Tick Bites Rising; 2 Dogs, 1 Woman Dead In At-Home Shooting: PM Patch RI

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Posted Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 3:59 pm ET

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Ticks Bites Up In RI, Northeast, Sending More To The ER: So far in April, 109 of every 100,000 emergency room visits in the Northeast have been for treatment of a tick bite.
Police ID Woman Killed In 'Accidental' Coventry Shooting, 2 Dogs Die: Police on Wednesday identified the woman who died and the man "gravely" injured in an "accidental" shooting that happened at a Coventry home on Tuesday afternoon. Coventry police said they also found two dead dogs at the home on Mulberry Court.
Little Compton Firefighters Rescue Driver After Roll-Over Crash: When Little Compton firefighters arrived, they found an SUV rolled onto its side with wires resting on it.

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