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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: Several Rhode Island hikers were rescued in New Hampshire this past weekend, while another man from Southern New England perished on a trail in that state. A former cheerleading coach in Rhode Island is facing charges. Governor McKee plans to sign gun control bills this afternoon.
>>Rhode Island Hikers Rescued
(Undated) -- Three hikers from Rhode Island were rescued in New Hampshire over the weekend. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says Malik Gavek, Dany Gomez and Jarren Prata, all in their early 20s, were hiking Mount Avalon in the White Mountains and got lost on the return. First responders reportedly used headlamps to guide the trio back to the trailhead parking area. A Massachusetts hiker who got caught in treacherous weather conditions in the White Mountains was found dead on Sunday.
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>>Former Cheer Coach Charged
(Undated) -- A former Rhode Island cheerleading coach is being charged with child molestation. Thirty-three-year-old Alyshia Tkacs [[ uh-LEE-shuh tax ]] was arrested after investigations were launched by the East Providence and Barrington police departments. Authorities have not said what organization Tkacs worked for. The accuser, who is now an adult, claims the abuse took place when they were between 12 and 14. Tkacs is being held without bail and has a court hearing scheduled Tuesday.
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>>Governor To Sign Gun Laws
(Providence, RI) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee plans to sign a package of gun control bills today. A press conference has been scheduled for 1:45 p.m. The legislation will ban large-capacity firearm magazines, raise the minimum age to buy any type of gun from 18 to 21, and ban the open-carrying of loaded rifles and shotguns. RI lawmakers pushed for the measures in response to the mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York.
>>Multi-Term State Senator Not Running Again
(Providence, RI) -- State Senator Cynthia Coyne is not running for a fifth term. The high-ranking Democrat was first elected to serve District 32, which includes Barrington, Bristol and East Providence, in 2014. Coyne says she plans to remain active in the community. The former Rhode Island State Police lieutenant championed gun control legislation which included removing firearms from domestic abuse convicts and banning "ghost" guns.
>>Some Fall River Policemen Wearing Body Cameras
(Fall River, MA) -- The Fall River Police Department is rolling out a body camera program. The first group of officers, in the FRPD's Special Operations Division, began wearing the cameras last Friday. There are plans to eventually equip all officers on the force.
>>Pet Food Recall
(Providence, RI) -- The Rhode Island Department of Health is advising the public about a pet food recall. Freshpet is recalling one lot of the dog food, branded: Select Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe, a four-and-a-half-pound bag, with the sell-by date of October 29th, 2022. The product, which was sold in other states including the rest of New England, is potentially contaminated with salmonella.
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They have provided interactive marine biology programs for schools and families since 1989, and specialize in teaching children and adults about the marine animals of Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: A Rhode Island town council approves a flag-flying policy which recognizes a couple of month-of-June celebrations. The state has created a task force to examine the issue of providing a civics education. A federal appeals court nomination for Rhode Island's public defender has advanced.
>>Town Council Adopts Flag Policy Supporting Pride, Juneteenth
(South Kingstown, RI) -- A Rhode Island town is clarifying what can be hoisted up on the municipal flagpole. The Independent reports the South Kingstown Town Council adopted a policy earlier this month which allows for, among other things, flags promoting social movements. There are specific clauses for the Pride and Juneteenth flags. Legal challenges were brought earlier this year to the city of Boston by groups wanting to fly flags in support of Christianity and Satanism. The Martha's Vineyard town of Oak Bluffs agreed to the NAACP's request to fly a Pride flag at a park this month, but the town board is now getting flak for refusing to consider a request to fly the Juneteenth banner.
>>Civics Education Task Force Formed
(Providence, RI) -- The Rhode Island Department of Education is starting a task force dedicated to the issue of teaching civics to students. A group of about a dozen students filed a federal lawsuit in 2018, arguing their constitutional rights were being violated. While the federal suit was ultimately unsuccessful, The Providence Journal reports the plaintiffs worked further with the state education department on the issue. Among the objectives of the task force is to study whether to add a half-credit course in civics for eighth grade and high school.
