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The officer was wearing a bulletproof vest, which stopped the knife. The suspect was shot by police and is hospitalized in stable condition.

High school hockey fans in Rhode Island stepped up with their voices to offer an assist after the audio cut out during the National Anthem.

A Rhode Island woman whose adopted 9-year-old special needs daughter was found dead in a bathtub in the family’s squalid home in 2019 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. A judge on Wednesday sentenced 58-year-old Michele Rothgeb to 15 years for the death of the girl, Zha-Nae Wilkerson, and an additional three years related to neglect charges involving…

Police in Rhode Island shot and killed a man who pointed a rifle at officers and ignored repeated commands to drop the weapon, police said. Officers went to a condominium complex in Warwick at about 10:30 p.m. Monday to perform a well-being check after getting a call from someone who said there was a suicidal male inside one unit and…

A COVID-19 cluster that prompted a Rhode Island high school to move to remote classes for a week may be tied to a recent homecoming dance, health officials said. Pilgrim High School in Warwick started remote classes on Monday, about a week after the dance. “Roughly 25 cases among students and staff have been identified,” state Department of Health spokesperson…

A Rhode Island high school moved to remote learning on Monday in response to an increased number of COVID-19 cases. The state Department of Health alerted school officials in Warwick about the cluster of cases at Pilgrim High School over the weekend. “This is a serious situation that needs cooperation from the entire Pilgrim community,” Superintendent Lynn Dambruch and Assistant…

The child’s body was recovered by a marine unit near Conimicut Point Monday. The night prior, the body of a 30-year-old man who tried to save her was located.

Authorities recovered the body of a 10-year-old girl from the waters off Rhode Island on Monday afternoon following a nearly 24-hour search. The Coast Guard said around 1:40 p.m. Monday that the child was recovered by a Warwick Fire Department marine unit near Conimicut Point following the massive search that had continued through the night Sunday into Monday. The girl…

Rescue crews were able to recover the body of a 30-year-old man who tried to save the girl, but the 11-year-old remained missing Sunday night.

A 30-year-old man’s body has been found during the search for him and an 11-year-old girl who went missing in the waters off Conimicut Point Park in Warwick, Rhode Island, on Sunday. The man was recovered unresponsive in Narragansett Bay and taken ashore to EMS, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Twitter just before 8:20 p.m. The U.S. Coast...

Prospective students can get enrolled and get vaccinated at the same time at the Community College of Rhode Island. A pop-up, walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Tuesday is free for prospective students and their families. The event scheduled at the school’s Warwick campus will offer those interested in attending the community college the opportunity to apply for free, receive...

Rhode Island lawmakers opened the new legislative session on Tuesday, taking their oath of office and formally electing State Rep. Joseph Shekarchi as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. The 58-year-old Warwick Democrat succeeds former House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, who was defeated by Republican activist Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung in the November election. “My approach will be different,” Shekarchi…

The Rhode Island chef who held up a plate of fried calamari during Tuesday night’s virtual Democrat National Convention roll call is gaining his own popularity.

Rhode Island is marking the 17th anniversary on Thursday of a nightclub fire that killed 100 people and injured more than 200 others. The Feb. 20, 2003, blaze began when pyrotechnics for the rock band Great White ignited flammable foam that lined the club’s walls as soundproofing. The fire quickly spread through the overcrowded club, and many people became trapped…

A 25-year-old man was reportedly killed following a pedestrian crash involving a police cruiser overnight in Warwick, Rhode Island. WJAR reprots police responded to a call of a pedestrian crash at about 11:30 p.m. Monday in the area of 2783 West Shore Road.

Rhode Island says it will launch a second round of aerial mosquito sprays in response to the increased risk of eastern equine encephalitis. The state health and environmental management departments made the announcement Thursday to begin spraying two targeted areas on Sept. 23. The decision comes after state officials confirmed on Tuesday at least three human cases of the mosquito-borne...

Cranston Police say a man faces felony assault charges for allegedly attacking another man with a bat in an apparent road rage incident.

A Rhode Island teacher and coach faced a judge Tuesday for the alleged possession of child pornography. Richard Conti, 69, of Warwick, was arraigned on the charge in Third Division District Court where the judge set bail at $2,500. Conti was also ordered to have no contact with minors and limited internet use.

Police in Rhode Island say a man attacked his friend with a crowbar after a night of drinking then later brought the same crowbar to a hospital where the friend was recovering and struck him again. West Warwick police say 41-year-old Dennis Walsh and 41-year-old Michael Difranco are facing charges.

A Rhode Island-based discount retailer is moving into three spaces formerly occupied by another discount store. Ocean State Job Lot stores will open at former Benny’s locations in Cranston, Warwick and Wakefield.