Rhode Island

• Off-duty U.S. officer charged with assault at abortion rights protest in Rhode Island

  The chair of the progressive Rhode Island Political Cooperative Jennifer Rourke said she had been punched in the face at least twice by off-duty police officer Jeann Lugo.

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  Jun 26, 2022
  
• ‘The Conjuring’ house soul’d for $1.5 million, way over asking price

  Jacqueline Nuñez, buyer of the house that inspired 'The Conjuring' will not live in the home but will keep it open to the public for tours and events.

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  May 30, 2022
  
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• U.S. man found on raft in 2016 charged with killing mother at sea for estate

  The eight-count indictment released in federal court in Burlington also says Nathan Carman shot and killed his grandfather at his home in Windsor, Connecticut, in 2013.

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  May 10, 2022
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• Kingston Ice Wolves’ Gilmour signs NCAA D-1 scholarship with Providence College

  Despite not having a regular season to participate in, Kingston Ice Wolves product Taylor Gilmour has accepted an NCAA Division 1 scholarship.

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  Feb 10, 2022
• 9 wounded, 3 critically in shooting in Rhode Island capital: police

  Of the nine, three were critically wounded in the shooting just before 7 p.m, Providence Police Chief Col. Hugh T. Clements told reporters at the scene.

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  May 13, 2021
• From California to Mississippi, racial justice to appear on 5 states’ ballot measures

  The topics include a replacement for Mississippi's Confederate-themed state flag, a proposed change in Rhode Island's official name to remove the word ``plantations,'' and efforts in Nebraska and Utah to strip an exemption to the ban on slavery from the state constitutions.

  Oct 14, 2020
• U.S. doughnut shop ignites fury by dropping police, military discount

  Allie's Donuts revoked the discount after a Black firefighter in Rhode Island accused police of racially profiling him.

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  Jun 8, 2020
• Black firefighter in U.S. receives apology after officers approach him with guns drawn

  In an emotional interview with WPRI-TV, Terrell Paci said he was on duty, in uniform and chatting Tuesday night with a friend who was dropping off food when the unidentified officers approached, demanding to know if he was armed.

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  Jun 7, 2020
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• Building contaminated after Massachusetts man melts dental fillings: officials

  The unidentified culprit is the grandson of a dentist who tried to melt a bag of unused fillings on a stovetop.

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  Feb 13, 2019
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• Giant heroin spoon sculpture appears outside offices of Rhode Island-based pharmaceutical company

  Artist Domenic Esposito is protesting the opioid crisis by placing a giant sculpture of a burnt spoon in front of the offices of a Rhode Island pharmaceutical company.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2019