RI Senate Okays Stricter Law For Drunk Driving With Children In Car
The Rhode Island Senate has approved a bill cracking down on adults who drive drunk with children in the car.
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The Rhode Island Senate has approved a bill cracking down on adults who drive drunk with children in the car.
If Rhode Island does approve same sex marriage this year, a sixth grader's speech may take some of the credit.
Police in Rhode Island have arrested a recently fired teacher after they say he sent threatening Twitter messages to officials at his former school.
The Kidcast Mobile Studio was at Gunstock Mountain on February 21st 2013!
Ten years later, the imprint of the fire remains in this tiny state of just over 1 million residents.
He's the darling of the dog show circuit and Monday, Banana Joe made an appearance after returning home from the Westminster Kennel Club's dog show in New York.
At least 100 survivors and family members of the 100 people killed in a Rhode Island nightclub fire have come to a memorial service to pay tribute on the 10th anniversary of the disaster.
A convicted felon from Brockton, Massachusetts was armed with an 11-inch knife, a fake gun, was wearing body armor, and tried to pass himself off as a Barnstable County Deputy Sheriff when officers pulled him over in Rhode Island on Thursday, according to police.
Monopoly fans voted in an online contest to add a new cat token to the property trading game, replacing the iron, toy maker Hasbro Inc. announced Wednesday.
A 23-year-old was air lifted to a hospital after being injured in an ATV accident.
A pair of figure skaters who train in Boston have won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Pawtucket, R.I.-based Hasbro plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce and consolidate facilities to reduce expenses.
A lawmaker in Rhode Island wants to pass a law to stop motorists from driving with dogs in their laps.
Jamal Boleman of Providence was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Providence on charges including a conspiracy drug charge.
A driver in a stolen SUV was being chased by police when it crashed head-on into a pick-up truck Friday afternoon.
Some gaming experts can't understand why Massachusetts is moving so slowly to approve casino licenses. Meanwhile, competition is increasing in neighboring states.
A graduate student at the University of Rhode Island is hoping his study of what he calls "whale snot" will yield important health information about the beluga whale population.
From the East Coast to the West Coast, recycling is a big issue for local governments.
An overnight fire has killed an infant in Providence.
A Rhode Island couple spent part of Friday night in jail together after being arrested on separate drunk driving charges.
Federal authorities have seized an estimated $4.2 million worth of crystal methamphetamine and charged two men in the largest-ever such bust in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee gave the public 30 minutes' notice for this year's tree lighting ceremony at the Statehouse, saying he wanted to avoid what happened last year when protesters crashed the event and it devolved into chaos.
Four police officers in North Providence, Rhode Island are under investigation after they were caught forcing five boys to do push-ups on the side of a road.
A Nilgai, or exotic antelope, is roaming loose in Rhode Island after it escaped from a private farm in the Hope Valley area.
The acting head of the New England Mafia was sentenced on Wednesday to 6 1/2 years in prison for shaking down local strip clubs for protection money.
A judge ordered Memorial Drive shooting suspect Tyler Brown to remain in custody after a dangerousness hearing Thursday.
The Memorial Day weekend weather forecast calls for rain at times but also chances for sun in the Boston area.
Aubry won the record $2 million prize for earning 8-of-11 votes in Wednesday night's finale of "Survivor 50."
Frightening dashcam video shows a wrong-way crash on Route 3 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
The Memorial Day weekend weather forecast calls for rain at times but also chances for sun in the Boston area.
A judge ordered Memorial Drive shooting suspect Tyler Brown to remain in custody after a dangerousness hearing Thursday.
Frightening dashcam video shows a wrong-way crash on Route 3 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Aubry Bracco was among the four finalists as "Survivor 50" came to a close on Wednesday.
Harvard University faculty members voted to cap the number of A's awarded to students.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Dover Saddlery is closing its Wellesley, Massachusetts store and preparing for more than 100 layoffs.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
Known formally as Gurnet Light, a historic lighthouse has guided mariners at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor for generations.
From private cruises to quintessential clambakes, Essex River Cruises offers a front-row seat to the beauty of the Great Marsh.
Argia Mystic Cruises in Mystic, Connecticut is one of the last commercial sailing ships in the region, offering a rare chance to explore the area by sea.
A 2026 James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef, and 3-time Chopped champion, Evan Hennessey uses locally farmed and foraged foots to create artistically inspired dishes.
In Groton, Massachusetts, there is a recently opened state-of-the-art venue that is becoming one of the region's premier nonprofit music destinations.
Jarren Duran's opposite-field two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Tuesday night.
Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.
The first-place Braves took two of three from Boston for their 13th win in 15 series this season.
The major league-best Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.