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Judge lawyers guilty plea stands
ROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A federal judge refused Monday to vacate the guilty plea of an estate-planning lawyer accused of using the identities of terminally ill patients to illegally obtain millions of dollars, calling his motion to withdraw his plea bizarre and without merit and ordering him into custody immediately. U.S. District Judge William Smith said he also believed attorney Joseph ...
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4-year-old struck on Linwood Avenue
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - According to Providence Police, a four-year-old boy was struck by a red Jeep on Linwood Avenue on Monday. Eyewitnesses said that the little boy was running across the street to get his bike when he was hit. Kayla DelSanto witnessed the hit-and-run. "There was a little boy, he was on the floor and everyone said, 'He got hit by the car! He's ...
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Amber Alert issued for 2 Braintree kids
BRAINTREE, Mass. (WPRI) -- Massachusetts State Police have issued an Amber Alert for two children who were abducted in Braintree. On Monday at about 4:30 p.m., Braintree Police responded to a report of a parental kidnapping at Hawthorne Road. Police are searching for an 8-year-old Asian male, Patrick Nguyen, who was last seen wearing blue jean shorts and a neon yellow shirt. They are also ...
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Stores cited for food stamp violations
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Fewer than two percent of all certified food stamp retailers in Rhode Island were disqualified by from accepting EBT cards in 2012, but a reform advocate says that figure is just the tip of the iceberg of a fraud problem that is costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year. According to a Target 12 review of data provided through a federal Freedom of Information Act ...
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Doherty nominated to lead Wyatt board
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - The mayor of Central Falls has nominated former Rhode Island State Police Superintendent Brendan Doherty to lead the governing board at the Donald Wyatt Detention ...
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Dels to expand to NY Puerto Rico
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Rhode Island's iconic frozen lemonade brand is planning to expand to New York City, Buffalo, and Puerto Rico. Del's Executive Vice-President Joe Padula says that stores are already in California, Las Vegas, and Miami, but expansion is now continuing into other areas. According to Padula, a Del's truck will be in New York in the next week, with a small ...
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State to make case against 38 Studios
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - In the latest of Rhode Island's effort to recoup the tens of millions of dollars loaned to Curt Shillings failed video game company, the state ...
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RIers win thousands of lottery dollars
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) - Though Saturday's big-winning Powerball ticket was sold in Florida, three lucky Rhode Islanders will each get a fair share of the monsterous prize. Three $10,000 winning tickets were sold in Rhode Island for Saturday's record-breaking $600 million drawing. These hefty wins are just a few of the 37,976 subsidiary prizes Rhode Island Lottery players won by ...
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URI students create aid calculator
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) - University of Rhode Island students created a unique online calculator that can help disaster relief agencies around the world. The Greatest Good Donation Calculator shows that cash donations after natural or other disasters are far better than donated ...
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Braintree police seeking man who allegedly kidnapped his two children from foster home
Braintree police were searching for two children who were allegedly abducted by their father after a struggle with the youths’ foster mother, authorities ...
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Bill may allow school security secrecy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island lawmakers are set to vote on a proposal to allow local education officials to formulate school security plans behind closed doors despite concerns from open government groups. The state Senate is scheduled to vote on the measure Tuesday. It would allow locally elected school officials to hold closed-door discussions about school safety policies, including ...
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RI trooper reflects on Marathon blasts
(WPRI) -- One Rhode Island State Trooper does not call himself a hero. On the day of the Boston Marathon Bombings, he said he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, he did the right thing. Trooper Roupen Bastajian spoke to reporters for the first time on Monday morning at the Rhode Island State Police Headquarters in Scituate about his experience at the Marathon Bombings. ...
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Town lacks support for Foxwoods resort
MILFORD, Mass. (WPRI) - Operators of the biggest casinos in North America have their sights set on a piece of land in Massachusetts to build a billion-dollar resort. Milford, which is just a 25 minute drive from the Rhode Island border, could be home to Foxwoods' latest business venture if residents allow it. Town officials say the casino giant has an uphill battle. Scattered throughout the ...
