Also: Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival approaching; Whether to worry about uptick in COVID-19 cases; weekend weather forecasts; more.
Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around Rhode Island Patch sites last week.
The jackpot soared after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday. Can Rhode Island change that this week?
Also: Woonsocket shooting leaves man dead, woman injured; probate judge, four others accused of stealing guns, sports cards from dead man.
Also: 2 RI hospitals get five stars from Medicare; 2 supermoons coming up; how to become RI's next official poet; weekend weather; more.
Also: Two new Five Below stores opening in RI; RI Philharmonic Orchestra holding free concert; new online app to request mail-in ballots.
Also: 11-year-old daughter of former Revs' goalie dies in boat accident; some Rhode Islanders still getting student debt forgiven; more.
Also: Man drowns trying to save woman and child at beach; Coventry man facing child molestation charges; beautiful homes hit the market.
Also: Car catches fire at auto repair shop; girl scout educates community about ADHD; unique houses hit the Rhode Island market.
Also: Parasitic stomach bug appears in Rhode Island; police holding statewide school supply drive; one injured in crash; cool homes; more.
Also: Controversy over "TopGolf Providence" in Cranston; AG says man caught with 15 "ghost guns" after letting people shoot him; inflation.
Also: Major bank ordered to refund RI customers; dangerous sea creatures in Ocean State waters; free skin cancer screenings; events; more.
Also: 6 RI companies named among best places to work; toxic algae in the water; see when the Cranston Fall Festival is; a house on a cliff.
Co-organized with We Be Jammin' Events, the festival will bring a day of family fun to Itri Square in the Knightsville neighborhood.
Also: See an inside look into filmmaking in Rhode Island; BelVita recall; Silver Alert issued for missing man; firework remnants cause fire.
Police said Carl Dias, 63, of Warwick, was last seen on Broad Street in Cranston around 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Also: CDC says more than one in five RI adults are diagnosed with depression; Bristol's Fourth of July concert series is back; bank robbery.
Also: Contractor sentenced for home insurance fraud; RI man accused of stealing SUV out of CT; a five-planet parade; more.
This Rhode Island city ranked No. 38 in the U.S., because of its affordability, walkability and other factors.
Also: Another Rhode Island city commits to more out-of-school learning opportunities; a car is stolen; fun events; beautiful homes for sale.
Also: New details on crash with two RI State Police cruisers; David's Bridal closing its only store in the Ocean State; bad weather; more.
Also: Woman's neglect of elderly dog leads to its death, prosecutors say; South Kingstown 300th anniversary parade; lottery winner; more.
Want to be a police officer in Cranston? See what the requirements are and how to apply.
The winning ticket was sold at Speedy Mart on Warwick Avenue in Cranston, Rhode Island Lottery officials said.
Also: Man accused of strangling child; beach closed for high bacteria levels; little-known virus sees spring spike; a strawberry moon; more.
Also: Man accused of stealing backhoe from RI Department of Transportation; National Donut Day deals; new bulletproof vests for K-9 police.
Cranston police say Vested Interest's protective vests are custom-made for both K-9 officers Ryken and Czar.
Also: 2 seriously injured in head-on crash; man sentenced for stabbing, killing mother's neighbor; local fire department gets national rep.
According to Cranston police, David Bell Jr., 61, was last seen near Mohawk Trail around 9:15 p.m. on May 15.
See the top 10 most-read stories on RI Patch in the past week, including a home with a secret prohibition past; prom vandalism; more.
Also: City councilor resigns after facing crack cocaine charge; zoo's missing parrots found; Cranston Spring Street Festival is soon; more.
A Cranston resident told ABC6 that she spotted one of the parrots on a power line in her neighborhood Wednesday.
Also: Man accused of selling THC vapes to high school students; police body cameras; man accused of molesting child several times; more.
Also: Providence named among best places to live in U.S.; student traveling to Antarctica; home with secret prohibition era room for sale.