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A Rhode Island man is charged with possessing 26 pounds of cocaine in a kayak on a Vermont lake
Crime The U.S. attorney’s office said agents encountered Freddy Rodriguez, 38, of West Warwick, Rhode Island, behind a rented camp in Highgate on the night of Sept. 18 and into September 19. By Associated Press updated on September 27, 2023 | 10:10 AM BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Rhode Island man has been charged in […]
Man shot by police dies following car chase in Rhode Island, teen daughter wounded
Crime The Providence officers and the Burrillville officer are on administrative leave as state police and the attorney general’s office investigate. By Associated Press updated on September 17, 2023 | 5:24 PM PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police officers in Rhode Island fatally shot a driver in Providence after chasing him over 20 miles in an […]
A Connecticut couple rescues a baby shark caught in a work glove off the coast of Rhode Island
Local News Deb and Steve Dauphinais were diving on the sand flats off Jamestown, Rhode Island, when Deb spotted the 16-inch juvenile shark with its head stuck inside a work glove at the bottom of about 35 feet of water. This photo, taken by Debra Dauphinais while diving with her husband off of Jamestown, RI, […]
World War II veteran from Rhode Island identified using DNA evidence
Local News U.S. Army Pfc. Roy Searle, 22, of Providence was mortally wounded during enemy engagement in December 1944, and his body was never recovered, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said. By Associated Press September 12, 2023 | 9:14 AM PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An American soldier from Rhode Island who was killed in Germany […]
Unborn child’s father and associate indicted for murder of pregnant Brockton woman found in Rhode Island pond
Crime Rhode Island residents Gary Gromkiewicz and Michael Lambert are accused of killing Leila Duarte DaLuz on Dec. 21, 2022. Rhode Island residents Gary Gromkiewicz and Michael Lambert are accused of killing Leila Duarte DaLuz, of Brockton, on Dec. 21, 2022. Rhode Island State Police A grand jury has indicted two men for the murder […]