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June 11, 2023

The Eucharist is a 'miracle of love, hidden in plain sight,' says Rhode Island priest

Fr. Jordan Zajac, a Dominican friar and assistant professor at Providence College in Rhode Island, shared his faith belief that Jesus does not mince words in The Bread of Life Discourse.

June 9, 2023

Rhode Island councilman busted with crack cocaine pipe in hand now charged with child molestation

Former Cranston, Rhode Island, city councilman Matthew Reilly, who is facing allegations of possessing crack cocaine, is now in police custody on charges of child molestation.

June 8, 2023

1 dead, 4 injured in Rhode Island after car plows into Subway restaurant

Police in Rhode Island say one person has been killed and four were injured Wednesday when a car drove into a Subway restaurant in Greenville.

June 6, 2023

Rhode Island landlord sued by AG after 5 children develop lead poisoning in 4 years

A lawsuit filed Tuesday by Democratic Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha accused landlord Anurag Sureka of regulatory noncompliance that poses grave health risks to tenants.

May 30, 2023

Teens hospitalized in Rhode Island after roof collapses at state park abandoned building

A group of teenagers in Rhode Island were hospitalized after an abandoned building's roof collapsed, sending one boy and a slab of concrete plummeting.

May 26, 2023

10 lighthouses being given away, sold at auction by federal government in attempt to preserve the properties

The federal government is giving away or selling 10 lighthouses this year. The government is doing this in order to preserve the properties, some of which are a century old.

May 25, 2023

Rhode Island AG files suit against 'forever chemical' manufacturers

Democratic Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of PFAS "forever chemicals."

May 25, 2023

Rhode Island shooting victims identified by police

Rhode Island police have identified the victims of a Johnston double homicide as Janet Harrison, 83, and Thomas May, 44. May's teenage daughter was also shot, but will likely survive.

May 24, 2023

Rhode Island police fatally shoot man suspected of killing 2

Rhode Island police fatally shot a man who was suspected of killing two people and wounding a third. Police officers responded to 911 calls about gunfire near the suspect's home.

May 19, 2023

Rhode Island city councilman busted with crack cocaine pipe in hand, police in video say

A Rhode Island city councilman was arrested on drug possession charges after he passed out in his vehicle with what an officer said was a crack pipe in his hand.