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Injured Moped Driver Charged With DUI: Newport Police
Police said the man hurt early Thursday morning in a scooter accident is being charged with drunk driving,

Margo Sullivan is the editor of the Rhode Island Patch. She has worked at news organizations in New England and in New York City for 20 years. Her favorite assignments (besides Patch, of course) were The Gabby Dog column, a pet column featuring her cats Asia and Charlie (because cats always get top billing) and her dogs Gabby, Lucky, Heather and Lollypop and an all too brief stint on the City Desk at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
Police said the man hurt early Thursday morning in a scooter accident is being charged with drunk driving,

The local animal control officer caught two turkeys, but the third one escaped.
Time flies. The Newport Bridge in 2019 will celebrate its 50th anniversary. A party is planned.
A moped driver was taken to the hospital on Tuesday morning around 1:30 as a precaution.
The dog belonged to ex-Pat star Jerod Mayo. He said the family was not prepared for the awful news and was devastated.
Four people were trapped Monday afternoon when a tree fell on them on Harris Avenue, but none was seriously hurt, WPRI-TV reported.
The Roger Williams University/WPRI-TV poll found the governor has a 2-percentage-point lead, which statistically is a dead heat.
For the second day in a row, an air quality alert is being issued for the entire state, the Department of Environmental Management said.
Police expect the road to be re-opened around 5 p.m.
The 2018 Ford GT costs $450,000, according to the Newport Car Museum.
The state EMA is reminding people to stay hydrated and in the air conditioning.
The lifeguards are from Cranston, Pawtucket and Smithfield, the state Department of Environmental Management said.
James Michael Hook, 82, died Aug. 3. Calling hours are Aug. 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. at O'Neill-Hayes Funeral Home on Spring Street.
Except for Slack's Reservoir in Greenville/ Johnston, all the beaches are safe for swimming, the state health department said.
The incident happened July 27, police said.
The state Department of Environmental Management has issued an air quality alert statewide (including Block Island) due to unhealthy ozone.
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About 104 customers are without power Saturday, according to National Grid.