January 6, 2017 Prison escapee suspected in bank robbery attempt Massachusetts state police say a massive search is underway in the Cambridge area after a man who escaped from a federal prison in Rhode Island allegedly attempted to rob a bank.
January 5, 2017 Wanted prisoner captured after failed bank robbery, police announce After several days on the run, a prisoner who escaped a Rhode Island detention center has been captured in Somerville, Massachusetts.
January 5, 2017 Mom asks for kindness to honor son who wished to be famous The mother of a Rhode Island boy whose dying wish was to become famous in China is asking for acts of kindness to mark what would have been his ninth birthday.
January 4, 2017 Residents warned that escaped inmate might have been spotted Residents of a Massachusetts town have been warned by police that an escaped federal prisoner might have been spotted in town.
January 3, 2017 US marshal urges escaped prison inmate to turn himself in The U.S. marshal in Rhode Island is urging an escaped prisoner to turn himself in.
January 3, 2017 Round-the-clock manhunt on for ex-Army reservist who escaped Rhode Island detention center A round-the-clock state and federal manhunt was underway Monday for an inmate who escaped from a Rhode Island detention center.
December 29, 2016 New exhibits to open at Roger Williams National Memorial The Roger Williams National Memorial visitor center in Rhode Island will be closed for most of January while new exhibits are installed.
December 22, 2016 Sexual harassment case against Rhode Island judge proceeding A Rhode Island district court judge is scheduled to go before a state commission next month that is looking into sexual harassment and judicial misconduct complaints against him.
December 17, 2016 Priest replaces statues stolen from Rhode Island crèche A Roman Catholic priest has donated two statutes to replace those stolen from a nativity scene outside an assisted living center in the Rhode Island city of Pawtucket.
December 12, 2016 Inaction on complaint leaves prep school victims frustrated Rhode Island licensing officials have not resolved a nearly year-old complaint that a former boarding school psychologist did not do enough to address sexual abuse reports.