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January 17, 2017

Two Rhode Island girls abducted in 1985 found in Texas; mother arrested

Rhode Island State Police say they have located two children reported missing in 1985 and arrested a non-custodial parent wanted for snatching them.

January 9, 2017

Judge OKs lawsuit against disgraced order Legion of Christ

A Rhode Island judge is allowing a lawsuit seeking millions of dollars to move forward against the disgraced Roman Catholic order the Legion of Christ.

January 6, 2017

Man who escaped from Rhode Island prison to appear in court

A man who escaped from a Rhode Island prison and was on the run for five days before being captured in Massachusetts is scheduled to make an initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge.

January 6, 2017

Prison escapee suspected in bank robbery attempt

Massachusetts state police say a massive search is underway in the Cambridge area after a man who escaped from a federal prison in Rhode Island allegedly attempted to rob a bank.

January 5, 2017

Wanted prisoner captured after failed bank robbery, police announce

After several days on the run, a prisoner who escaped a Rhode Island detention center has been captured in Somerville, Massachusetts.

January 5, 2017

Mom asks for kindness to honor son who wished to be famous

The mother of a Rhode Island boy whose dying wish was to become famous in China is asking for acts of kindness to mark what would have been his ninth birthday.

January 4, 2017

Residents warned that escaped inmate might have been spotted

Residents of a Massachusetts town have been warned by police that an escaped federal prisoner might have been spotted in town.

January 3, 2017

US marshal urges escaped prison inmate to turn himself in

The U.S. marshal in Rhode Island is urging an escaped prisoner to turn himself in.

January 3, 2017

Round-the-clock manhunt on for ex-Army reservist who escaped Rhode Island detention center

A round-the-clock state and federal manhunt was underway Monday for an inmate who escaped from a Rhode Island detention center.

December 29, 2016

New exhibits to open at Roger Williams National Memorial

The Roger Williams National Memorial visitor center in Rhode Island will be closed for most of January while new exhibits are installed.