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Soon spotting a black bear in your RI yard may not be unusual. What to do if you see one.
Josh Dominikoski had an unexpected visitor to his home in Coventry one night last week. "I was very, very surprised when I opened the camera app and saw there was a bear on our front porch," Dominikoski said. Dominikoski got to the front door just in time to see the...
Coastal Charm Meets Luxury Living: Sea Glass Cottage Hits the Market in Spartina Cove for $2,395,000
185 Spartina Cove Way | South Kingstown, RI | 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 4,578 sq ft | offered by Residential Properties Ltd for $2,395,000. Introducing Sea Glass at Spartina Cove: A bespoke shingled cottage meticulously crafted by Blakely Designs to capture the essence of coastal living with a touch of refined relaxation. Set upon 2.27 acres, this residence seamlessly integrates with acres of preserved land, offering exclusive access to scenic trails leading to Billington Cove.
3-vehicle crash in North Stonington under investigation
NORTH STONINGTON, CT (WFSB) - Firefighters and emergency crews responded to a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in North Stonington overnight. The North Stonington Volunteer Fire Company reported that it was called to the northbound side of the highway around midnight on Friday. It posted a photo of the scene...
Robbery scheme running from Florida to RI used drones and GPS trackers to monitor victims
PROVIDENCE − An investigation into the activities of foreign nationals who mounted elaborate surveillance operations as they burglarized victims in eight states has led to the arrest of a fourth conspirator, federal prosecutors said Friday. The 20-year-old Chilean man was held on the orders of U.S. Magistrate Judge Lincoln D. Almond after his initial appearance before Almond in U.S. District Court, Providence. ...
Charlestown woman faces domestic charges amid fight with beer bottle
A Charlestown woman is facing domestic battery charges after allegedly hitting a man with a beer bottle in Florida. Police said 47-year-old Heather Marie Cruz hit a 66-year-old man in the head with a beer bottle during a dispute on Monday. Officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. to the Caribbean...
Officers involved in alleged excessive force case leaves SK police
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Police Officer Jonathan McHugh, accused of excessive force when subduing a disabled man last summer in a case of mistaken identity, has been hired by the Warwick Police Department, according to state records. McHugh, a South Kingstown Police officer until earlier this month, confronted Special...
Four Rhode Island men arrested for sweeping burglary ring of $4 million worth of items
BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — Four Rhode Island men were arrested in connection with a string of 43 break-ins across 25 Massachusetts towns between 2018 and 2024, according to Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan. Jovan Lemon, 29, of Providence, Paul Lemon, 30, of Warwick, Steven Berdugo, 28, of Providence...
Woonsocket woman arrested for assault, disorderly conduct in Exeter
EXETER — A 20-year-old Woonsocket woman was arrested Wednesday evening on charges of simple assault and disorderly conduct following a disturbance in Exeter, state police said. Troopers from the Hope Valley Barracks responded to a report of a disturbance at 251 Main Street around 5 p.m. and took Ciara...
What’s Happening: Dragon and Mystical Creatures
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — This weekend in What’s happening, our Ashley Erling is at Roger Williams Park Zoo, visiting the Dragons and Mythical Creatures exhibit. Each weekend, Ashley brings you around Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts for a look at what’s happening as part of our all new, expanded 12 News This Morning. Join us on Saturdays for […]
Police Report 4/15 – 4/21
On Monday, April 15 there was an issue of vandalism reported at the Robert L. Carothers Library at 7:42 a.m. The police arrived at the scene and filed a report for the incident by 8:04 a.m. On Tuesday, April 16 there was suspicious activity reported in the faculty/staff lot next...
15,000 years ago, a glacier covered Rhode Island. Explore its rocky relics in Charlestown.
CHARLESTOWN – The view from the top of the tower on the coast here would have been very different 15,000 years ago. Rather than looking out at dense woodlands that run in all directions, you would have seen a landscape covered by thick sheets of ice that extended as far as the eye could see.
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