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Lead, rodents, put tenants at risk, Rhode Island says in lawsuit against major landlord
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — At least five children have developed lead poisoning since 2019 while living in apartments owned by a major Rhode Island landlord, the state attorney general said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Pioneer Investments LLC, and its president, Anurag Sureka, have...
Teens hospitalized after accident in abandoned building at Rhode Island state park
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Four boys were injured when one climbed onto the roof of an abandoned building that collapsed at a Rhode Island state park, officials said. A section of the roof of a former stable collapsed under the boy's weight Monday at Brenton Point State Park in Newport,...
Rhode Island attorney general sues manufacturers of 'forever chemicals'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha filed a lawsuit Thursday against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals," commonly referred to as PFAS, saying they have caused significant harm to the state's residents and natural resources. Neronha...
Police ID victims of Rhode Island shooting
JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island police on Thursday released the names of the two people shot and killed by a man in the town of Johnston who was later shot to death by police. The body of Janet Harrison, 83, the mother of suspect James Harrison, 52, was found in her home...
Man who fatally shot 2 people killed by Rhode Island police
JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — A suspect shot and killed two people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. One victim was found in the suspect's home in Johnston and another was found in a neighbor's home at about 7:30 a.m....
Texas man near deadly police shooting during Capitol riot gets nearly 7 years in prison
A Texas winery operator was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly seven years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol and joining an attack on the House chamber when police shot and killed another rioter. Christopher Ray Grider also tried to cut power to the Capitol building during the Jan....
Rhode Island governor signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and Medicaid recipients
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions. The signing ceremony was held almost immediately after the...
8th person convicted of clubgoer's 2019 killing in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An eighth person has been convicted in connection with the stabbing death of a Rhode Island man who was attacked in a pharmacy parking lot after leaving a Providence nightclub, prosecutors said Monday. Jaquontee Reels Felder, 28, of Ledyard, Connecticut, was...
Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark skin, stirring questions about race in New England
WARREN, R.I. (AP) — A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament scenes has stirred up questions about race, Rhode Island's role in the slave trade and the place of women in 19th century New England society. ...
Rhode Island park vandalized with 'racist and hateful' fake signs
LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) — Authorities in Rhode Island are searching for whoever vandalized a popular state park by putting up “racist and hateful” signs that imitate real park signage. The two brown-and-yellow signs were attached with screws to trees at Lincoln Woods State Park....
