4+ hour, 49+ min ago  (100+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. " The city of Providence has beat the record amount of snowfall, surpassing The Great Blizzard of 1978. As of Monday afternoon, the blizzard had dumped a record number of 32.8 inches of snow, making it the worst snowstorm to ever hit…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (984+ words) University President Christina Paxson said she was told that 10 people who were shot were students. Another person was injured by fragments from the shooting, but it was not clear if the victim was a student, she said. Officers scattered across…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (145+ words) NEWPORT, R.I. " Two 16-year-olds are facing charges after police say they assaulted a student with special needs inside a boys" locker room at a Rhode Island high school. According to investigators, a video of the alleged assault at Rogers High School…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (160+ words) An underwater video system recently captured footage of a massive, venomous stingray that was curious about the filming apparatus. According to the Atlantic Shark Institute, the roughtail stingray was filmed in the waters off the coast of Rhode Island. The…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago  (180+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. " A Providence man has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, the U.S. Attorney said Tuesday. Michael Sellers, 40, was sentenced to 70 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release,…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (173+ words) BRIDGEWATER, Mass. " A pedestrian was flown to Rhode Island Hospital with serious injuries on Wednesday after being struck by a car in Bridgewater, police and fire officials said. Shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, emergency crews responded to the area of 3 Broad St....

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (302+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. " A Providence man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to cockfighting charges, the U.S. Attorney said. Onill Vazquez Lozada pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing, sponsoring, and ... PROVIDENCE, R.I. " A Providence man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to cockfighting charges, the U.S. Attorney said....

10+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (317+ words) A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after what prosecutors are calling one of the state's largest fentanyl busts. PROVIDENCE, R.I. " A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after what prosecutors…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago  (752+ words) BOSTON " Colleagues of a deported Rhode Island doctor accused of supporting Hezbollah on Monday said her absence is detrimental to hundreds of patients in New England because few practice in her area of expertise. Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a transplant nephrologist…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (127+ words) SEEKONK, Mass. " A multi-vehicle wreck shut down a major highway near the Massachusetts-Rhode Island line on Tuesday morning. The crash happened on the westbound side of Interstate 195 in Seekonk at Exit 1, according to MassDOT. "All lanes of 195 West near the…...