Scammers Plead Guilty To $600,000 Lottery Fraud | Patch PM

Welcome to Thursday's edition of Patch PM. Here's a look at today's top stories from around Rhode Island.

Scammers Plead Guilty To $600,000 Lottery Fraud

The scammers stole more than $325,000 from one Massachusetts resident.

RI Parents Receive First Child Tax Credits: What To Know

Payments, which are part of the American Rescue Plan, started going out to 39 million U.S. households July 15.

Providence Named Among Best Places To Live: U.S. News

U.S. News ranked the 150 best places to live in the country. Rhode Island's capital made the list.

6 State-Run School COVID-19 Test Sites To Close July 31

The six test sites set to close by the end of July were opened in September 2020 as part of the return to in-person schooling.