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Swansea police seized five firearms from a home after they received a report a student brought a handgun into an elementary school. Police said they received a report that a second-grade student brought a handgun to Mark G. Hoyle Elementary School a previous day and showed it to at least two other students.

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WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced that it will put in place a detour for Route 37 east in Warwick for bridge removal starting Monday night. According to officials, the off-ramp on exit 3A will be closed and a temporary traffic signal will be...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — Fall River police said a man was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop last Tuesday. According to police, they stopped a vehicle in the Corky Row neighborhood near Plymouth Avenue after observing multiple traffic violations. Officials said a rear passenger, later identified...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — Fall River police said a person was injured in a shooting on Monday. According to police, the incident occurred on Doyle Street. A man was taken to a trauma center with a non-life-threatening injury to the leg. Fall River police said they are collecting...

PROVIDENCE – An Irish national who was living unlawfully in the United States was sentenced today in federal court in Rhode Island for his role in a scheme to defraud homeowners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, announced United States Attorney Charles Calenda through a release. 28-year-old John O’Brien was...

FREE PALLETS (Coventry) A few stacks of pallets available for free — great for DIY projects or firewood. Some are sturdy, others better for burning. First come, first served. Located in front of the mulch pile at the dead end of 23 Albro Lane, Coventry RI 02816.

Burbage Theatre Co premieres Lynn Nottage’s two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Clyde’s, directed by Burbage’s founding artistic director, Jeff Church. A truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Even as the shop’s callous owner tries to keep them down, the staff members learn to reclaim their lives, find purpose, and become inspired to dream by their...

EAST PROVIDENCE − You won't hail an autonomous taxi in Rhode Island anytime soon, but the Ocean State is already teeming with robot boats. In an old brick warehouse on the banks of the Seekonk River, technicians with HavocAI tinker with more than a dozen gray, 12-foot fiberglass runabouts with no cockpit and an antenna-topped black box where the driver should be. They would...

The City of Attleboro, Massachusetts, is shining a spotlight on a new arrival in the city’s business community, welcoming Woodcraft Group after the company relocated its operations from Canton to a facility at 1299 County Street. The move, city leaders said, is already translating into local jobs, with the company beginning to hire residents soon after opening.