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West Warwick man left in the cold
(WPRI) - Roommates from West Warwick were left in the cold this winter after a mix-up with state heating assistance. David Therrialut applied for heating assistance in January and was approved, but no oil was ever delivered to his house. "I pretty much stayed in my bedroom where there was a heater," he said. Therrialut and his roommate had to boil water in order to have hot water. They ...
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Amtrak Commuter Rail Service To Resume In Conn. Wednesday
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS/AP) -- Transit authorities say commuter rail service in Connecticut is expected to resume in full by rush hour Wednesday morning, five days after ...
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Homeless man found badly beaten
Providence Journal , a homeless man was found badly beaten on Saturday in a parking lot off of Summer Street in Pawtucket. According to the report, a passerby came across the beaten 58-year-old who was laying in the street. The victim is now in serious condition at Rhode Island Hospital with injuries to his head. According to police, he is too injured to be interviewed by ...
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Toxic soil found near Providence park
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- The Department of Environmental Management ordered a Providence company to remove soil that a DEM inspection found 'contains hazardous substances' including lead and arsenic, from a wooded area that is next to Donigian Park on Valley Street. Documents show the soil was hauled from a piece of property that was purchased with a $620,000 taxpayer funded loan ...
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Three victims injured two critically after car collides with police cruiser in Middleborough
Three victims, including a police officer, were transported to area hospitals following a car crash in Middleborough this evening, a firefighter said. The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m. at 400 Wareham St. , according to Middleborough Firefighter Mike Allie. Two of the victims were in critical condition and were transported to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. The police officer, Allie ...
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URI announces new dean of students
The school announced the appointment of Mary Jo Gonzales on Monday. She assumed her new role last month. Gonzales had served as associate dean of students and director of the Academic Success Center at Iowa State ...
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Prison officials ordered to turn over records on Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
A federal magistrate judge has approved a request by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to have prison officials provide his lawyers with records related to his incarceration, including daily activity and suicide watch logs, psychology data files, photographs, commissary files, and any other records. However, US Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler rejected a defense request to ...
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Two convicted in 2011 Hyde Park double murder
A jury convicted two Mattapan men today in the July 2011 double murder of the daughter of a retired Boston police detective and her boyfriend inside the couple's Hyde Park home, prosecutors said. A Suffolk Superior Court jury found both Michael Corbin, 42, and Earl Fulgiam, 33, guilty of first-degree murder for their roles in ...
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Gas prices in RI climb 2 cents
AAA Southern New England said Monday the latest gas survey shows the average cost of a gallon of regular, self-serve in Rhode Island is $3.57, up from ...
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RI lawyer taken into custody in investment fraud
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A federal judge has refused to vacate the guilty plea of an estate-planning lawyer accused of using the identities of terminally ill patients to illegally obtain millions of ...
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Federal prosecutors say James ‘Whitey’ Bulger is not entitled to name of confidential informant
Federal prosecutors today insisted that lawyers for James "Whitey" Bulger do not need the name of an FBI confidential informant the defense believes will help undermine the credibility of Kevin Weeks and John Martorano, former Bulger allies who are expected to testify against the gangster. In papers filed in US District Court, US Attorney Carmen Ortiz's office said defense ...
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Rambling bear causes stir in Lincoln Weston
Police are urging residents to keep an eye out for a black bear after one was sighted Sunday in Lincoln and again this morning in Weston. The black bear was reported in the area of Route 117 and Route 126 Sunday and officials believe the bear was likely looking for food. In a message posted on Twitter, Lincoln police recommended residents take down bird feeders and remove other food sources ...
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Rhode Island offshore wind farm contraversey
There is division in the ranks over a wind farm planned for construction off Block Island, while officials in the state government have accused future surveys for potential new sites of lacking in scope.
Deepwater Wind is becoming a controversial name in Rhode Island over plans to build an off shore wind farm just off the coast of Rhode Island. While not as controversial as Deepwater Horizon, the BP oil rig that caused the mess in the Gulf of Mexico, the renewable energy plans of Deepwater Wind are certainly raising some hackles. Read more
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