Invoices show Karen Read retrial cost taxpayers more than $1.4 million
(WJAR) — Massachusetts taxpayers are footing a bill of more than $1.4 million for the prosecution of Karen Read, based on NBC10 tabulations of invoices released late Wednesday afternoon by the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office through a public records request. The bulk of the cost came from...
Rhode Island woman sentenced in stolen valor case returns to prison
A Rhode Island woman convicted in a stolen valor case is back in prison. In 2023, Sarah Cavanaugh was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for pretending to be a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient. According to officials Cavanaugh also faked an illness in order to collect more...
Twin red pandas born at Roger Williams Park Zoo
The Roger Williams Park Zoo is celebrating the birth of twin red panda kits.
Two foreign nationals sentenced for roles in burglary ring spanning Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New...
PROVIDENCE – Two foreign nationals who participated in a sweeping, multi-state burglary ring that targeted individuals of Asian descent, including in Rhode Island, were sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Providence, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. Jorge Andres Cardenas Murillo,...
Police searching for Fall River robbery suspect
Police are asking for the public's assistance identifying the suspect who robbed a Fall River sandwich shop over the weekend.
Domestic stabbing leads to arrest
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)– A reported stabbing at a residence on Admiral Street left one man wounded early on Wednesday morning. According to a Providence city spokesperson, Providence Police responded to the stabbing at 12:14 a.m., and found a 51-year-old man with minor stab wounds to the neck and chin.
Some inmates at Bristol County Jail left without running water
Two cells with inmates at the Bristol County Jail in Dartmouth didn't have running water, possibly for several days.
Police respond to stabbing at Walgreens
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)– A suspect in custody after a stabbing in Providence overnight on Tuesday. According to a Providence city spokesperson, a man was stabbed in the parking lot of the Walgreens on Pocasset Ave. shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday. The victim, a 42-year-old man, had two minor arm...
6 arrests made during ‘ride-out’ in Pawtucket and Providence
Providence and Pawtucket police are cracking down after a summer surge of dirt bikes and ATVs riding in large groups.
Overdose spike alert issued for parts of Providence County
From Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, Cumberland, Lincoln, Smithfield and North Smithfield reported more non-fatal overdoses than usual, according to the Health Department.
