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Read is accused of striking John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die alone in a blizzard outside of a house party in Canton.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe paid Taunton $2.4 million on Wednesday — which means the tribe is now current on its annual payments to the city and no longer owes money from missing payments that started in 2021. Currently, the tribe is constructing an addition to its casino Welcome Center...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Johnson and Wales University has reduced its overall workforce by 5 percent by laying off 91 staff members. A spokesperson said the decision, which was announced in a memo sent to the university’s community, was made on May 5 following deliberations by university leadership.

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — A new TikTok trend is raising alarms in Cumberland after police say students are damaging their school-issued Chromebooks as part of a dangerous online stunt. The “Chromebook Challenge,” as it’s known on social media, encourages students to stick pencil lead or other conductive materials...

TAUNTON, Mass. (WJAR) — Firefighters responded to a fire in Taunton Wednesday night. Crews were seen surrounding a house on Fruit Street. An NBC 10 photographer saw damage to the top-floor windows. No injuries were reported. NBC 10 has reached out for more information.

Happy Wet Nose Wednesday! Any excuse to talk about animals is a great day. There are hundreds of animals on the SouthCoast waiting for a place to call home, and it is our mission to unite those animals with the perfect families. This week, we head to Fall River where...

Over two weeks ago, Laura Sampson resigned from the Fall River City Council, publicly blaming my article recommending she recuse herself from voting on interim Chief Furtado’s police chief contract. She claimed simply mentioning that a police officer may be under her care (without mentioning a name) endangered her...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families disclosed the near death of a two-year-old child and a 15-year-old youth on Wednesday. The department’s Public Engagement Team said the incident involving the two-year-old occurred on Nov. 10, 2024 and was the result of...

Crews extinguished a housefire on Wednesday that displaced nearly a dozen people. According to the fire department, at approximately 7:20 p.m., Taunton Fire’s E-911 was notified of a structure at 21 Fruit Street with occupants possibly inside. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and fire from the 3rd floor.

A standing room-only crowd packed the State House basement Tuesday night to rehash the merits of a proposed tax increase on top earners in Rhode Island during a five-hour hearing before a House legislative panel. But the person who might finally shake loose the long-stalled progressive priority wasn’t even in the...