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SJC hears arguments in Karen Read's bid to have two charges dropped
The latest chapter in the Karen Read saga moved to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday, where Read’s attorneys argued that two of the three charges against her should be dismissed, citing evidence that the jury had unanimously voted to acquit her on the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene in the January 2022 death of her police officer...
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Gabe Amo, Rhode Island's first Black representative in Congress, wins reelection
U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, the first Black representative in Congress from Rhode Island, won reelection on Tuesday. Amo easily beat his Republican challenger Allen Waters and has promised to work on issues such as ending gun violence to supporting reproductive freedom, as well as fighting to protect Social Security and Medicare. Amo said he was honored to have been...
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Jury finds man not guilty of murdering 11-year-old NH girl in 1988
A jury on Tuesday found an Alabama man not guilty of killing an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago. The case came down to whether the jury believed DNA found under Melissa Ann Tremblay’s fingernails was from Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr. After telling a judge Monday they were deadlocked, the jury returned Tuesday and found McClendon not...
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Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse wins a fourth term in the US Senate from Rhode Island
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island is looking to win a fourth term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
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Democrats are heavily favored to win both of Rhode Island's US House seats
Democrats are heavily favored to win both U.S. House seats in Rhode Island in Tuesday’s election.
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Jury begins deliberating in trial of Alabama man accused of murdering 11-year-old girl in 1988
A jury on Monday begun deliberating in the case of an Alabama man accused of the beating and stabbing death of an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago. Prosecutors and the defense attorney for Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr. made their closing arguments Monday in a case that hinges in part on whether the jury believes DNA found...
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Jury awards family $5M, says RI football coach's actions caused son's suicide
The family of a teenager who died by suicide was awarded $5.4 million this week after a Rhode Island jury found his football coach and several school administrators were negligent in the way they responded before the 15-year-old’s death. Nathan Bruno killed himself in 2018 after his family alleges Portsmouth High School’s then-football coach Ryan Moniz pressured the boy to…
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Mass. snowmobiler who crashed into parked Black Hawk helicopter awarded $3.3M
The lawsuit filed by Jeff Smith against the government follows a 2019 crash in which Smith’s snowmobile clipped the helicopter that was parked on a Massachusetts trail.
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Karen Read says in interview that murder case left her in ‘purgatory'
Karen Read’s monthslong murder case left her in “purgatory” and “stressed every day,” she said in an interview set to air Friday night. Read, 44, is accused of ramming into her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a January 2022 snowstorm. Her two-month trial ended in July when jurors declared they…
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Senate in Massachusetts passes bill curtailing use of plastics including bags, straws
The state Senate in Massachusetts has passed a wide-ranging bill curtailing the use of plastics, including barring the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies. The bill, approved Thursday, also bans carry-out plastic bags at retailers statewide and require stores to charge 10 cents for recycled paper bags. It also requires straws and plasticware to be available only by…
