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Rhode Island traffic confrontation leads to life sentence

June 15, 2022

Rhode Island traffic confrontation leads to life sentence

A Rhode Island man was convicted of fatally shooting a man during a traffic confrontation. Jairo Esdel Galva will serve a life sentenced for second-degree murder.

Gun control: Rhode Island Senate votes to limit firearms to 10 rounds despite outburst from 2A advocates

June 15, 2022

Gun control: Rhode Island Senate votes to limit firearms to 10 rounds despite outburst from 2A advocates

The Rhode Island Senate voted Tuesday night to pass three gun reform bills, including an age limit on firearm purchases, prompting an outburst from pro-gun advocates in the chamber's gallery.

Rhode Island hospital co-launches first pasteurized breast milk program in state

June 12, 2022

Rhode Island hospital co-launches first pasteurized breast milk program in state

The Kent Hospital Women’s Care Center in Rhode Island and the Mother’s Milk Bank Northeast nonprofit in Massachusetts launch a breast milk donor program.

RI police dog K-9 Ruby, star of a Netflix film, has been euthanized

May 15, 2022

RI police dog K-9 Ruby, star of a Netflix film, has been euthanized

A Rhode Island pooch who inspired people by making her way from shelter dog to lifesaving police K-9 — and who was the subject of a recent Netflix movie, in March 2022 — has been euthanized, according to the Rhode Island State Police on Sunday. K-9 Ruby was put down on Friday, police said, following a "sudden, acute, and untreatable illness."

Vermont man Nathan Carman, charged with killing mother Linda Carman at sea, pleads not guilty

May 11, 2022

Vermont man Nathan Carman, charged with killing mother Linda Carman at sea, pleads not guilty

Nathan Carman, a Vermont man accused of killing his mother while they were out at sea on a fishing trip in 2016, pleaded not guilty first-degree murder and multiple fraud charges.

Rhode Island schools face blowback for 'astounding' move to cut honors classes: Parents 'united' against this

May 11, 2022

Rhode Island schools face blowback for 'astounding' move to cut honors classes: Parents 'united' against this

Bill Jacobson said the schools in Barrington, Rhode Island are trying to eliminate “distinctions” where students can excel academically and achieve high honors. The founder of Legal Insurrection joined “America's Newsroom” to call out the high-performing schools for eliminating honors courses.

Rhode Island mom outraged after school district cancels honors classes in name of 'equity and inclusion'

May 11, 2022

Rhode Island mom outraged after school district cancels honors classes in name of 'equity and inclusion'

Barrington, Rhode Island mother Ellen Schaffer slammed her children's school district for removing honors courses during a Wednesday segment of 'Fox & Friends First.'

Vermont man charged with murdering mom at sea over inheritance money after boat sank off Rhode Island coast

May 11, 2022

Vermont man charged with murdering mom at sea over inheritance money after boat sank off Rhode Island coast

Nathan Carman was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder and fraud-related offenses after his mother never returned from a 2016 fishing trip they departed on together from a Rhode Island marina.

Police officer delivers premature baby after thinking he's responding to overdose emergency

May 10, 2022

Police officer delivers premature baby after thinking he's responding to overdose emergency

Officer Connor Doyle, 27, of the Woonsocket Police Department in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, helped deliver a baby girl who was born roughly 25 weeks premature.

Rhode Island Dem candidate faces 'carpetbagger,' 'opportunist' labels in growing competitive House race

April 27, 2022

Rhode Island Dem candidate faces 'carpetbagger,' 'opportunist' labels in growing competitive House race

Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner has engaged in an intricate political dance as he vies for higher office, ditching his gubernatorial aspirations for the seat being vacated by Rep. Jim Langevin.