Nearby News: Syphillis Cases Rise, Fires, Crashes, and Crime

Here are the most popular posts from around Rhode Island Patch sites last week:

1. Armed Intruders Hold Cranston Children in Room, Drag Mother Around House | Cranston, RI Patch
2. Man Shot Outside Newport Apartment Building | Newport, RI Patch
3. Obituary: Paul J. Haywood, 75 | Newport, RI Patch
4. David Bottoms Indicted for Child Rape, Molestation, Giving Girls Crack Cocaine | Woonsocket, RI Patch
5. Syphilis Cases Increased by 79 Percent in RI Last Year; Officials Say Tinder is Partly to Blame | Coventry, RI Patch
6. Cranston School Bus Bursts into Flames, Nobody Hurt | Cranston, RI Patch
7. Woman Killed in Pedestrian Accident ID’d | Coventry, RI Patch
8. Newport Council to Consider Panhandling and Soliciting Issue Again | Newport, RI Patch
9. Woman Struck by Car in Coventry Dies | Coventry, RI Patch
10. Crews Battle Maplewood Drive Fire -- Twice | Coventry, RI Patch

Other popular stories, posts readers may have missed last week include:

• Coventry Fire Destroys Mobile Home, SUVs; Nobody Hurt | Coventry, RI Patch
• Coventry to Pay Respect to Fire Lieutenant who Died from Occupational Cancer | Coventry, RI Patch
• Body Found in Portsmouth Waters | Portsmouth, RI Patch
• Newport Man Charged with Child Porn Possession, Transfer | Newport, RI Patch
• Portsmouth Announces Tax Sale List | Portsmouth, RI Patch
• East Greenwich Memorial Day Parade Steps Off Monday Morning | East Greenwich, RI Patch
• Obituary: Chelsea Faith Ricks, 28 | Coventry, RI Patch
• C-130 Lands Safely in Quonset after Landing Gear Failure | North Kingstown, RI Patch
• Mulligans Island Carnival | Cranston, RI Patch
• Gouda News! New Cheese Shop and Eatery Opens in Edgewood | Cranston, RI Patch
• NK Family Searching for Lost Golden Retriever | North Kingstown, RI Patch
• Embury in Running for Manager Job in Mashpee | North Kingstown, RI Patch
• Driver Charged with DUI after Flat River Road Crash | Coventry, RI Patch
• Missing Mass. Girl Last Seen in Rhode Island Found Safe | East Providence, RI Patch
• Founder of SENESCO Marine Dies at 77 After a Long Illness | North Kingstown, RI Patch
• Council to Review Feasibility Study for New Portsmouth Police Station | Portsmouth, RI Patch

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