Popular Stores Closing + Street Racing Road Wreck + Restaurants, Chefs Honored: RI Review

RHODE ISLAND — Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around Rhode Island Patch sites last week.

1. These RI Stores Among More Than 1,400 In US Expected To Close In 2026
2. 4 Hospitalized In Street Racing Road Wreck: Cops
3. These RI Restaurants And Chefs Win James Beard Nominations
4. Rhode Island Airport On FAA 'Hot Spots' List For Risk Of Collision, Confusion
5. Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Tying The Knot In RI? Online Casino Doesn't Think So
6. Arrest Made In Central Falls Beauty Salon Slaying
7. Ax Attack Outside St. Patrick Church In Providence
8. Woman Found Slain In Central Falls Beauty Salon
9. Cumberland Company Laying Off More Than 150 Workers: Department Of Labor
10. Exeter Fraudster Sentenced For Another Scheme: Feds

Here are some other posts Patch readers in Rhode Island may have missed:

• Exeter Fraudster Sentenced For Another Scheme: Feds
• Wanted Woonsocket Man Charged With Robbery, Intent To Manufacture Nabbed In Traffic Stop: Cops
• Cumberland Man Charged With Illegal Dumping In Lincoln: Cops
• Big Papi Burrito Unveiled By Cranston Restaurant For National Burrito Day
• Real Housewives Of Rhode Island Talk About How They May Or May Not Look Alike
• Coventry Man Charged With Possessing Child Pornography: Police
• More Than $4M In Scholarships Available Through Rhode Island Foundation
• Woonsocket Man Arrested On Crack Cocaine Charge During Traffic Stop: Cops
• Here Are The Best Places To Live In Rhode Island, New Ranking Says
• Donation Bin For TSA Officers Set Up At TF Green Airport

Thank you for reading Patch.com in Rhode Island.

Got a news tip? Email joseph.hosey@patch.com.