September 18, 2023 Rhode Island man with an animal cruelty charge fatally shot by police following 20-mile car chase Michael Pinto, a 40-year-old Rhode Island man who was out on probation on an animal cruelty charge, led a police chase for miles. The authorities eventually shot and killed Pinto.
September 15, 2023 Woman laid out as cops and wedding guests clash in chaotic dockside brawl Multiple members from a wedding party were arrested and charged after fighting with officers outside of a restaurant in Newport, Rhode Island, on Sunday.
September 14, 2023 Manatee spotted in Rhode Island saltwater pond is first known New England sighting since 2016 A manatee was seen in a saltwater pond in Rhode Island, in a rare sighting since the marine mammal does not frequent New England waters.
September 12, 2023 Divers rescue juvenile shark trapped in work glove off Rhode Island coast A scuba diving excursion for a couple from Connecticut turned into a mission to save a young shark in Rhode Island that had its head stuck in a work glove.
September 11, 2023 WWII soldier from Rhode Island identified using DNA evidence A U.S. Army soldier from Rhode Island who died during World War II in Germany has been positively identified using DNA evidence, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
September 1, 2023 Rhode Island airport ends lockdown; security threat deemed unfounded, police say The Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, 60 miles south of Boston, has reopened following a brief lockdown that was triggered by a security threat report.
September 1, 2023 'Life-threatening' rip currents posing risk to Labor Day weekend beachgoers The National Weather Service is warning beachgoers ahead of Labor Day weekend of the rip current risk along the shorelines of the Northeast.
August 24, 2023 Historic Block Island, RI, hotel to be demolished after weekend fire Block Island's historic Harborside Inn, declared a total loss after sustaining significant damage during a weekend fire, will be demolished.
August 22, 2023 Feds greenlight offshore wind project near Rhode Island, Martha's Vineyard The Department of the Interior on Tuesday announced that it approved a proposed windfarm project in federal waters near Rhode Island, south of Martha's Vineyard.
August 22, 2023 Massachusetts man sentenced to 3 years in Rhode Island for stealing $1 million from employer A man from Massachusetts was sentenced to three years behind bars in Rhode Island. The man used company credit cards for his own personal expenses such as buying airline tickets.