Man Pleads Guilty For Role In Cockfighting Ring: PM Patch RI

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• Providence Man Pleads Guilty For Role In Cockfighting Ring: Onil Vasquez Lozada, 39, faces up to five years in federal prison after admitting to possessing roosters for cockfighting.
• 1 RI County Get 'F' Grade For Pollution, New Report Says: The report says 56.1 million Americans are living in places that get failing grades for unhealthy levels of ground-level ozone pollution.
• This RI Restaurant Is Among The Top 100 For Brunch In The U.S.: Open Table: The 2025 OpenTable "Top 100 Brunch Restaurants" list includes restaurants in Rhode Island, 23 other states, and Washington, D.C.

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• Meet Bo, Newport Police's Newest Therapy/Comfort Dog
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