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Girl Who Sent Police DNA Evidence to Confirm Santa Claus Visit Gets an Answer
Scarlett Doumato, a 10-year-old from Cumberland, R.I., submitted DNA evidence to the police to determine whether or not Santa Claus visited her home on Christmas Eve. This week, she received a response.
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Is Santa Real? DNA Results Revealed After Girl Sent Cookie, Carrots to Police
The girl, a Cumberland resident, had sent the cookie and carrot sticks to the town’s police department to ask if they can be tested for DNA.
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Young Girl Asks Police to Test Cookie, Carrots for DNA Proof of Santa
A young Rhode Island girl has finally figured out how to determine if Santa Claus is real: DNA.
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Trainer Who Worked With NBA Stars Facing Rape Charge Appears in Rhode Island Court, Waives Extradition
A man who has apparently trained various Celtics players and some NBA All-Stars appeared in court Monday on a fugitive from justice charge. Robert McClanaghan, 43, of Warwick, Rhode Island, was arrested Friday in East Greenwich. He was wanted on a warrant out of Boston Municipal Court for charges of rape and drugging for intercourse. He faced a judge Monday…
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UK Judge Confirms Arrested Man Is Rhode Island Fugitive Who Allegedly Faked His Own Death
A judge in Scotland ruled Friday that a man who has spent almost a year fighting extradition to the United States is Nicholas Rossi, a fugitive alleged to have faked his own death to escape rape allegations.
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After Damaging Floods in RI, Senator Asks for Quick Federal Aid
As Rhode Island continued to be inundated by rain Tuesday, one of its U.S. senators asked the White House for urgent federal aid. Nearly 11 inches of rain had fallen in the city of Cranston by early Tuesday, according to a National Weather Service report, while some other areas of the state got around 8 inches of rain. And a…
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I-95 Under Water? Rhode Islanders Urged to Avoid Unnecessary Travel as Flooding Closes Major Highways
Soaking rain has been unfolding Monday in much of southern New England, resulting in several flash flood warnings in Rhode Island, including Bristol, Kent and Providence counties. NECN and NBC10 Boston remain in a First Alert through Tuesday due to the impact on travel and the potential for localized flooding due to runoff into low-lying areas. Click here for active…
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Woman Drove From Rhode Island Home to Massachusetts Job Before Seeing Nearly Naked Stranger in Back Seat
A 21-year-old man has been charged with breaking and entering after he allegedly entered a woman’s SUV while drunk and high on marijuana and then fell asleep on the floor of the back seat.
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Block Island Resort's Liquor License Suspended After Ferry Fight, Disturbance
Authorities on the Rhode Island tourist hotspot of Block Island have voted to suspend the liquor and entertainment licenses of a beachfront resort that was the site of a brawl during a crowded music festival earlier this month that was later followed by a fight on a ferry to the mainland. The New Shoreham Board of License Commissioners unanimously approved a...
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Man Vacationing in Milwaukee Falls to His Death After Drawbridge Opens
A Rhode Island man vacationing in Milwaukee fell to his death after a drawbridge was raised while he was walking across it.
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Fight on Block Island Ferry Results in Multiple Injuries
A fight on the Block Island Ferry broke out Monday night, resulting in multiple injuries, according to NBC affiliate WJAR-TV. The Narragansett fire chief confirmed the incident to WJAR, which reported that the ferry was on its way back and headed toward the Point Judith ferry terminal. Crews with the news outlet saw multiple rescues and first responders at the…
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7 People Injured After Firework Misfires into Crowd in Cumberland, RI
Three adults and four children were sent to the hospital after a firework misfired during a town festival in Cumberland, Rhode Island on Saturday. A firework fired directly into a crowd of people during the packed festival at around 10 p.m., according to WJAR-TV. Members of the crowd say they noticed when they heard a strange popping noise and smelled…
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Joni Mitchell Surprises Festivalgoers in Rhode Island With First Full Concert in 20 Years
The folk legend performed on Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island.
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Cumberland, RI Couple Died From Apparent Murder-Suicide: Police
Following a month-long investigation, police announced Friday that a married couple from Cumberland, Rhode Island, died from an apparent murder-suicide. Authorities have determined Courtney Huard, 42, was fatally shot by her husband Eric Huard, 51, at the couple’s Birchwood Drive home last month, Cumberland police said, citing a “thorough investigation.” Eric Huard then turned the gun on himself. Police responded…
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Some States Move to Protect Abortion From Prosecutions
The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is prompting efforts in liberal states to protect providers and patients who have traveled for a legal procedure.
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Adorable Rescued Beagles Set for Adoption
Dozens of dogs are closer to finding a forever home after they were released by a medical facility
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Probable Case of Monkeypox in RI Believed to Be Related to Travel to Mass.
Health officials announced the first probable case of monkeypox in Rhode Island on Thursday morning. The case is believed to be related to travel to Massachusetts, health officials said. No additional positive cases have been detected in Rhode Island. The case is in a man in his 30s who lives in Providence County, the Rhode Island Department of Health said….
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Conn. Man That Was a Rhode Island Priest is Indicted on Sex Abuse Charge
A former Roman Catholic priest who served at several Rhode Island parishes has been indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a juvenile about 40 years ago, the state attorney general’s office said Monday. Kevin Fisette, 66, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on a charge of first-degree sexual assault, authorities said. The alleged assault on a boy occurred in…
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Home That Inspired ‘The Conjuring' Sells for More Than $1.5M
The Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” occurred has been sold to a Boston developer who plans to keep it open to the public.
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Overnight Fire Damages Large Portion of Hotel in Newport, RI; 2 Firefighters Injured
A section of a hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, was destroyed in a fire Monday night. The fire broke out around 8 p.m. at the Wayfinder Hotel on Admiral Kalbfus Road, according to WJAR-TV. Nearly 100 firefighters helped battle the large blaze. Photos showed walls of flame erupting from the roof of the four-story hotel, and a large portion of…