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August 16, 2016

Grave error: Rhode Island cemetery puts men in wrong plots

A Rhode Island cemetery has buried two men in the wrong plots, and officials are trying to broker a solution.

August 12, 2016

Police: Dad left 3-year-old in hot car for over half hour

A Rhode Island father is behind bars after police say he left his 3-year-old son unattended in a hot car for approximately 30 to 40 minutes.

August 10, 2016

Black poet: White officer racially profiled me before arrest

A black man in the running to be Rhode Island's poet laureate says he was racially profiled and unjustly arrested by a white Providence police officer.

August 9, 2016

Vitality for veterans: Sports camp challenges, changes them

Marine veteran Joyce Ralph sometimes stays at home in Massachusetts instead of going for a bike ride or doing other things she likes to do.

August 9, 2016

Families of victims from Rhode Island nightclub fire upset site is 'Pokestop'

Relatives of 100 people killed in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire and survivors are upset that the site is a stop in "Pokemon GO."

August 3, 2016

Elite prep school agrees to settle up to 30 sex abuse claims

St. George's School has agreed to a settlement over sexual abuse allegations that would provide compensation for up to 30 former students, the elite Rhode Island boarding school announced Wednesday.

August 1, 2016

Police: Ex-cop who killed himself on turnpike had dead wife in trunk

A Rhode Island ex-cop who killed himself after leading New Jersey troopers on a brief chase had his dead wife in the trunk, according to reports Sunday.

August 1, 2016

Country's newest tall ship set to train students

Resembling an American naval vessel of the early 1800s, the country's newest tall ship is set to sail with its first students in an education-at-sea program also aimed at personal growth.

July 31, 2016

Ex-cop kills himself after chase; wife's body in trunk

Authorities say a former police officer killed himself after a chase with police that led state troopers to finding the body of the ex-cop's wife in his trunk.

July 29, 2016

No criminal violations found during 38 Studios investigation

An investigation into former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's failed video game company, 38 Studios, has resulted in no criminal violations.