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A truck ended up on top of another car during a crash Thursday evening in Cranston, Rhode Island, which left one driver with a broken leg, according to NBC affiliate WJAR-TV. The truck crashed into a vehicle Thursday night at the Reservoir Road and Woodbridge Road intersection, which sent it flying into the air, before it landed on another car,…

Tuesday night: Showers dwindle. Lows in the 50s. Wednesday: Clouds, sprinkles, chance shower. Highs around 70.

Today: Rain and downpours. Highs in the 60s. Overnight Tuesday Night: Showers dwindle. Lows in the 50s. Wednesday: Clouds, sprinkles, chance shower. Highs around 70.

Another day of rain for our Tuesday in New England, though the overall chance of flash flooding and thunderstorms has decreased from Labor Day, owing to less humid and cooler air moving in.  A flash flood warning was issued for parts of southern Connecticut through 2:15 p.m., and a flood warning is in effect until mid-afternoon for parts of...

Today: Rain and downpours. Highs in the 60s. Overnight Tuesday Night: Showers dwindle. Lows in the 50s. Wednesday: Clouds, sprinkles, chance shower. Highs around 70.

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A former coach at a competitive cheerleading organization has been charged with sexually assaulting a student over a two-year period when the girl was from 12 to 14 years old, police said. Alyshia Tkacs, 33, of Cranston, Rhode Island, faces five counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of second-degree child molestation, East Providence police said in a statement…

The remains of an Army officer from Rhode Island killed during the Korean War are coming home for burial more than 70 years after he was reported missing. The Providence Journal reports that 1st Lt. Anthony R. Mazzulla was scheduled to arrive at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport on Tuesday. Burial is scheduled for Saturday in Cranston. The…

A woman was charged with allegedly violating a Rhode Island city ordinance against feeding wild animals. The 55-year-old woman’s neighbors blame her for exacerbating the rodent problem in Cranston, WJAR-TV reported. Last week, the publication captured several nocturnal rats active in the middle of the day. Neighbors say that it’s even worse during the night. The woman and her...

Three people have been arrested after an incident police said involved an officer being pushed, surrounded, and run over while responding to dozens of recklessly driven motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. About 30 motorcycles and ATVs were speeding and weaving in and out of traffic Friday afternoon before one of the drivers dropped her motorcycle in the middle of the road…

A Rhode Island man was shot to death by his mother’s boyfriend Tuesday, police in Cranston said. After police were called to a B Street home shortly after 2:30 p.m., 41-year-old Paul Zoice was found unconscious with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Rhode Island hospital, where he died from his injuries. Zoice lived at the home with...

A man has died after losing control of his speeding car, swerving and hitting an SUV in Rhode Island Saturday night, police said. Four other people were hurt in the crash in Cranston about 8:19 p.m., local police said Sunday. One remained in critical condition. The crash involved a 1991 Nissan 300Z car, occupied by two men, and a 2020…

A Cranston, Rhode Island police officer was involved in a shooting when a suspect drove a car at him during a chase, according to police. Around 11 a.m., an 8-year veteran of the force tried to pull over a driver who was not wearing his seat belt, according to a release from Cranston police. The officer reported that the driver…

A Rhode Island dog trainer who was caring for the beloved pet of former New England Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo when the animal died has pleaded guilty to related charges. The Sun Chronicle reports that 42-year-old Amelia Ferreira, of Cranston, was sentenced Tuesday in Massachusetts to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to obstructing justice.

A female driver is facing drunk driving charges after allegedly crashing her car into a home in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, early Sunday morning.

Rhode Island says it will launch a second round of aerial mosquito sprays in response to the increased risk of eastern equine encephalitis. The state health and environmental management departments made the announcement Thursday to begin spraying two targeted areas on Sept. 23. The decision comes after state officials confirmed on Tuesday at least three human cases of the mosquito-borne...

A Rhode Island man is getting five years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl in Connecticut.

A Rhode Island man is getting five years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl in Connecticut.

Cranston Police say a man faces felony assault charges for allegedly attacking another man with a bat in an apparent road rage incident.

Some devastated pet owners across the country are sounding off on social media, claiming a recalled dog food may have killed their pets. Jennifer Jubinville is still mourning the loss of her dog, Staley, who she says was suffering from liver failure and was put down in December. She says she fed Staley Hill’s prescription formula daily dog food for...