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Man on home confinement arrested after leaving ACI, cutting off ankle monitor

A 19-year-old Central Falls man who bolted from the ACI Friday morning is back in custody.
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Rhode Island woman pleads not guilty after allegedly filing complaint with police that the...

Police are issuing a PSA. Don’t walk into a police station with illegal drugs, without expecting to stay in handcuffs. According to Coventry Police, early Friday morning, 62-year-old Gloria Tiberi walked into the Coventry Police station to make a complaint. Tiberi was unhappy, in part, that the drugs she purchased migh
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Sprouts eyes 30-40 stores in New England

Sprouts Farmers Market is planning to open its first Massachusetts location in 2028, followed by dozens more New England stores in the next few years, according to a report in the Boston Business Journal. The Phoenix-based company plans to open 30-40 stores in southern New England in the near future...
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Unresponsive woman pulled from Woonsocket pond

An unresponsive woman was rushed to the hospital after she was pulled from a Woonsocket pond Friday afternoon.
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3 letters, 1 devastating diagnosis: Local couple shares their story for ALS Awareness Month

May is ALS Awareness Month, and on the latest episode of 12 Health, Shannon Hegy was joined by the executive director of ALS United Rhode Island, as well as a local couple impacted by this devastating disease.
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Mansfield man charged in cocaine bust

Police said they also seized two handguns, three high-capacity magazines and nearly $49,000 in cash from his Oakland Street apartment.
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Construction underway on Crescent Park upgrades

The waterfront park off Bullocks Point Avenue in Riverside is set to receive $1.5 million worth of improvements, which include a new 1,600 square-foot building.
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House committee to vote on McKee’s nearly $15 billion budget proposal

(WJAR) — The House Finance Committee is expected to vote on Gov. Dan McKee's nearly $15 billion budget. It includes the controversial millionaire's tax, and a lot more spending. The millionaire's tax would raise the top tax bracket to 9 percent for single and joint filers with income more...
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Al Fresco on the Hill to run through September despite pushback

The Providence Board of Licenses voted in favor of allowing Al Fresco on the Hill to run through Labor Day weekend.
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At 50, Sojourner House survives and advances

As a law student, one of the first cases I handled under a third-year student practice rule involved a woman seeking a protection order from an abusive boyfriend. During our meeting, she calmly explained that he had locked her in the trunk of a car. I stopped her mid-sentence. I was certain I had misunderstood. […]

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