3 injured after lightning strikes a tree at TPC River Highlands
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NWS confirms EF-1 tornado touched down in North Attleboro and Rhode Island
- Rhode Island
- RI-24 NEAR PORTSMOUT
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- Jun 27, 2024 5:00pm
The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in southern New England Wednesday night, carving a path through Rhode Island and into Massachusetts. The EF-1 tornado first touched ... Read More
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Tornado reported in Rhode Island, Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Johnston
- US 6
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- Jun 27, 2024 4:17pm
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The National Weather Service said a tornado was confirmed to have appeared in parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts on June 26. The tornado occurred '?late in the evening'? starting in Lincoln, ... Read More
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NWS confirms tornado tore through parts of Rhode Island Wednesday night. What to know.
- Rhode Island
- RI-24 NEAR PORTSMOUT
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- Jun 27, 2024 1:30pm
PROVIDENCE ? The National Weather Service has confirmed that powerful storms that ripped through Rhode Island late Wednesday night spawned a tornado. The weather service said the tornado traveled ... Read More
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Tornado touches down in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Johnston
- US 6
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- Jun 27, 2024 11:58am
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Late Thursday, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Lincoln, RI, tracking through North Attleboro. Read More
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Tornado confirmed in northern Rhode Island
- Rhode Island
- RI-24 NEAR PORTSMOUT
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- Jun 27, 2024 03:34am
Northern Rhode Island absorbed the brunt of strong overnight storms, as thousands of residents lost power and large trees and branches were downed. Read More
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Tornado hit Massachusetts, Rhode Island Wednesday night, NWS confirms
- Rhode Island
- RI-24 NEAR PORTSMOUT
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- Jun 26, 2024 5:01pm
SEEKONK, MASS. (WHDH) - A tornado touched down in Rhode Island and traveled into North Attleboro, Massachusetts Wednesday night, the National Weather Service confirmed. The NWS in a bulletin said the ... Read More
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Tornado confirmed near Massachusetts-Rhode Island border
- Rhode Island
- RI-24 NEAR PORTSMOUT
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- Jun 26, 2024 5:01pm
SEEKONK, MASS. (WHDH) - A tornado touched down in Rhode Island and traveled into North Attleboro, Massachusetts Wednesday night, the National Weather Service confirmed. The NWS in a bulletin said the ... Read More
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'That one decision changed everything' says grieving husband, days after former officer charged in fatal R.I. tricycle crash
- Rhode Island
- Providence
- source: Bing / The Boston Globe on MSN
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- Jun 26, 2024 2:08pm
A former Providence police officer of 34 years ... and to wear something with a nautical theme to honor Sherman's spirit. Get Rhode Island News Alerts Sign up to get breaking news and interesting ... Read More
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Low speed vehicles are coming to Rhode Island streets
- Rhode Island
- Smith St
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- 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
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- RIVER WOODS DR
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Jun 24, 2024 08:51am
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Jun 21, 2024 11:43am
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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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- Jun 21, 2024 08:16am
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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