>>Lara Montecalvo Nomination Advances
(Washington, DC) -- Rhode Island public defender Lara Montecalvo is one step away from a seat in the federal appeals court system. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee last week approved Montecalvo's nomination by a 12-to-10 vote. Reuters reports Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa questioned Montecalvo about her role in advocating early during the coronavirus pandemic for the release of inmates to reduce health risks at the ACI. The nomination now goes to the full Senate for consideration.
>>Several Shootings In Providence
(Providence, RI) -- Three people were shot over the weekend in Providence. One of the victims is in serious condition at Rhode Island Hospital after a reported shooting outside a bar on Veazie Street at around 1 a.m. Sunday. The incident is being investigated. The two other shootings reportedly happened late Saturday night on Courtland Street and near the intersection of Broad and Sassafras streets.
>>Body Found In Warwick ID'd
(Warwick, RI) -- A body recovered from the water in Warwick last week has been identified. First responders were called to the Fairwinds Marina last Thursday morning. The victim they found was 59-year-old Stephen Grant of Warwick. Authorities say the death is not considered suspicious.
>>RIP To Tim White, Former WWE Ref
(Stamford, CT) -- A former WWE referee who was from Rhode Island has died. Tim White worked for the company for several decades. He reffed the infamous "Hell in a Cell" match between the Undertaker and Mankind in 1998. White was from Cumberland. He was 68 years old.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: The Celtics lose the NBA Finals to Golden State. New funding is being announced for affordable housing in Rhode Island. A judge is ordering better English-learning services for Providence public school students.
>>Golden State Warriors Win 2022 NBA Championship Over Boston Celtics
(Boston, MA) -- The Boston Celtics are finishing as finalists in the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The Celtics lost the league championship series four games to two versus the Golden State Warriors. Golden State won Game 6 at T.D. Garden Thursday night, 103-to-90. The C's have won 17 NBA titles and they have been the runners-up five other seasons. This was the seventh title win for the Warriors.
>>Gillette Stadium To Host FIFA World Cup Games
(Foxboro, MA) -- Gillette Stadium in Foxboro will be one of the host venues for the 2026 men's FIFA World Cup. Other North American cities hosting games include Miami, New York, Philadelphia and Toronto. This is the second time Gillette has hosted World Cup matches. The last games were played in 1994.
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>>Severe Weather Possible In SNE Today
(Undated) -- The National Weather Service says Southern New England is in the "marginal risk" category for severe weather on Friday. The main threats are damaging straight-line winds and isolated large hail. Forecasters are setting a timing for the storms of noon to 6 p.m. A mostly-dry, cool weekend is in store for the Providence area, with high temperatures in the 60s.
>>Delayed 6-10 Closure Happening This Weekend
(Providence, RI) -- Work is taking place on the 6-10 Connector in Providence this weekend. A spokesperson for the RI Department of Transportation tells The Providence Journal the work was delayed two weeks because of logistics with contractors. Drivers who use Route 10 north are being encouraged to use alternate routes as a partial closure is expected to cause backups.
>>Businessman Acquitted In College Admission Scandal Trial
(Boston, MA) -- A businessman has been found not guilty in Boston federal court on charges that he bribed his daughter's way into Georgetown University, where former Rhode Island student-athlete Gordon Ernst worked as a tennis coach. Amin Khoury was accused of paying Ernst 180-thousand-dollars to get his kid into the school as a tennis recruit. Ernst, who also coached tennis at URI before the national Varsity Blues scandal broke, is still awaiting sentencing in the case.
>>More Housing Money Pledged
(Providence, RI) -- Rhode Island's housing stock is set to increase. Governor Dan McKee and RI Housing are announcing an investment of eighty-million dollars, which is on top of 250-million that has been included in this year's state budget from the American Rescue Plan Act. Governor McKee says the additional money will be used to create and preserve nearly nine-hundred homes across the state, most of which will be affordable housing. His office says it is coming from a combination of state and federal resources.
>>Prov Schools Must Provide Better ESL Instruction
(Providence, RI) -- The state of Rhode Island is being found to have violated the rights of English language-learning school students. The ACLU says Superior Court Judge Netti Vogel has ordered the Department of Education to provide compensatory services such as tutoring. The Department of Justice concluded in 2018 that a model used by the Providence School District of regular teachers consulting with ESL teachers for instruction was inadequate. The ACLU sued after it says RIDE and the Council of Elementary and Secondary Education refused to implement a new system.
