Plus, all seventh graders must now get vaccinated for HPV. Has your child gotten her shot yet?
Plus, Patriots Owner Robert Kraft responds to the "unfathomable" actions taken by the NFL against Tom Brady.
A Patch reader from the Quonset area of North Kingstown sent along this video.
The heat, humidity and sunshine today is a recipe for unhealthy levels of ground-level ozone.
From a microburst in Narragansett to flooding in the East Bay, the thunderstorm was fast and furious.
Plus, Cranston's mayor addresses charges of "misconduct" in the police force, and a baby likely has a disease that was nearly extinct.
Plus, police charge another man with setting up a fake cancer fundraiser, and the average RI worker can't afford rent in the state.
Plus, get ready for even heavier traffic on the way to the beach, and listen to the Newport Folf Festival live.
Plus, heading to the beach? Get ready for a traffic jam.
Channel your inner James Dean or Marilyn Monroe for a night of dinner, drinks, dancing and fundraising for NBS on August 15th!
Plus, a Cranston restaurant agrees to honor the shuttered Faial's Restaurant gift certificates.
Plus, more than 500 pounds of trash is plucked from just a tiny section of Newport Harbor.
Jim Gillen brought hope to countless people battling addiction in Rhode Island.
The day will benefit three nonprofits and includes a soccer clinic, a fun match-up and a festive dinner.
Plus, a "family friendly" event turns into a drug-induced rave, to the ire of local parents.
Heavy rainfall is possible this afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
Plus, police cruisers are involved in accidents, and a Woonsocket deli closes because it can't find good employees.
Dave Felker said if you want to know why he gets up early, this is it.
Plus, a man waving a BB gun in Newport is arrested, and Cranston's Miss RI just misses the national crown.
Plus, a juvenile is rescued at sea, and a former cop is charged with molestation.
Helping our Veterans in need!
Thunderstorms will bring torrential downpours and the possibility of flash flooding Wednesday.
Be prepared for the possibility of strong wind, flooding and lightning.
Edward Huff tries to go out and sketch for about an hour every morning.
A Flood Watch is in effect through Sunday evening. An umbrella might be a decent Father's Day gift this year.
Goat Island resident Lena Bottos was on her way home when she came face to face with this golden gloriousness in Newport.
After highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s on Monday, temperatures will bounce back and sunshine returns on Tuesday.
Conditions are favorable high ozone. People with lung disease, older people and some children might have some trouble breathing today.
Plus, Rockwell JFK auction, heinous crimes, a terror probe, fires, heroin arrests, and more around Rhode Island.
A bit, actually. And boy, did we need it!
The sophomore at the Community College of Rhode Island received $5,000 to travel to four Cape Verdean islands to distribute food and clothes
Plus, panhandling becomes an issue again, tax sale, a C-130 lands safely, and obituaries.
A busy week at RI Patch: DUIs, Volvo Ocean Race results, traffic changes, and a thrown bicycle-lovers’ quarrel case.
Plus, fund created for family, jumping out of a plane, cops on the hunt, a café opens, and more.
“It’s going to take a great deal of time and money to get her back on her feet," the aunt of Lindsey Clark said.
Be careful if you plan on being on the road — visibility could be severely reduced in some parts of Rhode Island.
The Norman Bird Sanctuary invites you & your family to celebrate spring with us this Sunday, May 17th!
Please leave a donation of non-perishable food in a bag near your mailbox Saturday morning to help the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.
East Providence Area Chamber to hold luncheon on Tues., May 12. Guest speaker: Erik Godwin, director of RI Office of Regulatory Reform