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Low speed vehicles are coming to Rhode Island streets
- Rhode Island
- Smith St
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Jun 25, 2024 3:55pm
In Rhode Island, they'll only be allowed on roads where the posted speed limit is 35 mph or less. However, cities and towns can ban their use on certain roads they deem unsafe. Under the new law, they ... Read More
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Floods and extreme heat pose dual threat to Midwest as Biden approves federal aid
- Rhode Island
- RIVER WOODS DR
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Jun 25, 2024 08:11am
Kim Woods, said she and her husband had to escape in the middle of the night. "We literally drove through everybody's yard," she said. "That was the only way out." Nearly 50 homes have been impacted ... Read More
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Rhode Island man pleads guilty to methamphetamine trafficking, officials say
- Rhode Island
- Coventry
- source: Bing / The Boston Globe on MSN
- 2 views
- Jun 24, 2024 4:52pm
A 55-year-old Rhode Island man is the eleventh and final defendant to plead guilty in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking ring that operated in Boston and throughout New England and extended to ... Read More
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Only two vendors submit bids to tear down the western Washington Bridge
- Rhode Island
- I-195
- source: Bing / Yahoo
- 3 views
- Jun 24, 2024 2:09pm
(Rhode Island Department of Transportation Traffic Camera ... last December after engineers discovered broken anchor rods that put the westbound lanes of I-195 at risk of collapse. Aetna was among a ... Read More
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Spilled squid creates a stink along Rhode Island highway
- Rhode Island
- Wakefield
- US 1
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jun 24, 2024 08:51am
1 A vehicle lost all or part of its load on Route 1 in North Kingstown ... Route 138 and Newport enters the highway. A WJAR viewer shared a video as the driver and passenger commented on what they ... Read More
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Flood waters lead to evacuations in Riverside while the Big Sioux River crests at record level
- Rhode Island
- RIVERSIDE DR
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Jun 24, 2024 06:40am
Officials say this water is now beginning to build within the levee area, and coming up through storm drains in the lowest elevations of Riverside. Due to this, a mandatory evacuation has been ordered ... Read More
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Sioux City officials asking residents to avoid the Riverside and Riverfront areas
- Rhode Island
- RIVERSIDE DR
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Jun 23, 2024 10:17pm
Chief Everett said as of Sunday night, they are asking residents to avoid two parts of Sioux City, Riverside and the Riverfront. This is because of flood water seen in the area, with water making it ... Read More
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Police Log: Donkeys, Skunk & a Bear
- Rhode Island
- West Kingston
- source: Bing / eastgreenwichnews
- 2 views
- Jun 23, 2024 5:27pm
Police arrested a South Kingstown woman, 20, for driving while intoxicated. Police responded to a car accident report in the area of Rocky Hollow Road and Crompton Avenue, where a blue Kia had crashed ... Read More
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Retired Providence police officer charged in deadly crash
- Rhode Island
- Providence
- source: Bing / NECN on MSN
- 3 views
- Jun 21, 2024 8:31pm
A retired police officer has been charged with DUI after he allegedly hit and killed a woman riding a tricycle in North Kingston, Rhode Island Thursday ... retiring from the Providence Police ... Read More
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2024 Providence-Newport Ferry season begins
- Rhode Island
- I-95
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jun 21, 2024 11:43am
95 Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr., Federal Highway Administration Rhode Island Division Administrator Derek Torrey, Rhode Island Commerce ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jun 21, 2024 08:16am
95 Two men who claim to be part of a group called the Rise of the Moors were found guilty in connection with a long armed standoff off Interstate 95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, in 2021, the Middlesex ... Read More
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Two men convicted in 8-hour-long armed highway standoff in Wakefield in 2021
- Rhode Island
- Ripken Way Blvd
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jun 21, 2024 08:04am
Two men charged in a tense, hours-long highway standoff on I-95 in Wakefield in 2021 have been found guilty of several charges, according to the district attorney. Read More
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Rhode Island man killed in two-car crash on Route 205 in Brooklyn
- Rhode Island
- I-295 Near Greenvill
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jun 21, 2024 07:23am
295 Serious injuries were reported following a two-car crash on Route 205 in Brooklyn early Friday. State police troopers and medics received reports of the collision at 5:50 a.m. in the area where Route ... Read More
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Fall River is painting a mural inside this chaotic intersection. What should it look like?
- Rhode Island
- Bradford
- source: Bing / The Herald News
- 3 views
- Jun 21, 2024 05:43am
Bradford Avenue has two-way traffic made more complicated ... examples of cities that installed murals on their roads and in crosswalks. East Providence, Rhode Island, installed art inside two ... Read More
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Rhode Island man arrested on shoplifting warrant after traffic stop
- Rhode Island
- East Greenwich
- source: Bing / Newport Dispatch
- 5 views
- Jun 20, 2024 11:47am
A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of a 55-year-old man on a shoplifting warrant Wednesday afternoon. Breck T. Tully of West Warwick was taken into custody around 2:17 p.m. after being stopped ... Read More
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Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles cancels road tests Thursday due to extreme heat
- Rhode Island
- Smith St
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Jun 20, 2024 08:21am
The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles announced on Thursday that it was cancelling all road tests due to the extreme heat. Read More
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Woman who crashed car in North Smithfield charged with larceny
- Rhode Island
- North Smithfield
- source: Bing / ABC6
- 6 views
- Jun 19, 2024 07:31am
Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash back on June 11. (WLNE) BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Burrillville Police Department announced the arrest of a woman who crashed a stolen car last week ... Read More
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Traffic delays: Lane closures scheduled for Route 37 East in Cranston this weekend
- Rhode Island
- 41 East St
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jun 18, 2024 11:15am
and be over by 6 a.m. on Monday, June 24. Where is the work happening? Work is being done on the eastbound side of the highway. One lane will be open at all times, according to a news release from the ... Read More
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Ri state police make multiple arrests for DUI, eluding and domestic violence charges
- Rhode Island
- Lincoln
- RI-246 / OLD LOUISQU
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jun 17, 2024 11:43am
In a series of arrests over the weekend, Rhode Island State Troopers from the Lincoln Woods Barracks took several individuals into custody on charges ranging from driving under the influence to ... Read More