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Top December Articles: RIC Student Dies After Accident; Polar Express Runs Out of Gas; Man on Probation for Child Porn Was Having Sex With Minor
Plus, a Newport boy dies after collapsing at basketball practice and three are hospitalized after a fiery crash.

Here are the top articles from Patch sites across Rhode Island in December:
- Cranston West Grad, RIC Student, Dies After Accident
- Polar Express Runs Out of Gas in Portsmouth, Passengers Stuck for 3 Hours
- Police: Coventry Man on Probation for Child Porn Was Having Sex with 14-Year-Old
- Newport Boy Dies After Collapsing at Basketball Practice
- Newport Police Say Drunken Group Played with Rabid Raccoon in Front of City Hall
- Updated: 3 Hospitalized in Fiery Route 37 Pileup
- Newport Police Arrest Alleged Cocaine Dealer with Prior Convictions
- Narragansett Restaurant Owner Arrested in $3.5M Tax Scheme, Feds Say
- Another Alleged Cocaine Dealer Arrested by Newport Police after Lengthy Investigation
- DUI Suspect Stuffs Her Dress in Holding Cell Toilet, Creates Biohazard
- Prostitution Bust at Queen Spa in South Kingstown
- What Are The Most Common Baby Names of 2014?
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