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Providence temporary housing community opening delayed
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Housing announced Tuesday that Providence’s ECHO Village will not open until the fall. Spokesperson Emily Marshall said site work still needs to be completed and supply chain issues must be resolved before the temporary housing community can accept occupants.
Car crashes into restaurant in Cranston
CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Cranston police said a vehicle crashed into a building on Monday afternoon. Police said they responded to Miss Cranston Diner at 1150 Oaklawn Ave. for a report of a vehicle striking a building. According to police, an elderly man was trying to park his car...
Karen Read murder trial: Albert family friend testifies about 'black object' on Canton lawn
DEDHAM, Mass. — Friends of a retired police officer's family testified Tuesday in the murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her sport utility vehicle and leaving him to die in a snowbank. Read, 43, of Mansfield, has pleaded...
It's official: April 2024 was the world's warmest on record
The National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI) announced on Tuesday that April 2024 was the world's warmest April since records began in 1850! Average temperatures across the globe were 2.38F (1.32C) warmer than the 20th Century climatology. Not only was April the warmest on record, but it also marked the...
These stores are opening at Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in 2024
Five new retail and dining options are set to open this year at Wrentham Village Premium Outlets, according to the outlet’s property manager. Pottery Barn Outlet, a furniture chain, will open a store this month, offering customers a wide range of home decor, according to a press release from the Simon Property Group, the agency that owns and manages the outlet. Wrentham Village Premium Outlets is already home to Pottery Barn’s sister brand, West Elm Outlet, another home decor company.
Police: 6 swatting calls at Johnston home in past 3 months
On Sunday, first responders rushed over to a home on Patricia Drive after getting a call from someone who said he shot his mother and was going to shoot his brother as well, but it all turned out to be a hoax.
Contamination found in soil at Providence pallet housing site
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Contaminated soil was among the issues causing delays to the state's opening of 45 so-called rapidly deployable pallet houses to help house the homeless. Testing in December 2023 found contaminated soil at the Victor Street site in Providence just off Route 146. Documents obtained by...
Wake held for longtime Cumberland firefighter that died of occupational cancer
(WJAR) — A wake was held for longtime Cumberland firefighter Gregory Jones on Monday. Jones, 63, died last Monday of occupational cancer, according to Cumberland officials. Authorities said Jones worked with the Cumberland Hill Fire District and the Cumberland Fire Department for 21 years. Cumberland officials said Jones retired...
Accused of killing his nursing home roommate, he will likely never face trial. Here's why.
PROVIDENCE – Robert Hill, who is 77, is scheduled to be arraigned for murder later this month. But it's doubtful that will happen. Warren police arrested the Navy veteran in April last year. They charged him with killing his Crestwood Nursing Home roommate, John "Jack" Sullivan, who was 81.
Robin Murphy confessed to role in Fall River's cult murders. Here's why she got parole.
FALL RIVER — The Massachusetts Parole Board has granted so-called “satanic cult” murderer Robin Murphy release from prison just nine weeks after the 61-year-old Fall River woman made her case to be free once again related to the triple murders that occurred in 1979 and 1980. State Rep. Alan Silvia, who was one of the lead Fall River police detectives in the case against Murphy and two other co-defendants back then, said he was contacted late Tuesday...
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Turns In Winning Ticket Bought In Foxborough
A trust has claimed the $1 million prize purchased last week at a Foxborough gas station. The Regional Magnet Nominee Trust of West Bridgewater collected the check from the "100X Cash" $10 scratch-off ticket. The winner's name was not released, but Scott Bradley, a trustee, pick…
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