Rhode Island

A 4-year-old girl was critically injured and an adult woman seriously hurt when they were hit by a car in Woonsocket, Rhode Island Monday morning, WJAR-TV reports. Woonsocket police said the pair were walking on Hamlet Avenue, near a middle school, when they were hit around 7 a.m. The girl was first taken to Landmark Medical then airlifted to Hasbro…

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced a plan Thursday to relaunch the HealthyRhode customer portal associated with the RIBridges system. According to WJAR, McKee said a phased relaunch of the services that were part of the RIBridges data breach will begin Friday. Users who get their health coverage through Medicaid, Healthsource RI, SNAP benefits and more will get emails from…

A man died after a stabbing on Monday night in Providence, Rhode Island, according to the NBC affiliate there. A 36-year-old man was killed at an apartment complex on Bailey Court, WJAR-TV reported. Police have someone in custody in connection with the incident, the news outlet reported. Police on scene said that they found the man on the ground. He...

Rhode Island has its first measles case in over a decade, in a young, unvaccinated child who had traveled internationally, health officials said Saturday. The child is well and has been released from Hasbro Children’s Hospital, where they were treated, the Rhode Island Department of Health said. There was a limited number of other people believed to have contact...

A Rhode Island man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in a crash that killed a 17-year-old in 2022. In October, Aramis Segura, 33, pleaded nolo contendere to one count of driving to endanger resulting in death and one count of guilty of one count of failure to stop after being involved in a crash that…

Rhode Island State Police announced Thursday that they have terminated two troopers after they shared a disturbing video of a deadly pedestrian crash on social media. The troopers, both part of the 2024 academy class, were fired for violating division rules, regulations and policies, state police said. “We are deeply disappointed that these recently hired Troopers displayed such poor judgment…

Pop superstar Taylor Swift is planning $1.7 million in renovations to her Westerly, Rhode Island, mansion. According to building permits filed with the town, the singer is looking to remodel the kitchen and build new bathrooms, remodel the living room and reconstruct the front portico at the waterfront property in the Watch Hill neighborhood. She also recently enlarged the bedroom...

Rhode Island State Police say they are considering disciplinary measures after troopers allegedly shared a disturbing video of a deadly pedestrian crash on social media. Video obtained by WJAR showed a traffic camera recording of 21-year-old Alex Montesino being struck and killed by a car while crossing Interstate 95 in Providence last October. The clip reportedly passed through the hands…

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee delivered his State of the State address on Tuesday, talking about economic development, schools and health care, the Washington Bridge rebuild and the major cyberattack that hit the state’s online system for delivering health and human service benefits. McKee directed his hour-long speech to his “fellow Rhode Islanders who share a love for our...

A woman is dead after she was hit by a car in a parking lot Saturday morning in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Woonsocket police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that officers responded around 10:30 a.m. to the incident at 1919 Diamond Hill Road, the listed address for Ocean State Job Lot, and found a 74-year-old woman with critical injuries. The victim…

A 43-year-old man is dead after a fiery crash in Warwick, Rhode Island, overnight. Warwick police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that officers responded to Centreville Road around 12:02 a.m. and found a car on fire in the middle of a roundabout. The flames were quickly extinguished, but fire crews had to forcibly remove the driver from inside the vehicle,…

A day after the robbery of a FedEx driver in Harvard, Massachusetts, was caught on video, four people believed connected to the theft were arrested in Rhode Island following a police chase that ended in a crash on Interstate 95, police say. The vehicle crashed near the Providence-Cranston line, according to Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez, and several people inside...

The hackers behind a major cyberattack that hit the State of Rhode Island’s online system for delivering health and human service benefits have released some residents’ files to a site on the dark web, state officials announced Monday. “Unfortunately, Deloitte has informed us that the cybercriminal released at least some RIBridges files to a site on the dark web,”...

Police in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, have been investigating the deaths of four people in a home on Cheyenne Trail

A Providence firefighter was arrested late Monday on accusations he assaulted two police officers, WJAR-TV reports. The station reports that 42-year-old Patrick Brearley was arrested after a confrontation that started at The Ave Bar and Grill on Hartford Avenue shortly before midnight. Police said they were first called in on a report of a man disrupting other customers. When they...

Gladior Kwesiah of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was arrested after police say he “body slammed” a woman to the ground after she rear-ended him in Attleboro, Massachusetts

Four people were found dead in a Rhode Island home Friday, authorities said, noting all had suffered from gunshot wounds. NBC affiliate WJAR reported that the bodies were discovered in a house on Cheyenne Trail in West Greenwich. Chief Richard Ramsay of the Greenwich Police Department said authorities were waiting for information from the medical examiner’s office, according to...

New England’s states are ringing in the new year with laws that will go into effect throughout 2025, affecting family leave, rideshare drivers, cannabis, wages and much more.

The hackers behind a major cyberattack that hit the State of Rhode Island’s online system for delivering health and human service benefits have released some residents’ files to a site on the dark web, state officials announced Monday. “Unfortunately, Deloitte has informed us that the cybercriminal released at least some RIBridges files to a site on the dark web,”...

Prosecutors said Kevin Colantonio set several fires around the exterior of the Shiloh Gospel Temple early Feb. 11 in North Providence after purchasing a lighter and gasoline.