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Motorcyclist killed in RI crash

A 27-year-old man has died after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle in Tiverton, Rhode Island, Sunday evening. Police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that Michael Lees, of Westport, was riding hi...

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    Rhode Island April 8, 2024 2:34 pm

    Man sentenced to life in prison for deadly 2022 shooting in Pawtucket

    A Providence, Rhode Island, man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of another man outside a Pawtucket cigar bar in 2022. Trequan Baker, 31, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Qudus Kafo on Jan. 23, 2022. Baker was also found guilty of discharging a firearm while in the commission of a crime…...
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    Rhode Island April 7, 2024 11:26 pm

    Tiverton community rallies around RI boy with cancer

    A family in Riverton, Rhode Island, was surrounded by community support this weekend as dozens gathered to raise money for a 7-year-old boy battling cancer. It was a packed gym on Saturday afternoon at Tiverton’s Pocasset School as people came out to support St. Philomena 2nd grader Liam Chapman, NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports. Last Nove...
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    Rhode Island April 3, 2024 12:42 pm

    Plane that crashed into Narragansett Bay removed from water

    The small plane that crashed into the water in Rhode Island over the weekend has been removed, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The Tucker Roy Salve Company retrieved the plane from the Narragansett Bay Tuesday, WJAR reported, citing the United States Coast Guard. The plane was in two pieces at the bottom of the bay, the coast guard told...

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    Rhode Island April 1, 2024 1:17 pm

    Crews continue cleanup after RI plane crash

    Days after a small plane crashed into the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, the aircraft remains at the bottom of the bay as the United States Coast Guard works to remove the remaining fuel that’s left, the agency said Monday. “The aircraft is reported to have 30 gallons of fuel onboard, and there has been no pollution reported,” ...
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    Rhode Island March 31, 2024 12:22 am

    Small plane crashes into Narragansett Bay; pilot and passenger rescued from water

    A small plane crashed into Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island on Saturday afternoon, and the pilot and passenger were rescued from the water. North Kingstown police said they received a distress call around 2:54 p.m. for a plane crash into the bay and that responding personnel found a single-engine aircraft submerged in the water. The Federal Aviatio...
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    Providence March 29, 2024 1:44 pm

    Two charged in Providence drive-by highway shooting

    Two men have been arrested in a drive-by shooting on a Rhode Island highway last year. Enrique Miranda, 34, of North Providence, and Jarvon Brown, 33, of Providence, have both been charged in the shooting on Oct. 21, 2023. They were arrested Thursday. According to investigators, Miranda and Brown were traveling in a car on I-95 near exit 38 in&#823...
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    Rhode Island March 29, 2024 1:21 pm

    Mass. man accused of driving wrong-way, crashing into 2 vehicles on I-95 in RI

    An Attleboro, Massachusetts, man is accused of driving the wrong way on the highway in Rhode Island and crashing into two other vehicles Thursday night, according to authorities. The crash occurred at about 10 p.m. on Interstate 95 north in Providence, Rhode Island State Police said Friday. Matthew Fisher, 39, was driving a white SUV south in the h...
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    Rhode Island March 28, 2024 1:02 pm

    RI children's hospital employee accused of placing hidden camera in staff bathroom

    An employee at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, is accused of placing a hidden camera in the staff bathroom, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. A USB wall charger, which had a hidden camera, was placed in a locked staff bathroom, WJAR reported, citing hospital officials. Another worker discovered the USB charger and immed...
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    March 28, 2024 11:58 am

    Former Patriots star Malcolm Butler appears in RI court on DUI charge

    Former New England Patriots star Malcolm Butler appeared in a Rhode Island courtroom Thursday to answer to a drunken driving charge. He was arraigned during the morning session at Kent County District Court in Warwick and entered a not guilty plea. He is scheduled to return to court on April 18 but also has to appear in traffic court on…...
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    Rhode Island March 27, 2024 8:22 am

    Boy, 14, charged with murder in deadly RI shooting

    A 14-year-old boy is accused of shooting and killing a 17-year-old last month in Providence, Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Emil Rodriguez was shot to death in February in the vicinity of Legion Memorial Drive. The 14-year-old was charged with murder, Providence police said Tuesday. He was already serving time at the Rhode Island Tr...
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    March 26, 2024 3:12 pm

    Former Patriots star Malcolm Butler arrested on DUI charge in RI

    Former New England Patriots star Malcolm Butler was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in North Providence, Rhode Island, this month, according to a police report. Butler, who caught the Super Bowl-clinching interception in 2015, was found by a police officer blocking a lane on Mineral Spring Avenue near the ramps to Route 146 with his car, a...
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    Rhode Island March 22, 2024 11:20 am

    RI high school principal injured trying to stop student fight, 4 arrested

    Four students at a Providence, Rhode Island, high school were arrested this week after a fight, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The incident occurred at around noon Wednesday at Mount Pleasant High School, Providence police said. The students were between the ages of 16 and 18, according to police. The principal was injured while trying to stop th...
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    Rhode Island March 22, 2024 8:22 am

    Man's body found floating in RI river

    The body of a man was found floating in a river in East Providence, Rhode Island, Thursday night, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The body, which had been in the water for a while, was discovered behind a bike path on Kettle Point Avenue, WJAR reported, citing police. It wasn’t immediately known if foul play was suspected in his...

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    March 21, 2024 3:08 pm

    Child found shot dead in Warwick home, alongside man dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound

    A small child and a man were found shot dead inside a home in Warwick, Rhode Island, Thursday morning, according to police. Warwick police said they received a call about a child shot at a home on Frawley Street around 8:24 a.m. When they arrived they found the child dead, alongside a man who was dead of a self-inflicted gunshot…

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    Rhode Island March 21, 2024 8:58 am

    RI middle school principal accused of driving under the influence

    A Warwick, Rhode Island, middle school teacher is accused of driving under the influence on St. Patrick’s Day, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Jeffrey Goss, 54, was arrested Sunday after being involved in a crash on Route 24 in Tiverton, WJAR reported, citing a police report. Goss smelled like alcohol and appeared disoriented and off-balance...
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    Rhode Island March 19, 2024 5:32 pm

    Buttigieg tours RI's Washington Bridge, won't say how much of rebuild feds will cover

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Rhode Island on Tuesday and toured the Washington Bridge along with other infrastructure projects across the state. Buttigieg attended a groundbreaking for the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project and met with workers to hear how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is increasing job opportunities...
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