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In 1524 the Florentine navigator Giovanni da Verrazano, while sailing for France, was the first European to explore Rhode Island. By comparing Block Island with the Mediterranean Island of Rhodes, he accidentally gave it its name.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: The Rhode Island legislature had advanced several pieces of gun control legislation. An RI man convicted for a fatal road rage shooting has been sentenced to life in prison. The New England Patriots are announcing the dates for their 2022 training camp.
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>>Gun Bills Go To Rhode Island Governor
(Providence, RI) -- A controversial piece of gun control legislation has been maneuvered through the Rhode Island General Assembly. The state Senate Judiciary Committee defeated a bill on a 6-6 tie Tuesday that banned high-capacity magazines, which represented a short-lived victory for Second Amendment rights advocates. WPRI-TV reports Senate leaders sent the House version of the same bill directly to the full chamber floor, and it was cleared to the governor's desk from there. The limited-ammunition bill also generated the most debate when it was considered in the RI House of Representatives on Friday. Existing owners of magazines which can hold more than ten rounds would have six months to get rid of them if the bill becomes law. The Senate also passed proposals to raise the legal firearm-purchasing age to 21 and to prohibit open-carry of loaded rifles and shotguns.
>>Life In Prison For Pawtucket Homicide
(Providence, RI) -- A convicted road-rage murderer is being sentenced to life in prison. The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office says 23-year-old Jairo Esdel Galva of Central Falls will serve the time for the fatal shooting of Joel Rosario, who was also from C.F. Rosario was celebrating his 22nd birthday with friends on Halloween in 2020. Witness testimony indicated Galva flashed his high beams at the group when they were at Lonsdale and Mineral Spring Avenues in Pawtucket. Prosecutors say Rosario confronted Galva on his passenger-side window, then Galva shot him and drove away.
>>Man Sentenced For Recruiting Homeless For Check-Cashing Scheme
(Providence, RI) -- A federal prison sentence is being handed down for a bank fraud scheme that exploited homeless people living in the Providence area. The Justice Department says Jalen Stanford of Riverdale, Georgia will serve two years behind bars. According to the DOJ, Stanford solicited, transported and paid individuals to cash hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of counterfeit business checks throughout New England.
>>Coronavirus Death Toll In Rhode Island: 3,594
(Providence, RI) -- Rhode Island reported three new coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. The pandemic death toll in the Ocean State increased to three-thousand-594. There were less than two-hundred new virus cases. The COVID patient count in Rhode Island hospitals is remaining below one-hundred.
>>Patriots Announce Training Camp Dates
(Foxboro, MA) -- The New England Patriots are announcing training camp dates. The team will report on Tuesday, July 26th. Open-to-the-public training sessions and practices will run from Wednesday the 27th to Saturday the 30th. Times will be updated on the team website. New England begins the preseason at home against the New York Giants on August 11th.
>>Bruce Cassidy Hired As Golden Knights Head Coach
(Las Vegas, NV) -- Former Providence and Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy has been hired as the new head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights. Cassidy, who was with the Bruins organizations for 14 years, was fired earlier this month on the heels of a third-straight early-round playoff exit for Boston. Cassidy is the third coach in Vegas team history.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: The Celtics are facing a must-win Game 6 in the NBA Finals. A Rhode Island Health Department worker who was arrested last week has died. A Catholic priest who was buried outside his Rhode Island church in the 19th century will be relocated so that the building can be sold.
>>Celtics Lose To Warriors In Game 5 Of NBA Finals
(San Francisco, CA) -- The Boston Celtics lost Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals on Monday night, 104-to-94 on the road to the Golden State Warriors. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 27 points. Golden State is ahead in the best-of-seven series, three games to two. Game 6 is in Boston on Thursday night.
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>>Charged State Health Department Worker Has Died
(Providence, RI) -- An employee for the Rhode Island Department of Health who was charged with possession of child pornography has unexpectedly died. The director of the department notified staff on Monday about the passing of Jeffrey Hill. The 46-year-old South Kingstown man was arrested by the Rhode Island State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force last week. Hill was the manager of a youth suicide prevention project. RIDOH says counseling is being made available for workers this week.
