NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — Two people were rescued from the water after their small plane crashed into a bay near a Rhode Island airport, authorities said. The aircraft crashed Saturday afternoon into Narragansett Bay, shortly after taking off from Quonset State Airport, the North Kingstown Fire Department said. Battalion Chief William Maccarone said the […]
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Makley Drive murder suspect captured in Rhode Island
Mar. 29—LIMA — The search for the man charged in the March 10 homicide of Chrislande Auguste in a Makley Drive residence has ended with his being apprehended, according to a release from the Allen County Sheriff’s Office. According to the release from Maj. Andre McConnahea, Gervens Justilien, 31, was apprehended at approximately 1 p.m. […]
Man convicted of killing Boston officer in 1993 accused of robbing, attacking woman in Rhode Island
Man convicted of killing Boston officer in 1993 accused of robbing, attacking woman in Rhode Island A Rhode Island man accused of robbing and assaulting a woman outside a North Providence bank this week was earlier convicted for killing Boston Police officer Thomas Rose in 1993, and in the shooting death of a Dorchester clerk […]
Child, man shot and killed in apparent murder-suicide in Rhode Island
A child and adult were shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Warwick, Rhode Island Thursday morning, according to police. Warwick police say they responded to a home on Frawley Street just before 8:30 a.m. for a domestic disturbance, authorities said in a press release. Police say they received information that an assailant was […]
Rhode Island man arrested in Millis on drug charges, police say
An unidentified Rhode Island man is facing drug charges following his arrest during a traffic stop on Wednesday, police said in a statement. Police on Friday, through a public relations representative hired by the department, did not release the man’s name, age, or hometown, or the time and location of the traffic stop and subsequent […]
Lawmakers hope bill package will ease Rhode Island’s housing crisis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi is pushing a package of more than a dozen bills aimed at addressing the state’s ongoing housing crisis One proposal would give homeowners the right to develop accessory dwelling units for family members with a disability or on any lot larger than 20,000 square feet […]
Ashes to ashes, dirt to dirt? Human composting again up for debate in Rhode Island. What to know.
PROVIDENCE − Will 2024 be the year that Rhode Island joins seven other states in allowing natural organic reduction, also known as human composting, as an alternative to cremation and burial? For the second year in a row, Rep. Michelle McGaw, D-Portsmouth, introduced legislation (H 7212) to allow the practice that turns human remains, over […]
More Rhode Islanders Are Earning Four-Year College Degrees
This article was originally published in Rhode Island Current. You might call it a bachelor party: Rhode Island saw an almost 4% increase in bachelor’s degrees in 2022, according to new national data from a higher education foundation. “We did not see this much increase in any other state’s bachelor’s degrees,” said Courtney Brown, vice […]
How much snow will Rhode Island get Tuesday? NWS says some may get up to a foot.
Forget the warm temperatures from this weekend and expect a snowy Tuesday. Up to 13 inches of snow might blanket parts of northern Rhode Island, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Most of the state is under either a Winter Storm Watch or Winter Storm Warning. The storm is expected to start around 1 […]
Heavy rain, wind knock out power for thousands in Rhode Island. Follow for updates.
A storm bringing heavy rains and wind Friday night and Saturday morning has left tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders without power. According to Rhode Island Energy power outage maps, over 23,000 Rhode Islanders were affected by nearly 100 power outages spread throughout the state as of 8 a.m. The National Weather Service forecasted maximum […]