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Who will Somerset Berkley Regional football play for Thanksgiving?
SOMERSET — When last season's Thanksgiving eve game between Somerset Berkley and Rhode Island's Central High concluded, players from both sides were grateful for the holiday opportunity. The Raiders came away with a hard-fought 26-22 win against the visiting Knights in the first meeting. SBR and Central High — a Division 1 public...
NBC 10 I-Team: Fall River Mayor Coogan pays for damage after scraping parked car
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan scraped the side of a parked car while backing out from in front of a restaurant on South Main Street Friday evening and drove away. The mayor told NBC 10 he already cut a check to the owners of...
North Attleborough getting smart in the battle against rats
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASS. (WJAR) — For the past few years, North Attleborough has been dealing with some unwelcome guests. According to Town Councilor Mark Gould rat sightings in the city are up. “I own property downtown and a rat actually came and ate the wire to my airbags so I’m out 3 thousand dollars and I’m not the only one.”
Electrical ranges recalled under popular brand names
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Electric ranges under popular name brands have been recalled. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Frigidaire and Kenmore Smooth-top Freestanding Electric Ranges have been recalled due to fire and burn hazards. Depending on the model, the surface heating elements can turn on...
FDA considers ban on device used at Mass. school that delivers shocks to people with disabilities
BOSTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is accepting comments until next week before deciding whether to try again to ban the device that delivers painful electric shocks at a school in Massachusetts. A spokesperson for the FDA told 5 Investigates there was no information to provide about...
Barrington police seize cache of items allegedly stolen from vehicles
(WJAR) — The Barrington Police Department says it collected a cache of items that were allegedly stolen from vehicles during a recent rash of break-ins. The department unveiled its collection on social media, saying the items were taken during car break-ins and larcenies in town. In the images there...
Razing encampments satisfies the public, hurts the homeless | Opinion
Rebecca Karb, MD, is an emergency and Street Medicine physician. Under the guise of public health and safety, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley recently announced plans to evict people from several large tent encampments in Providence. It is important for us to be open and transparent about this fact: forced displacement...
Crews respond to garage fire in Freetown
FREETOWN, Mass. (WLNE) — Multiple agencies responded to a fire in Freetown on Monday. The Freetown Fire Department said crews responded to a blaze on Mason Street around 3:15 p.m. Officials said the fire originated within mechanical equipment stored in a garage. Warm weather conditions helped facilitate the blaze,...
State Department issues alert for LGBTQ community
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The U.S. State Department has issued a global security alert about potential terror attacks against the LGBTQ+ community. Officials have advised citizens overseas to be extra cautious about potentials threats ahead of pride month, which is just two weeks away. “Foreign terrorist organizations or supporters...
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