>>RI Man Killed In I-95 Crash ID'd
(Foxboro, MA) -- The Rhode Island man who died in a weekend crash on Interstate 95 in Foxboro, Massachusetts is being identified. State Police say 24-year-old Amani Chambe [[ SHAHM-bee ]] of North Providence was driving a car that spun out and crashed on the driver's side into a guard rail early Sunday morning. Chambe was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no passengers in the car, and police do not believe any other vehicles were involved in the crash.
>>Ocean State Gets Rain And Lightning
(Undated) -- Rhode Island got more much-needed rain on Monday morning. The National Weather Service reported over an inch of precipitation in all five counties. However, the state also got dangerous lightning. WJAR-TV reports lightning may have caused house fires in Barrington, Narragansett and North Kingstown.
>>South County Fishing Bust
(Westerly, RI) -- A recreational fisherman is facing poaching violations. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management says its law enforcement division boarded a vessel while on patrol in Westerly over the weekend. Police discovered two-hundred-six scup on board, when the limit for three licensed fishermen is 90. There were six undersized fish counted. One boat occupant was arrested for failure to appear on a prior fisheries violation. The state did not release the names of the defendants. The seized fish were donated to the Amos House in Providence.
>>Priest Buried Outside Church To Be Exhumed
(Cumberland, RI) -- The remains of a Catholic priest in Rhode Island which have been buried at the front of the now-closed church will have to be exhumed so that the building can be sold for an affordable housing development. That's according to a report from the Valley Breeze on the status of St. Patrick Church in Cumberland. The Reverend Hugh O'Reilly, who served as the third pastor of the parish, was buried on the front lawn in 1872 behind a stone monument. The rector of the parish that St. Patrick's merged with says O'Reilly's remains will be transferred to Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The sale of the church is expected to be finalized by the end of the summer.
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Only ~20%--70 public access points--have never been restricted or impaired for recreational uses such as swimming and shellfishing due to bacterial pollution. Those sites fall in the southern half of the bay, where tidal flushing is higher.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: Several important pieces of gun legislation have advanced in the Rhode Island General Assembly. The Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors are down to a best-of-three in the NBA Finals. Southern New England motorists are continuing to grimace like never before at the gas pump.
>>Gun Control Bills Clear One Rhode Island Legislative Chamber
(Providence, RI) -- Gun control legislation is advancing in Rhode Island while action on the issue is being taken in the background in Washington, DC. The RI House of Representatives approved three bills on Friday. One of the bills bans large-capacity gun magazines, limiting the ammunition to ten rounds. Attempts to grandfather in existing owners were voted down, with Attorney General Peter Neronha warning lawmakers that any such clause would make the law unenforceable. The House also approved raising the age to purchase all types of firearms, not just handguns, to 21. The third bill would ban the open carrying of loaded shotguns and rifles. All three measures have been moved to the state Senate for a committee review on Tuesday.
>>NBA Finals Tied At 2, Celts-Warriors Game 5 Tonight
(San Francisco, CA) -- The Celtics are at the Warriors for Game 5 of the NBA Finals Monday night. Golden State struck back for a second time in the championship series on Saturday night, winning Game 4 in Boston 107-to-97. Game 5 tips off from the Chase Center in San Francisco tonight at 9:00 Eastern time. Game 6 will be Thursday night in Boston. Game 7, if necessary, is Sunday June 19th.
>>Rhode Island Gas Price Average Reaches Five Bucks
(Undated) -- Rhode Island gas prices are at a new milestone in a record-setting year. RIGasPrices.com reports the average for a gallon in the Ocean State crossed the five-dollar barrier over the weekend. Currently, the Rhode Island average is one cent less than the national average.
>>Rhode Island Driver Dead After Crash In Mass
(Foxboro, MA) -- A Rhode Island man was killed in a crash on Route 95 in Massachusetts this weekend. State police reports indicate the single-vehicle wreck happened on I-95 south in Foxboro at around 5 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say the driver who was pronounced dead at the scene was a 24-year-old from North Providence. His name is being withheld at this time.
