Rhode Island

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Health & Wellness 5 hours ago

RI reports its first EEE case in 5 years

A person has the rare and potentially deadly virus eastern equine encephalitis in Rhode Island for the first time in five years, officials said Wednesday. The EEE patient is a person in their 70s from...

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    Rhode Island Sep 2

    7-year-old girl shot in Providence has died, 2 men now facing murder charges

    A 7-year-old girl shot in Providence, Rhode Island, last week has died, according to police, and the two men arrested in the wake of her shooting are now facing murder charges. Providence police told WJAR that the girl, whose name has not been made public, died at Hasbro Children’s Hospital on Monday. The two men arrested last week, 19-year-o...
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    Aug 31

    Joe Mazzulla bringing Larry O'Brien Trophy to Rhode Island for State House celebration

    More than two months after Joe Mazzulla hopped off a duck boat to fire up fans at the Celtics championship parade in Boston, the celebrations are continuing. The head coach will head home to Rhode Island — with the Larry O’Brien Trophy in tow. Gov. Dan McKee said Rhode Island will be celebrating Coach Joe and the Celtics 18th NBA…...
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    Rhode Island Aug 30

    2 in custody after shooting of 7-year-old girl in Providence

    Two people have been taken into custody after the shooting of a 7-year-old girl in Providence, Rhode Island, on Thursday, police said Friday. The shooting happened around 7:40 p.m. in the Florence Street area, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The victim was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital where she remained in critical condition Friday. A...
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    Rhode Island Aug 30

    RI to retain control of Providence Public Schools

    The state of Rhode Island will keep control of the Providence Public School District for now, according to NBC affiliate WJAR, despite the school board voting to end it. The state took over the district five years ago after a scathing John Hopkins report highlighted problems like bullying, fighting, poor learning conditions and crumbling buildings....
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    Rhode Island Aug 30

    7-year-old girl shot in Providence

    A 7-year-old girl was shot Thursday evening in Providence, Rhode Island, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. The shooting happened around 7:40 p.m. in the Florence Street area. Police told the station the girl was in the car with her family at the time. The victim was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital. She is reportedly in critical condition. No o...
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    Rhode Island Aug 28

    Man accused in disturbing animal cruelty case faces judge

    A man from Warwick, Rhode Island, was in court Tuesday, the day after authorities made a disturbing discovery inside his home. NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports that 22-year-old Michael Diaz was arraigned in Kent County District Court on animal cruelty charges. According to police, seven dogs were found inside his Sand Pond Road home Monday &#821...
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    Rhode Island Aug 27

    Man killed in North Smithfield, RI crash

    A man is dead after a crash in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, Sunday. Police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that they responded around 1:07 a.m. to a crash at 535 Douglas Pike and found an unresponsive person inside the single vehicle. The driver, identified as 32-year-old Jamey Scheer, of Burrillville, RI, was taken out of the car and transferr...
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    Rhode Island Aug 27

    Ferrari stolen during RI armed home invasion tracked down in Florida; 2 suspects arrested

    A Ferrari that was stolen during an armed home invasion in Cranston, Rhode Island, three days ago, has been recovered in Florida, where authorities said they took one of two suspects into custody Tuesday. The second suspect was later arrested in Rhode Island. Cranston police say this whole ordeal started Saturday, when patrol officers were dispatch...
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    Massachusetts Aug 27

    Off-duty police officer accused of urinating on woman at Kenny Chesney concert

    An off-duty police officer was arrested after he allegedly urinated on a woman at the Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, this weekend. NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports that Foxborough police responded to the concert sandpit around 9:15 p.m. Saturday for a report of a man who had urinated on a woman’s shoes. T...
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    Rhode Island Aug 26

    Man shot, killed on 18th birthday in RI

    A man in Providence, Rhode Island, was shot and killed on his 18th birthday, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The shooting occurred on Rhodes Street Sunday, Providence police said, where Darmani Balbuena was found shot outside. Balbuena was taken to the hospital, where he died, police said. No arrests have been made. The shooting remains under inve...
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    Rhode Island Aug 23

    Report clears nearly a dozen officers involved in fatal shooting of Rhode Island murder suspect

    Eleven police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Rhode Island man last year have been cleared of any wrongdoing, the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office said in a report released Thursday. James Harrison of Johnston was shot after he fled the scene of a triple shooting, in which he was accused of killing his mother and a...

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    Rhode Island Aug 22

    Man found dead inside RI home after standoff

    A 52-year-old man was found dead inside of a Warwick, Rhode Island, home after a standoff Wednesday, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Officers responded to a home on Spofford Avenue around 1 p.m. to check the wellbeing of a man who had a gun during a domestic dispute, Warwick police said. When they arrived, the man wasn’t at the...

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    Rhode Island Aug 20

    RI man accused of stabbing co-worker in the head with screwdriver

    A man is accused of stabbing his co-worker in the head with a screwdriver Monday night in Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. A physical altercation started in Johnston and ended in a fight in Providence, reports WJAR. Richard Gilbert, 57, is accused of showing up to work intoxicated, causing a disturbance and then stealing a company tru...
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