Condo Fire Displaces 5 People: PM Patch RI

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• Fire At Newport Condo Displaces 5 People: Report: Newport firefighters and other local crews extinguish the fire before it could spread to other homes in the complex on Grafton Street.
• Providence Woman Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs Into RI Prison: Yahaira Cristina Contreras, 32, admits she conspired with others to smuggle 201 Suboxone strips into a prison in Central Falls.
• When Does Daylight Saving Time Begin? What To Know In RI: There's a chance it could be the last time we "spring forward," as the practice on the second Sunday in March has become known.

Here are some more Rhode Island Patch headlines you may have missed:

• Will RI Residents See DOGE Stimulus Payments? What To Know
• Roger Williams University Students Gain Exclusive Real Estate Industry Insights Through NYC Externship
• Getting Close To Back In The 40s: RI Weekend Weather Forecast
• South Kingstown Looking To Hire Contractor For Building Code Board of Appeals
• 2 Domestic Assaults; Drug And Weapon Charges: Coventry Police Log
• Providence Man Admits To Defrauding Banks Out Of Thousands Of Dollars
• Town Of South Kingstown: See Details For Monday's Town Council Meeting
• U.S. Measles Cases Rise Nationwide: Should We Worry In RI?
• Bristol Police Looking For Missing Woman.

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