WESTERLY — An enforcement along Atlantic Avenue beaches over Memorial Day weekend led officers to issue 39 citations to visitors for alcohol violations, exposing an early need for more targeted enforcement over the summer months.
WESTERLY — A 60-year-old Hartford man has died after the police said he drowned on Sunday after losing his footing while wading through strong undercurrents at Misquamicut State Beach.
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HOPKINTON — Firefighters doused a Memorial Day fire on Monday afternoon after the blaze erupted in an outdoor shed structure at Maple Lawn Farms on Main Street.
Connecticut State Police are sending a message to drivers and passengers that if people do not follow the rules of the road this summer, troopers will be responding by issuing tickets.
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PARAMUS, N.J. — Jennifer Sepulveda used to drop off her 14-year-old son, Jorden, at the local mall on a Friday or Saturday night, where he would catch a movie with his friends and then hang out afterwards at the food court or elsewhere.
WESTERLY — It has involved a nearly 10-year process to dot all 'i’s" and cross all "t’s," but the Westerly Police Department is nearing completion of a rigorous review to earn full accreditation from the Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission.
When making plans to enjoy the unofficial kick-off to summer on Memorial Day weekend, make sure to buckle up or be ready to receive a ticket.
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A North Kingstown man convicted of taking part in a confrontation with law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Breach will serve two months in federal prison for his role in the incident.
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HELENA, Mont. — Social media company TikTok Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn Montana’s first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on “unfounded speculation” that the Chinese government c…
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NEW YORK — Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at a small Christian university in western New York, acknowledge their names are unconventional, which explains why they attached gender identities to their work email signatures.
NEW YORK — New York Mayor Eric Adams has hailed his city’s right to shelter as a hallmark of compassion for its most destitute. Now he must decide if he will extend that compassion by bestowing homeless people with the right to sleep outside.
GROTON — During the first two weeks of June, Naval Submarine Base New London and its security forces will participate in “Citadel Protect,” an exercise involving training evolutions and drills along the base’s waterfront.
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BALTIMORE — A passenger walks up to an airport security checkpoint, slips an ID card into a slot and looks into a camera atop a small screen. The screen flashes “Photo Complete” and the person walks through — all without having to hand over their identification to the TSA officer sitting beh…
WASHINGTON — A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign with withering criticism of the bureau but a meager court record that fell far short of the former president’s prediction …
HARTFORD — A nominee to the Connecticut Supreme Court told state lawmakers Monday that she would not have signed a 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett for a federal appeals court position if she knew Barrett would later vote to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion protections as a member of th…
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The city of Buffalo will pause Sunday to mark the passing of one year since a gunman killed 10 people and wounded three others in a racist attack that targeted Black people at a city supermarket.
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WESTERLY — A former staff member at Westerly High School is facing sexual misconduct charges after he was indicted late Monday following accusations that he was involved in sexual interactions with a student on at least three occasions.
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HARTFORD — Nearly nine years after Johnny Winter’s death, a battle for control of the legendary blues guitarist’s music is being fought in court with allegations of theft and greed flying back and forth.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that previously came up in a case involving former President Donald Trump.
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Fox Corp.’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower.
Janet Rice headed to the hospital Thursday night as she routinely does when tragedy befalls her community. A barrage of gunfire had injured several young people, including a 12-year-old girl struck in the head by a stray bullet.
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PROVIDENCE — A Hopkinton man who pleaded guilty in November to having hundreds of pornographic images and videos depicting children will serve six years in prison for his role in the distribution of child pornography online.
PROVIDENCE — A Charlestown man who is already registered as a sex offender for three separate prior convictions in Rhode Island will face federal charges in an unrelated matter after he was indicted by a grand jury on Monday.
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NEW YORK — Starting Monday in a courtroom in Delaware, Fox News executives and stars will have to answer for their role in spreading doubt about the 2020 presidential election and creating the gaping wound that remains in America’s democracy.
PROVIDENCE — Federal grand juries in Providence and Boston returned separate indictments charging seven commercial fishermen with tax evasion and failing to file returns.
A man who used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe during the U.S. Capitol insurrection was sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in prison for his role in one of the most violent episodes of the Jan. 6 attack.
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PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Supreme Court will need to determine if Richmond's 2008 charter revisions were considered “expressly ratified” and if the Chariho Act and Richmond Town Charter are considered “harmonious” if they want to get to the bottom of the question of whether Richmond Town…
STONINGTON — Local detectives are continuing to work with staff in the New London State’s Attorney Office on a criminal case in the early March hit-and-run death of a Stonington High School custodian and are asking for patience as the investigation continues.
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WESTERLY — Westerly police have notified state and federal partners, including the Rhode Island State Fusion Center, following the discovery of pro-white fliers seeking recruits to join the Nationalist Social Club's New England chapter over the weekend.
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