2+ mon, 3+ week ago (100+ words) BOSTON (WHDH) - Toy and game company Hasbro, Inc. announced it is relocating its Rhode Island operations to Massachusetts. The company's primary headquarters for its toy, board game and licensing business, and a majority of corporate services will soon find a new home in Boston's Seaport District. Governor Maura Healey says the move is expected to bring at least 700 jobs to Massachusetts. The Healey-Driscoll Administration said it has been working closely with'Hasbro'while the company evaluated where to relocate its headquarters.' Hasbro is expected to be fully moved into its new office by the end of 2026....

5+ mon, 3+ week ago (141+ words) PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WHDH) - A 15-year-old girl has died and three other people have been rushed to the hospital with serious injuries following a partial building collapse during a graduation party at the Portuguese American Citizens Club in Portsmouth, Rhode Island on Saturday evening. Crews responding to a reported collapse with people trapped under the front stairwell around 5:30 p.m. found the injured, including two 17-year-old girls and a 49-year-old woman, according to Assistant Fire Chief Howie Tighe. Gov. Dan McKee'posted about the incident on social media, saying his office is "closely monitoring the situation." "Our hearts are with the Portuguese community and all those impacted," McKee added. "I'm deeply grateful to the first responders and praying for everyone's safety." Police say 75 people were in the building at the time....

10+ mon, 16+ hour ago (134+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WHDH) - Crews battled a fire at a church in Providence Wednesday, according to the Providence Fire Department.Nearly 50 firefighters worked to extinguishRead More (WHDH) - Crews battled a fire at a church in Providence Wednesday, according to the Providence Fire Department.Nearly 50 firefighters worked to extinguish the flames at Impact Center Providence Church on Elmwood Avenue, officials said The steeple and part of the roof collapsed.Fire officials said the building's old, wooden construction, combined with strong winds, made the firefight challenging.When the first company arrived, they had fire showing on the side of the building There was one individual who came out the back door and everybody had already exited the building without injury," said Providence Fire Chief Robert Jackson The cause of the fire remains under investigation...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago (247+ words) DARTMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) - Two people were killed when a small plane crashed along Interstate 195 in Dartmouth, according to Massachusetts state police. One person in a car on the ground was also injured. Officials have identified the two fatalities as Thomas Perkins, 68, and his wife Agatha Perkins, 66, both of Middletown, Rhode Island. The single-engine plane crashed around 8 a.m. after taking off from New Bedford Regional Airport during a Nor'easter storm Monday. Sources told 7NEWS the plane was in the air for barely a minute before it went down. Officials said the plane skidded across several lanes of traffic before going up in flames. The aircraft crashed into a silver sedan, flinging that car off the road. The female driver walked away without injury, according to her mother-in-law. Another car blew a tire when it hit a piece of the plane. That driver was…...

2+ mon, 14+ hour ago (354+ words) COVENTRY, R.I. (WHDH) - A car crashed into the fence of a child care center in Coventry, Rhode Island Tuesday afternoon, sending five children toRead More (WHDH) - A car crashed into the fence of a child care center in Coventry, Rhode Island Tuesday afternoon, sending five children to the hospital, according to officials.Witnesses said about 15 children were outside using the playground at the Child Care Plus Learning Center when the car came speeding through Five children were playing near the fence at the time A daycare employee who was outside at the time of the crash told 7NEWS the car's impact pushed those children down.The Central Coventry fire chief said those five children, all 7 or 8-years-old, were taken to the hospital, all with non-life-threatening injuries The fire chief said all of the children's parents have been contacted.Witnesses said the driver…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (193+ words) NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - At around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday Massachusetts State Police received several 911 calls alerting them to a crash on I-95Read More (WHDH) - At around 2:30 a.m on Thursday Massachusetts State Police received several 911 calls alerting them to a crash on I-95 southbound in North Attleboro involving a tractor trailer and a motor vehicle.Upon arrival, troopers located a white Audi sedan that had exited the roadway to the right and collided with a parked tractor trailer that was parked in a rest area," Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn's office said Friday Investigators observed the white Audi with catastrophic damage on top of a guardrail and adjacent to the rear wheels of the trailer."Carlos Chavez Martinez, 28, of Providence, the operator and lone occupant of the Audi, was found in the driver's seat without a pulse" Paramedics observed obvious signs of death…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago (100+ words) CRANSTON, RI (WHDH) " A caretaker is facing criminal charges after a woman living with autism who was reported missing was found in a parkedRead More CRANSTON, RI (WHDH) " A caretaker is facing criminal charges after a woman living with autism who was reported missing was found in a parked vehicle in Cranston, Rhode Island on Sunday, officials said. Linda DaLomba was found in a parked vehicle at the intersection of Pond and Station streets. She was taken to Rhode Island Hospital to be evaluated. Her caretaker is now being charged with abuse, neglect, and exploiting an adult with a disability....

3+ mon, 4+ week ago (92+ words) WEBSTER, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are searching for a person who bailed from a car in Webster, in connection to a shooting in Woonsocket, RhodeRead More (WHDH) - Police are searching for a person who bailed from a car in Webster, in connection to a shooting in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, according to officials.SKY 7 HD is over the area on Route 16.Officials say one person is already in custody Details at this time are limited This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago (190+ words) HARVARD, MASS. (WHDH) - Newly released body camera footage shows police in Providence tracking down several people wanted for a robbery in Massachusetts last month.ProvidenceRead More HARVARD, MASS. (WHDH) - Newly released body camera footage shows police in Providence tracking down several people wanted for a robbery in Massachusetts last month. Providence police said the video shows officers arresting the men accused of robbing a FedEx driver in Harvard, Mass. It shows officers with guns drawn and the suspects on the ground. Home surveillance video captured the robbery on Jan. 9. The driver attempted to deliver a computer to a home in Harvard when two people in masks grabbed the package out of his hands, taking off in a white car, according to the footage. The driver told police there were four people in the vehicle. The next day, the white car…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago (325+ words) PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WHDH) - The Pawtucket Fire Department in Rhode Island has been making some special deliveries this summer. The firefighters have helped deliver not one, not two, but three babies dating back to May 30. That day, firefighters were dispatched to help a woman in labor. They made it as far as the parking lot of the hospital, but the baby didn't wait to go inside. "As we were pulling into the hospital she started the delivery of the child," said Joe Heeps. About a month and a half later, on July 9, another pair of firefighters were dispatched for a call for labor. This time, the firefighters didn't make it out of the house by the time the baby arrived. "I just remember delivering the baby and looking up and seeing the engine company and Joe in the doorway kinda looking at…...