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RI police release body camera footage from arrest of retired Patriots Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler
WARWICK, R.I. — Police in Rhode Island on Wednesday released body camera footage of retired NFL star Malcolm Butler's arrest on drunk driving charges last month. Butler, whose late-game interception made him the hero of the New England Patriots' Super Bowl 49 victory, has pleaded not guilty in the case.
West Warwick man charged with illegally possessing firearm and 11 large capacity magazines
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today a West Warwick man has been charged in Kent County Superior Court. 31-year-old Martin McLintock was charged with with illegally possessing a semi-automatic handgun and 11 large capacity magazines following his arrest by the Rhode Island State Police. He was charged on April 10 with one count of carrying a firearm in a vehicle without a license, one count of possession of large capacity magazines, and one count of possession of 10 grams or less of oxycodone.
West Warwick residents on edge after overnight standoff
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — An hours long standoff has left some residents in West Warwick on edge. After nearly 24 hours, it's still unclear what brought that large police presence to Harris Avenue. "We had two fire trucks, two ambulances and four different departments of police over here,"...
Tiverton man sentenced to prison for robbery, attempting to stab first responders
(WJAR) — Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced that a Tiverton man who robbed another and attempted to stab police officers and paramedics was sentenced to prison. The district attorney’s office said Dillon Nobles pleaded guilty to four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, armed assault with...
High demand is pushing hospitals past their limits, say Southeastern Mass. hospital CEOs
BOSTON — A financial crisis at Steward Health Care has rendered the for-profit system as one of the biggest boogeymen in state government circles, but a pair of leaders at Steward hospitals told lawmakers Wednesday that they face many of the same challenges as their peers in nonprofit settings. Sharp increases in patient demand pushing hospital capacity to its limits emerged as a common theme affecting providers as senators placed a magnifying glass on the state...
A freeze watch is in effect for RI tonight. What to know to protect your plants.
Spring weather in Rhode Island can be tricky. And cruel. A freeze watch will be in effect tonight Wednesday, April 24, as cold temperatures move in. Meteorologist Kristie Smith of the National Weather Service said Tuesday morning that "the freeze warning will be widespread" throughout parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She added the general temperatures from tonight through tomorrow morning will be between 28-32 degrees.
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NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — He has the longest name in politics. Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong of Newport. His actual full name is longer than the alphabet. Khamsyvoravong goes by Mayor Xay, pronounced sigh. “I walk, I play squash and I sail," he said. In his historic home. Where "Red helicopter...
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