Rhode Island - Page 22

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.

May 18, 2023

Rhode Island Gov. McKee signs off on bill letting state fund abortions

Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee on Thursday signed into law a bill that allows Medicaid and state health plans to cover abortions.

May 18, 2023

Bodycam footage shows moment Rhode Island councilman is arrested with crack cocaine in his car

Footage released by the Cranston Police Department shows the moment Republican Councilman Matthew Reilly was found unconscious in his car after allegedly using crack cocaine. 

May 15, 2023

Three Rhode Island teachers who were fired for refusing COVID vaccine were offered jobs back after settlement

Three Rhode Island teachers who were fired for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 were offered their jobs back after a legal settlement.

May 15, 2023

Eighth man convicted in Rhode Island parking lot stabbing

Jaquontee Reels Felder, 28, of Ledyard, Connecticut, was the eighth and final attacker of Stephen Cabral to be convicted of the Rhode Islander's 2019 murder.

May 15, 2023

Dark-skinned Jesus on stained-glass church window from 1870s prompts debate on Christ's race

A stained-glass window from a shuttered Rhode Island church depicting Jesus as dark-skinned is stirring up fresh scrutiny of the role of race and gender in 19th-century New England.

May 12, 2023

Vandals plant 'racist,' 'hateful' fake signs at Rhode Island state park

Rhode Island authorities are looking for an individual who screwed signs bearing racial pejoratives and stereotypes to trees at Lincoln Woods State Park.

May 12, 2023

Error by New Hampshire lab causes incorrect recall announcement for salad brand

An error by a lab in New Hampshire caused a recall announcement for salad greens from lēf Farms. The notice warned of a "potential" E. coli bacteria contamination.

May 11, 2023

Pregnant Massachusetts woman killed by convicted murder, felon fiance: cops

A Rhode Island fisherman found the body of a pregnant Massachusetts woman, and her fiancé and a previously convicted killer were charged with her murder

May 8, 2023

US government to pay for study to monitor effects of safe injection sites

The United States government is funding a study of so-called safe injection sites. The studies will be conducted at two different sites in Rhode Island and New York.