson has played for different teams in The Basketball Tournament before. Now he’ll be able to represent the Huskies for the first time since he graduated in 2010, as one of several alumni on the Stars of Storrs, which makes its TBT debut on Saturday. Coached by the program’s all-time leading scorer, Chris Smith, the roster of mostly ex-Huskies put ...
'Were you aware of this opportunity?' RI wants to know why no one bid to rebuild Washington Bridge
Rhode Island transportation officials want to avoid a repeat of their failed search for proposals to rebuild the westbound Washington Bridge and are asking contractors what turned them off about the previous procurement. In a Request For Information posted Friday, the Department of Transportation seeks to find out why no firm bid submitted...
CBD scare sends four YMCA campers to hospital
COVENTRY − Four girls from a YMCA summer camp were taken to a hospital Thursday out of concern that they ate gummies containing CBD. Members of the Western Coventry Fire District went to Camp Westwood at about 11:20 a.m. Thursday and brought four campers, ranging in age from about 12 to 15, to Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, Fire Capt. Robert Mann said. ...
Eleven state legislative hopefuls drop out of signature certification deadline
Rhode Island House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi has an unobstructed path to victory in the November election, after a would-be Republican challenger failed to turn in the required 50 signatures of district voters needed to make the November ballot. Dana James Traversie, a Warwick Republican whose campaign website describes himself as a hacker with “zero […] The post Eleven state legislative hopefuls drop out of signature certification deadline appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
A new community center rises up in New London
Jul. 19—NEW LONDON — Less than five months after the first layer of foundational concrete was poured at the $40 million city community center site, walls have risen up from Fort Trumbull as work continues inside. On Wednesday, open doorways led to cavernous spaces set to be transformed into a full-court gym, offices and programming rooms — the backbone of offerings slated for the one-story ...
Arrest Made In 16-Year-Old’s Murder
A year and a half after 16-year-old Joshua Vazquez was shot and killed on a Monday afternoon in the West Hills neighborhood, city police have arrested an already-incarcerated 19-year-old on one felony count of murder. Police Chief Karl Jacobson, New Haven Police Department (NHPD) spokesperson Officer Christian Bruckhart, and Mayor...
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. ...
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Salem Woman Has Altruistic Goals For Winnings
A Salem woman who won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery said she has big plans for her major windfall. Francisca Uceta De Placencio collected the seven-figure check playing the $10 scratch-off game “$4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler."Three $4 million grand prizes remain in that game…
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.
Dealership forced me to return my new Kia after 15 days but wouldn’t give back car I traded – now I’m suing over repo
A DRIVER had to return his car to the dealership 15 days after bringing the vehicle home. Now, the one-time used Kia owner is suing the dealership after it allegedly sold his old car. Gilbert Rodriguez, who was driving a 2011 Ford Focus and wanted a newer SUV, found a...
UPDATE: Victim in East Providence fatal accident identified
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Officials have identified the victim who was killed in a motor vehicle crash that closed down part of Veterans Memorial Highway Thursday. 38-year-old Shanika Coulter of Warwick died from injuries sustained in the accident, according to police. The accident was between South Broadway and...
With homelessness on rise, CT service providers say they need more funding
Connecticut social service providers are trying to find better ways to address homelessness while also seeking more resources to do the job. The number of unhoused people in the state has increased in recent years, but the funding hasn’t increased sufficiently to meet the demand, according to homeless aid groups.
Bus driver, monitors terminated after 4-year-old left inside bus in North Kingstown
(WJAR) — North Kingstown Superintendent Kenneth Duva said that bus monitors and a driver were terminated after a 4-year-old was left inside a bus unattended. The incident happened on Tuesday. A 4-year-old boy who is enrolled in the extended school year program had unintentionally been left in the minibus,...
A flamingo in Rhode Island? Birders reporting 'unmistakable' find in Little Compton. What to know.
Even a flamingo knows that Rhode Island is, to borrow the state's new tourism marketing slogan, "all that" in the summer time. In a very unusual event, birders are reporting spotting an America Flamingo at Briggs Marsh in Little Compton. "Unmistakable. Large pink wading bird with long neck and black...
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