January 6, 2016 Rhode Island police take heat for mugshot caption 'Stupid is as stupid does' A Rhode Island police department is reviewing its policy on using Facebook after a complaint about a quote from the movie "Forrest Gump" that was included in announcing an arrest.
January 6, 2016 Bishop calls for 'disciplinary proceedings' in abuse case A statement released by the Episcopal bishop of Rhode Island calls for "appropriate disciplinary proceedings" against two clergymen and a third person named in reports of past abuse at a prestigious boarding school in Middletown.
January 5, 2016 Ex-prep school students call for outside investigation of sex abuse Former students of a prestigious Rhode Island boarding school are calling for an independent investigation into sexual abuse that they say spanned three decades and involved at least seven former staff members.
January 4, 2016 Rhode Island town denies it detained 3rd-grader over false accusation of chemicals in backpack A town accused of detaining a third-grader for several hours after another child told adults she had chemicals in her backpack denied the allegations Monday in its first response to a lawsuit filed by her family.
January 2, 2016 Former students at Rhode Island prep school call for 2nd investigation into sex-abuse claims Former students who claim they were sexually abused at a prestigious Rhode Island boarding school are calling for an independent investigation after the school issued a report acknowledging the accusations.
December 31, 2015 Odor forces Allegiant flight from Orlando to Maine to make emergency landing in Rhode Island Officials say an Allegiant Air flight traveling from Orlando, Florida, to Bangor, Maine, was forced to make an emergency landing at a Rhode Island airport after passengers reported an abnormal smell.
December 28, 2015 50-foot humpback whale makes uncommon trip miles into Narragansett Bay A 50-foot humpback whale made an uncommon trip on Monday deep into Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay, where it was spotted breaching and playing for about 45 minutes.
December 28, 2015 Disabled girl, family surprised to find motorized scooter on doorstep on Christmas morning The parents of a 4-year-old Rhode Island girl with cerebral palsy say the family woke up on Christmas morning and found a new motorized scooter on their doorstep.
December 24, 2015 Rhode Island prep school acknowledges at least 26 ex-students were sexually abused by staff An internal investigation by a prestigious Rhode Island boarding school has found that 26 students were sexually abused by six school employees in the 1970s and 1980s.
December 20, 2015 Ex-Providence mayor launches bid for old job after 2 felony convictions Buddy Cianci announced his decision to run for mayor Wednesday on his radio show.
