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17-year-old reported missing in Barrington

Cian Fearon, 17, was last seen Monday, Aug. 18 around 7 p.m.
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RI nonprofit says support critical for young adult domestic abuse victims after Rehoboth woman’s...

Data from the Sojourner House shows 60% of people who use the nonprofit's services are under the age of 24.
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ACLU criticizes Providence crime center over lack of privacy rules

Designed to help reduce crime through data sharing and advanced analytics, the system integrates security cameras, Flock license plate readers, body-worn cameras, and 911 call information.
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East Greenwich town meeting to take up housing concerns from horse farm

(WJAR) — A controversial development approved by the East Greenwich planning board in the spring is back up for discussion. According to the town's planning director, the future of the Ridgelines Estates and Condominium project on Division Road is out of the town's jurisdiction. However, planning board members will...
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Painting proves therapeutic for local Parkinson’s patients

Parkinson's disease is a type of neurologic movement disorder that affects the brain and causes difficulty with movements or motor symptoms. It affects a million people in the U.S.
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Providence drops noise fines against striking Butler workers

The city of Providence has dropped $500 noise citations that were issued to several striking union workers at Butler Hospital back in May.
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Hurricane Erin is off North Carolina, but it’s already starting to affect RI

The Block Island Ferry has canceled all service Thursday, Aug. 21, and the City of Newport has closed Easton's Beach, as Southern New England begins to feel the impact of Hurricane Erin. The massive storm , with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph., was about 205 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina,...
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‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Mass Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property,...

Two weeks later, police found the body of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro, who had been stabbed to death and buried in the yard of her boyfriend’s grandparents in Rehoboth, authorities said. Gregory Groom, 22, admitted to police that he killed Monteiro, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said. Despite that...
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800-pound tuna caught at mouth of Bay

Last week Capt. Brandon Hagopian of Cranston caught an 800-pound bluefin tuna when fishing at the mouth of Narragansett Bay. Capt. Hagopian said, “We caught the fish with a tinker (Atlantic chub) mackerel, and it took about four hours to fight and boat the fish.”. “This is a commercial...
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‘Buddy, You’re Gonna Regret This’: White Rhode Island Prosecutor Thought She Could Bully Her...

Bodycam footage shows the moments a Rhode Island state prosecutor was arrested for trespassing, among other charges, touting her position to the arresting cops, and […] ‘Buddy, You’re Gonna Regret This’: White Rhode Island Prosecutor Thought She Could Bully Her Way Out of Arrest. Instead, the Bodycam Footage May...

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