How Much Rhode Islanders Spend On The Lottery: Patch PM

Welcome to Wednesday's edition of Patch PM. Here are the top headlines from around the Rhode Island Patch network.

Rhode Islanders Spend The Second-Highest On Lottery Tickets

The average Rhode Islander spends more than $600 per year playing the lottery.

Couch Corner No More: Furniture Dumping Banned In South Kingstown

The plot thickens: dumping has been banned in South Kingstown's infamous "couch corner."

Cranston Firefighters Mourn The Loss Of Captain Greg Coleman

Coleman died following a battle with occupational cancer, the president of the union said.

Opinion: Incentivizing A Cure

"There needs to be another way to incentivize research into cures," wrote Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi