Across Rhode Island Patch - Breaking News, Local News, Schools, Weather, Sports and Shopping (2024)

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Nearby Communities State Edition National Edition Communities in Rhode Island Providence Man Gets 45-Year Prison Sentence For Killing Estranged Wife Rhode Island Man Injured In ATV Crash On Presidential Trail In Gorham Need A Clean House ASAP? Hire A Pro — Just Enter Your Zip Code! This RI Restaurant Is Among America's Top 50, NYT Ranking Says Mega Millions Jackpot Projected To Jump To $800 Million: Lottery Mega Millions Expected To Reach $627M On Friday RI Trucker Falls Asleep, Crashes In NH Construction Zone: State Police Shooting Victim Drives Himself To Rhode Island Hospital 3 Dogs Found Abandoned, Starving Near Warwick Park East Providence Names Its Next Fire Chief Cranston Giving Free Smoke, CO2 Alarms To Seniors, Other Residents Warwick Kayaker's Body Pulled From Narragansett Bay Pell Elementary School In Newport Hires School Translator RI Home’s Hidden Secret Will Preserve Your Dignity: How Much House Bishop Hendricken Wins NH Capital City Classic Wrestling Tournament Coventry Great Grandmother, 81, Publishes Her Second Poetry Book Woman Charged With DUI After South Kingstown Crash RI, 41 Other States Sue Meta Platforms; Say Sites Harm Children Manatee Spotted In RI Waters Has Died, Officials Confirm Shark Washes Ashore In Middleton, Expert Answers Burning Questions Drawing Tuesday Will Be Largest Mega Millions Jackpot Ever: $1.58B Former Patriot Joe Andruzzi Brings Cancer Charity Tour To Rhode Island Newport Restaurant Group Donates Over $60K To Fight Food Insecurity Wednesday's Powerball Jackpot? $653 Million

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Providence, RI|News|

Providence Man Gets 45-Year Prison Sentence For Killing Estranged Wife

Bosco Tukamuhabwa is sentenced after prosecutors prove he bludgeoned and stabbed his estranged wife, Maniriho Nkinamubanzi, to death.

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Concord, NH|News|

Rhode Island Man Injured In ATV Crash On Presidential Trail In Gorham

John Allen from North Kingstown was riding with other ATVs when he didn't see a gate across the trail. He was injured and transported by EMS

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Whether you need a one-time deep cleaning or want to book a standing appointment, hiring a professional is the way to go.

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Providence, RI|News|

This RI Restaurant Is Among America's Top 50, NYT Ranking Says

Of the 50 restaurants highlighted by the Times, 32 are newly opened.

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Providence, RI|News|

Mega Millions Expected To Reach $627M On Friday

The one-time cash payout, before taxes, should be more than $309 million, according to lottery officials.

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Providence, RI|News|

RI Trucker Falls Asleep, Crashes In NH Construction Zone: State Police

Kenneth Irizarry of Providence reportedly fell asleep and crashed in a construction zone in Merrimack, NH, on Saturday.

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Providence, RI|News|

Shooting Victim Drives Himself To Rhode Island Hospital

The victim is in surgery as of around 3 p.m. and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

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Warwick, RI|News|

3 Dogs Found Abandoned, Starving Near Warwick Park

Animal control officials say there will be a reward for any information that leads to the arrest of whoever abandoned the three dogs.

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East Providence, RI|News|

East Providence Names Its Next Fire Chief

Newly appointed Fire Chief Michael Carey has served in the East Providence Fire Department since 1990.

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Cranston, RI|News|

Cranston Giving Free Smoke, CO2 Alarms To Seniors, Other Residents

The Cranston Fire Department is offering smoke and carbon monoxide alarms for elderly residents and others with homes built before 1976.

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Newport, RI|News|

Pell Elementary School In Newport Hires School Translator

New Pell Elementary School translator Andres Guzman speaks Spanish and English. He is also learning Portuguese to help even more students.

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Across Rhode Island|News|

RI Home’s Hidden Secret Will Preserve Your Dignity: How Much House

Secret rooms and passageways date back to the Egyptian Pyramids. Some shelter important secrets, while others are just for the fun of it.

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Warwick, RI|News|

Bishop Hendricken Wins NH Capital City Classic Wrestling Tournament

Pilgrim High School of Warwick, Rhode Island, ties for 8th, against 24 other schools at New Hampshire tournament.

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Coventry, RI|News|

Coventry Great Grandmother, 81, Publishes Her Second Poetry Book

Coventry's Lori Bramble has been writing poetry since she was 10, and has remained a life-long writer. She's published two books since 2021.

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Narragansett-South Kingstown, RI|News|

Woman Charged With DUI After South Kingstown Crash

South Kingstown police say Sarah Weinreich, 46, of Charlestown, drunkenly crossed the center line and crashed her car into another vehicle.

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Providence, RI|News|

RI, 41 Other States Sue Meta Platforms; Say Sites Harm Children

US AG's: Meta purposefully designed Facebook and Instagram to include “addictive features” to entice children to spend time on the sites.

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Narragansett-South Kingstown, RI|News|

Manatee Spotted In RI Waters Has Died, Officials Confirm

Manatees typically prefer warmer waters, like off the coast of Florida. But the sea mammal was recently spotted in Rhode Island waters.

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Middletown, RI|News|

Shark Washes Ashore In Middleton, Expert Answers Burning Questions

Shark strandings on the beach provide an opportunity for important research, according to a Northeast Fisheries Science Center​ expert.

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Providence, RI|News|

Drawing Tuesday Will Be Largest Mega Millions Jackpot Ever: $1.58B

Mega Millions, drawn on Tuesday and Friday, has not been won since April; the one-time cash payout is expected to be $757M before taxes.

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Narragansett-South Kingstown, RI|News|

Former Patriot Joe Andruzzi Brings Cancer Charity Tour To Rhode Island

Three-time Super Bowl champion Joe Andruzzi speaks on how his past cancer diagnosis inspired him to make a difference in patients' lives.

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Newport, RI|News|

Newport Restaurant Group Donates Over $60K To Fight Food Insecurity

Through the program, $2 from every gift card purchase is donated to area non-profits with a mission of fighting food insecurity.

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Providence, RI|News|

Wednesday's Powerball Jackpot? $653 Million

Lottery officials: Before taxes, the one-time cash payout is expected to be $350.5M.

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