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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If passed, the bill would allow utility companies to purchase nuclear power to save Rhode Island residents money on their electricity bills.
A NY man admits to a federal judge he was part of a conspiracy that tried to defraud banks in Rhode Island and nine other states.
Middletown police say Justin Deprospo, 39, struck an officer with his car in an attempt to evade arrest by DEA agents.
Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around Rhode Island Patch sites last week.
Also: See which water supplies have dangerous chemicals; a parade of planets; cold temperatures ending the weekend; more.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Jan. 15 and Jan. 17.
The town is converting to a new utility billing system and there may be delays in processing March 2025 payments.
A train hits a person near Dike Street in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, police say.
One unregistered gun was modified to be a machine gun and had a barrel length of about 11 inches — much less than the 16 inches allowed.
Here's a look at the weekend weather, forecast for Rhode Island, as reported by AccuWeather.
A variety of compounds found in tap water could have negative health impacts on people.
These planetary hangouts happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once.
Also: Stop & Shop situation "a serious concern"; driver in fatal crash was intoxicated; a total lunar eclipse coming; budget news; more.
The single-car crash happened on Nov. 14, 2024, on Mumford Road and resulted in the deaths of Andres Naranjo, 26, and Samuel White, 24.
See the latest announcement from the Town of Portsmouth.
A strike threat over health insurance and a possible warehouse closing have prompted three state treasurers to send a letter to Stop & Shop.
The total lunar eclipse overnight March 13-14, 2025, is the first visible over Rhode Island since 2022.
Police say an undercover officer posed as a teen, and three men (one from RI and two from Mass.) thought they were meeting them for sex.
Programs have hands-on learning opportunities, preparing graduates for successful careers as shark biologists and researchers.
No member of the Rhode Island delegation voted in favor of the budget, which one local official said was a "billionaire-first" plan.
