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RIDOH announces recall of ground beef for possible E. coli contamination
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health said that Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling 16,243 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli. The following products are being recalled:. 2.25-lbs. plastic-wrapped trays containing “93% LEAN 7% FAT ALL NATURAL LEAN GROUND...
Three boys were hit by a car in March. Here's how they're doing now.
WEST WARWICK − The West Warwick Police Department is reporting good news via Facebook about three young bicyclists who were struck by a car in March. The boys were hit shortly after getting out of school on March 11 as they rode their bikes at the intersection of West Warwick Avenue and Main Street, the police said previously.
New traffic pattern for I-95 viaduct in Providence to affect drivers over weekend
(WJAR) — A new traffic pattern is coming to the I-95 northbound viaduct in Providence this weekend. It’ll impact drivers traveling near Route 146 and the state offices. Drivers can expect ramp and lane closures from Broadway to Branch Avenue throughout the weekend. It's all part of the...
Want to try fishing for free this weekend? Here's what you need to know
PROVIDENCE – Think you would like to try fishing, but you're not sure you want to commit to a license just yet? You're in luck – the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will hold its annual Free Fishing Weekend Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, which means Rhode Islanders and visitors alike can fish in the state’s freshwaters without a fishing license.
'He asked me to be his alibi': Witness testifies to drug binge before Rock Street murder
FALL RIVER — Nelson Coelho told a woman he’d recently met and shared crack cocaine with that he was involved in the deadly robbery that killed 54-year-old convenience store owner Lal Kishor Mahaseth during an attempted armed robbery and that it was an accident, prosecutors alleged. And they said Coelho, 40, asked the woman if she would be his alibi as police searched for Mahaseth’s shooter. ...
DNA helps investigators ID murder victim in 1989 Western Mass. cold case
Constance Holminski Bassignani was last seen alive on Memorial Day weekend in 1989, authorities said. Nearly 35 years after she was last seen alive, authorities have identified Constance Holminski Bassignani as the woman whose dismembered remains were found along a rural highway in Western Massachusetts in 1989. For decades, Bassignani’s...
Cooler weekend with a chance for showers before the next warm-up
The warming process throughout spring across southern New England is almost always a case of two steps forward and one step back. Thursday was a textbook spring day in southern New England with highs in interior locations such as northern Rhode Island in the 70s, while coastal locations were stuck in the 50s with a wind off the cool ocean water.
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