Brown University Police Chief Put on Leave
Brown University's top campus safety official has been sidelined as scrutiny intensifies over the school's handling of the deadly Dec. 13 campus shooting . President Christina Paxson announced Monday...
View ArticleFirefighters Rescue Dog Who Fell Through Ice
A yellow Labrador out for a walk with his owner in Rhode Island had to be rescued by firefighters on New Year's Day after he wandered onto a thin layer of ice covering a pond and fell through the...
View ArticleRI Lawmakers Want to Scrap Mr. Potato Head License Plates
It's been no small potatoes that Rhode Islanders have been able to choose the image of Mr. Potato Head as a specialty license plate for decades. Yet with Hasbro's decision to move its headquarters from...
View ArticleThis Lizard Somehow Survived a RI Snowstorm
Wildlife officials say a "lizard in a blizzard" has been rescued after a man discovered the large cold-blooded reptile buried in snow in Rhode Island, somehow surviving the frigid temperatures....
View Article2 Killed, 3 Wounded in Youth Hockey Game Shooting
Two people were killed in a shooting at a high school hockey tournament in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Monday, authorities say. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said the shooting at the Dennis M....
View ArticleWhat We Know About the Rhode Island Shooting
Details are emerging in Monday's fatal shooting at a youth hockey game in Rhode Island that left three people dead, including the shooter. Three others were injured and hospitalized in critical...
View ArticlePolice Release Details of Rhode Island Shooting
The person who opened fire Monday during a youth hockey game at a Rhode Island ice rink was specifically targeting family members, killing an ex-wife and son as many fans dived for cover while a...
View ArticleMan Dies While Charging Phone in Snow-Covered Car
A Rhode Island college student who appears to have been charging his phone in an idling car during Monday's blizzard died of carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities say. Police in Newport said they...
View Article3rd Victim Dies After Rhode Island Ice Rink Shooting
A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, authorities said Wednesday....
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