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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...
Jury convicts former Cumberland teacher of child molestation counts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A former Rhode Island teacher was found guilty Thursday of child molestation. After a five-day trial, it took a Providence County Superior Court jury about three hours to find Nicholas Oliveira guilty of three counts of child molestation. Cameras were not allowed in the courtroom...
$4 million lawsuit filed against Pawtucket, former police officer
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — The city of Pawtucket and a former member of its police department are facing a multimillion-dollar civil rights lawsuit related to an off-duty shooting in 2021. The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of three men who were teenagers when their car was fired upon by then-officer Daniel Dolan on Nooseneck […]
Rangers find body of missing man in forest near Massachusetts border
On March 19, a Massachusetts Department of Public Works plow driver noticed a car at the Berlin Pass trailhead in Williamstown that had been parked at that location for eight days, 700 feet from the New York border near Taconic Ridge State Forest. Over the next three days, 18 New...
Route 146 to I-295 ramp in Lincoln set to close Friday
LINCOLN, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation plans to close the on-ramp from Route 146 North to I-295 South in Lincoln on Friday night. RIDOT said the closure will occur from 10 p.m. Friday until the end of the year due to continued construction on the bridge that carries I-295 South over Route 146.
$1M Powerball Lottery Ticket Bought In Medway
A player from Medway has won $1 million in the Powerball lottery. The AED Nominee Trust claimed on Thursday, April 25, the seven-figure prize from the April 3 drawing. The jackpot topped $1.08 billion. Related: Meet The Man Who's Won The Lottery More Than 50 TimesThe ticket was pur…
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