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Car crash into Coventry daycare playground sends five children to hospital

COVENTRY, R.I. — A frightening scene unfolded in Coventry late Monday afternoon when a car crashed through the fence at Child Care Plus...

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Glocester goat gone wild!

The Glocester Goat! The Glocester Police Department has issued the following statement of a rogue goat about town: “For the past several weeks,...

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Breeze Airways to launch flights from Rhode Island to Cancun

WARWICK, R.I. — Breeze Airways has announced it will launch nonstop seasonal service from T.F. Green International Airport to Cancun, Mexico, beginning Feb....

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RIPTA bus overturned near Newport Bridge in Jamestown

JAMESTOWN, R.I. — Around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) bus overturned on Route 138 Westbound in Jamestown, near...

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Rhode Island sheriff arrested after alleged JWU restroom incident

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island deputy sheriff has been charged after police received a report of suspicious activity on the Johnson &...

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Former Rhode Island state trooper accepts plea deal after driving away from DUI stop

JOHNSTON, R.I. — A ex-Rhode Island State Police sergeant who was forced to retire following a traffic stop for suspected drunk driving has...

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Providence woman charged with neglect of disabled adult

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence woman has been charged with willful neglect of an adult with...

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Man charged after armed carjackings in Middletown and Newport

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — A Warren man was arrested Monday after allegedly carjacking multiple people on Aquidneck Island crashing two stolen vehicles before being...

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The Kennedy Wedding in Newport: A look back at September 12, 1953

NEWPORT, R.I. — Remembering the Kennedy Wedding in Newport: Today marks the anniversary of the wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier,...