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It’s Rhode Island Day at The Big E

The Big E is celebrating everything the Ocean State has to offer on Tuesday.
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Customers line up to pre-order beloved Thanksgiving pizza

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Customers were seen lining up at Fellini Pizzeria as it began accepting pre-orders for its beloved Thanksgiving pizza. It's a local business's special pie, with all of the holiday fixings. Photos from the Cranston location showed the line wrapping around the block. The pizza has...
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Corbin Hanover sets career mark in Plainridge pace

Plainville, MA — After making a break in his first start at Plainridge Park, Corbin Hanover had all the answers on Monday (Sept. 21) as he barreled home late to win the $19,000 featured pace and take a new lifetime mark. Corbin Hanover (Mitchell Cushing) got away sixth as...
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‘Journey of a lifetime’: Mental health advocate reaches RI on walk across U.S.

A man who has spent nearly 1,000 days walking across the United States is bringing his message of hope to Rhode Island.
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Weather Now: Cool & Breezy Today; Late Week Nor’easter

Good morning! Happy Tuesday! Today will be cool and breezy with partly to mostly sunny skies. That’ll be the forecast for the next few days before a coastal storm approaches giving us rain and wind into the weekend. INTERACTIVE RADAR: Live Pinpoint Weather 12 Radar ». | | FLIGHT...
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With ICE spotted in Fall River and at least a dozen arrested in New...

BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey is demanding answers after ICE reportedly arrested a least a dozen individuals in New Bedford yesterday:. “We have been hearing from alarmed family members and advocates in New Bedford after ICE reportedly arrested at least a dozen people yesterday. Many of those arrested have lived here
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RIPTA moves forward with plans for new Providence transit center

In late August, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Board of Directors approved the advancement of the Providence Transit Center project into its next phase, which will involve designing and engineering the space. As part of this effort, RIPTA will shift Providence’s transit hub from Kennedy Plaza to nearby Provi
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A 16-year-old from Wrentham, Massachusetts, built a desktop plastic recycler that runs roughly 45%...

Benjamin Davis, a 16-year-old sophomore at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Massachusetts, spent much of the past two school years building a machine in his family’s home in Wrentham that turns plastic waste into fresh filament for 3D printers. In May 2025, the project carried him to the 75th Regeneron Internati
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License plate cameras help solve Providence killing, reigniting privacy debate

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence police say license plate reader cameras played a pivotal role in the arrest of a suspect in a deadly weekend stabbing, reigniting debate over whether the surveillance system is a vital law enforcement tool or an invasion of privacy. Chukwnonso Uzome-Eze, 19, appeared in...
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ICE Sweep Strikes New Bedford, Fall River as Agents Detain Several; Dartmouth Mall Used...

Federal immigration agents detained multiple people in and around New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Monday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations personnel conducted arrests in the city and nearby Fall River. A community group director estimated at least eight people were taken

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