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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Rhode Island's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than five months after weighing in on the presidential matchup, Rhode Island voters will choose which candidates will face off in this fall's U.S. Senate election. Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse faces a primary challenge from Mike Costa, a former...
Minnesota hosts FCS foe Rhode Island in attempt to rebound from flubbed opener
Rhode Island (1-0) at Minnesota (0-1), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (Peacock) BetMGM college football odds: no line. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Minnesota must rebound from an error-filled 19-17 loss to North Carolina, the...
Farrell-to-Harris touchdown in final minute lifts Rhode Island over Holy Cross in 20-17 thriller
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Devin Farrell hit Shawn Harris Jr. for a 31-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds remaining and Rhode Island survived a wild fourth quarter to defeat Holy Cross 20-17 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Rhode Island led 13-3 entering the...
Man accused of faking death and fleeing US to avoid rape charges will stand trial, Utah judge rules
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man accused of faking his own death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid rape charges will stand trial, a judge in Utah ruled Thursday. District Judge Barry Lawrence ruled during Nicholas Rossi's preliminary hearing that prosecutors had presented enough evidence to...
Report clears nearly a dozen officers involved in fatal shooting of Rhode Island man
JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — Eleven police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Rhode Island man last year have been cleared of any wrongdoing, the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office said in a report released Thursday. James Harrison of Johnston was shot after he fled the...
Rhode Island files lawsuit against 13 companies that worked on troubled Washington Bridge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday that the state has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that provided design, construction and inspection services related to the troubled Washington Bridge. The bridge was partially shut down over safety...
Jack Russell, lead singer of band Great White who was onstage during horrific '03 concert fire, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy '80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting his band the night 100 people died in a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, has died. He was 63. “Jack is...
Rhode Island man shot by Vermont troopers during chase pleads not guilty to attempted murder
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — A Rhode Island man who was shot and injured during a confrontation with Vermont State Police troopers in Burke last month has pleaded not guilty to numerous charges, including three counts of attempted murder. Brenden Sackal, 30, of Hopkinton, Rhode...
Authorities arrest man accused of threatening mass casualty event at Army-Navy football game
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man accused of threatening a “mass casualty event” at a college football game last year is in federal custody in Arizona and awaiting extradition to Rhode Island, according to federal authorities. Andrew Buchanan, 38, is accused of calling the threats in...
Massachusetts lawmakers push for drug injection sites as session wraps up
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are running out of time Wednesday in their push to allow supervised injection sites where people could use illegal drugs in the presence of staff trained in helping reverse overdoses. Democratic House Speaker Ronald Mariano on Tuesday blamed...
