Jimmy Bentley is the field editor for Patch covering Rhode Island He spends most of his time covering Cranston, Coventry, Newport, Narragansett, South Kingstown, Newport, Portsmouth, North Kingstown, Bristol, Warren, Tiverton and Little Compton. He was a reporter at the Plympton-Halifax Express and interned for Patch while earning his master's at Emerson College. In his free time, Jimmy hits concerts (sometimes reviewing them for Patch), watches movies and plays in a kickball league.
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RI Department of Health officials say people shouldn't drink water or eat fish from the lake. Avoid fishing, boating, and kayaking.
Despite inflation concerns, the National Retail Federation projected holiday spending to reach record levels in November and December.
Prosecutors say Johan Quinones, 24, shot and killed a 38-year-old man in an attempted robbery at a Providence laundromat in 2021.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
There have been 34 new hospital admissions of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past week in Rhode Island, according to the CDC.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Nov. 9 and Nov. 13.
The mystery illness, which has killed some dogs, starts with a cough that can last for several weeks and doesn't respond to antibiotics.
AAA: 55 million people are expected to be traveling for Thanksgiving; vehicles on the road should expect to be in cars for close to 2 hours.
Christmas shipping deadlines are less than a month away, so start planning soon if you want your gifts to arrive in time.
Also: Fruit with potential listeria contamination recalled; don't feed coyotes; woman accused of driving while three times over legal limit.
Police say Frank Rogowski, 54, of West Warwick, led police on a chase after stealing a small safe, cash and cigarettes from a gas station.
So far this fall, the CDC estimates at least 780,000 flu illnesses, at least 8,000 hospitalizations and at least 490 flu-related deaths.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, elderly people, and those with weak immune systems.
It is expected to rain all day Wednesday, but Thanksgiving should be much nicer in Rhode Island.
Portsmouth police and animal control have recently received several complaints regarding people intentionally feeding coyotes.
Dennis Bernier was selected as the new fire marshal, while Keith Maine was named assistant fire marshal for the Union Fire District.
South Kingstown police say Donna O'Keefe's blood-alcohol level was 0.246.
South Kingstown police say Sarah Weinreich, 46, of Charlestown, drunkenly crossed the center line and crashed her car into another vehicle.
The recognition came from the Best Friends Animal Network, a nonprofit that partners with thousands of shelters, throughout the U.S.
Newport police say the fentanyl-laced cocaine was supplied by Jason Sumner, 49, of Watertown, Massachusetts.
