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‘I trusted them to take care of her’: Teen girl missing from R.I. group home is found in male employee’s residence

The girl’s mother wants to know what happened, demanding accountability from the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families, which placed her daughter in the home run by the North American Family Institute.

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R.I. man arrested for allegedly stealing $13,000 worth of chips from Everett casino

Gary Baldelli Hunt, 35, of Woonsocket, R.I., is facing larceny charges after he allegedly reached into a dealer's tray and stole 13 orange chips before fleeing through an emergency exit Tuesday evening, State Police said.
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Missing boy found unresponsive in Pawtucket, R.I., pool, police say

The child was later placed in intensive care at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, according to authorities.
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Overseas bitcoin scammers pocketed $100,000 from Woonsocket, R.I., area, police say

Victims were allegedly instructed to obtain cryptocurrency through an ATM.

‘A story that no one’s ever told’: New TV show portrays Federal Hill, New England Mafia, and the birth of the witness protection program
A sneak preview of the new TV pilot about John Partington, a Rhode Islander who helped form the witness protection program, will be shown at the Providence Place Mall on Wednesday night.

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Meet Globe Rhode Island’s newest reporter
Christopher Gavin begins working this week, covering all things Rhode Island — breaking news, and also those stories people love to talk about and share around.

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In the food desert of Woonsocket, R.I., they just want to feed the needy

There are no easily accessible supermarkets in this city of 43,000 people, and plans for a “food hub” fell through. For years, a handful of community nonprofits have tried to help, providing meals to residents in need.

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Nephew of Providence police chief pleads guilty in multi-state fentanyl ring

Officers with the US Drug Enforcement Administration began investigating Jasdrual “Josh” Perez, 36, of Cranston in September 2019.

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Massachusetts lawyer and detainees accused of trying to smuggle contraband into Rhode Island prison

Theresa M. DiJoseph, 50, a Woburn attorney who represents clients before the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, was caught carrying paper that had been soaked with synthetic marijuana.

Rhode Island man, an ex-Marine, sentenced for white supremacist plot to destroy energy facility, feds say

Liam Collins, 25, of Johnston, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. He was a frequent poster to a neo-Nazi internet forum and sought members of a paramilitary group he referred to as “a modern day SS,” prosecutors said.

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Nurse charged with sexually assaulting nursing home resident in Rhode Island

A nurse was charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at Bayview Rehabilitation at Scalabrini nursing home in North Kingstown in December 2023.

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Meet the new leader of Providence’s Nonviolence Institute

The institute is a crucial intermediary between the community, social service agencies, and law enforcement agencies, working to head off gang violence, support victims, and build a safer city.

Two Rise of the Moors members sentenced for roles in 2021 highway standoff

Members of the group said they were foreign nationals who were not bound by US or Massachusetts gun laws.

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What consumers should know about the FTC’s upcoming lawsuit against CVS over how it negotiates drug prices

For more than two years, the Federal Trade Commission has been investigating whether pharmacy benefit managers steer patients away from more affordable medicines, particularly with insulin.