>>Minor Weekend Earthquake
(Portsmouth, RI) -- A minor earthquake was recorded in Rhode Island on Saturday night. The quake, which measured one-point-six magnitude, was centered near Portsmouth just before 9 p.m. Saturday. The U.S. Geological Survey says tremors were felt in Barrington, Bristol and East Providence. This was the fourth earthquake to hit Rhode Island in a single month. According to WPRI-TV, there was no damage reported from the one this weekend.
>>Teacher Placed On Leave
(Warwick, RI) -- A local teacher is being placed on administrative leave. The Warwick School District is reportedly looking into Raymond Depot, who taught at Warwick Area Career and Technical Center. Officials are not providing specifics right now about the nature of the investigation.
>>Shooting Outside Prov Hookah Lounge
(Providence, RI) -- A business on Federal Hill is being temporarily shut down. There was a report of shots fired outside the Nara Lounge on Atwells Avenue on Friday morning after there had apparently been a fight inside the establishment. The Providence Board of Licenses closed the lounge for three days. A hearing has been scheduled.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: Several gun control bills are moving through the Rhode Island General Assembly. The RI Health Department has identified the state's first case of monkeypox from the 2022 outbreak. Cooking oil bandits have struck several local restaurants.
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>>Gun Control Bills Advance
(Providence, RI) -- Three gun control bills are going to the Rhode Island House floor on Friday. The Judiciary Committee considered legislation on Thursday that would do the following: limit semi-automatic magazines to ten rounds of ammunition, ban the carrying of loaded rifles or shotguns in public, and increase the legal gun-buying age from 18 to 21. The committee's vote yesterday on the magazine capacity bill was 10-to-8. A large number of Second Amendment supporters rallied at the State House while the hearing was ongoing.
>>Car Tax Meets End Of The Road Early
(Providence, RI) -- Rhode Island lawmakers decided several years ago to get rid of the state's unpopular motor vehicle tax. The car tax was originally supposed to end next year, but the state legislature says it can afford to permanently park it now thanks to a budget surplus of nearly one-billion dollars. The proposed budget also removes the eight-dollar fee to replace license plates with a new design that was chosen this past spring.
>>First Case Of Monkeypox Identified In Rhode Island
(Providence, RI) -- Rhode Island has identified its first probable case of monkeypox in the ongoing outbreak of the viral disease. The case involves a male patient in his thirties who is from Providence County. He is hospitalized and said to be in good condition. Officials say the case is believed to be related to traveling to Massachusetts. RIDOH is conducting contact-tracing. Interim health department director James McDonald says monkeypox remains low-risk for Rhode Islanders, and a vaccine is available.
>>Cooking Grease Pilfered In Southern New England
(Cranston, RI) -- Two hot dog restaurants in Cranston said this week they've been robbed of their used cooking grease. WJAR-TV reports over one-hundred gallons were stolen between the Olneyville NY System on Reservoir Avenue and Wein-O-Rama on Oaklawn Ave. Used cooking oil is sold to recyclers to be converted into products including bio-fuel. Two men were arrested for allegedly attempting a theft from a pizza restaurant in Old Saybrook, Connecticut on Thursday. Police found over a thousand gallons of lifted grease in a rented Home Depot truck after a sixty-mile chase on I-95 south.
>>Patriots Wrap Up Mini-Camp
(Foxboro, MA) -- The New England Patriots are getting ready for training camp next month. The Patriots said quarterback Mac Jones looked impressive at a mini-camp this week despite the team not naming a new offensive coordinator since Josh McDaniels left for Las Vegas. Jones was the Pats starter in his rookie season, throwing 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
>>Yachter Dies During Newport Race
(Newport, RI) -- A former America's Cup sailor died while competing in a regatta in Newport last weekend. The Daily News reports Hayden Goodrick complained of chest pains between races at the Midtown Cup on Saturday June 4th. Goodrick was brought to shore off Naval Station Newport and eventually to the local hospital before he was pronounced dead. Race officials said the apparent cause was heart failure and that Goodrick's family had a history. The native of New Zealand was 38.
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