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A driver got a ticket after 40,000 pounds of squid spilled across a Rhode Island roadway from an unsecured load, creating a messy, stinky hazard likely tied to bait or seafood transport.
Flock Safety proposed tapping Uber and Lyft dashcams to create a fleet of mobile plate readers, moving beyond fixed roadside cameras.
A local beachgoer Stephen Melidossian grabbed a stranded marine mammal by the tail and guided it to deeper water as a crowd gathered at Narragansett...
A tractor-trailer spill of thousands of pounds of squid shut down the Point Judith and Galilee Escape roads intersection in Narragansett for more than...
South Kingstown Town Council approved an $8.48 million contract with R.A.D. Sports to build a new athletic complex on the former Curtis Corner Middle...
Lifeguards spotted a shark at Narragansett Town Beach Thursday afternoon, prompting an immediate closure.
Rhode Island confirmed its second Powassan case this year, a man in his 70s from Newport County with late-July symptoms.
South Kingstown police and animal control urge residents to avoid Potter Woods after reports of a raccoon showing rabies-like symptoms including disorientation and aggression. Do not approach or capture the animal—call 911 instead.
Public safety alert for Exeter residents: A 58-year-old local woman was arrested Friday morning at 480 South County Trail following a disturbance.
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Glocester Town Council voted to remove its Flock ALPR cameras after more than an hour of public comment highlighting privacy risks and lack of state...
A Rhode Island DHS supervisor from Warwick pleaded guilty to SNAP benefit fraud after repeatedly accessing EBT card data without permission and...
Sackie Makor, 37, of Cranston was arrested for DUI on Route 138 in North Kingstown shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday. Rhode Island State Police charged...
Jamestown Canyon virus found in Rhode Island for the first time.
North Kingstown Police Chief John Urban is pushing back against neighboring towns ending Flock camera contracts, calling the system a proven tool for...
North Kingstown residents gain clearer agendas after the Open Meetings Act ruling found vague items violated transparency rules.
Westerly's revised proposal would require most short-term rentals outside shoreline districts to be owner-occupied, aiming to preserve year-round...
