Category: Local News
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Armed Barricade Situation Shuts Down Fruit Hill Avenue as More Than 20 Police Vehicles Respond to Standoff in North Providence, Rhode Island
NORTH PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — A heavy police presence descended on a residential neighborhood after authorities responded to reports of a barricaded individual armed…
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Daughter Surprises Stepfather by Reuniting Him With 1973 Corvette Stingray He Sold 40 Years Ago to Raise Her and Her Brother
UNITED STATES — A man who once sold his prized 1973 Corvette Stingray to help provide for the woman he loved and her two…
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New Bedford Police Tow 252 Vehicles and Issue 810 Parking Citations Totaling $40,500 Following Storm Enforcement Effort
NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS — New Bedford police have towed 252 vehicles and issued 810 parking citations totaling $40,500 as part of storm-related enforcement efforts,…
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4-Year-Old With Congenital Heart Disease Arrives Alone for Major Surgery, Pediatric Doctor Later Adopts Him After Learning of Foster Care Struggles
UNITED STATES — A 4-year-old boy born with congenital heart disease arrived at the hospital alone for a major surgical procedure, but what began…
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Norfolk County Jail Inmates Use Recreation Time to Build Large Snow Dragon Sculpture Inside Facility Yard
NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS — Two inmates at the Norfolk County Jail turned a snowy recreation period into an unexpected display of creativity, constructing a…
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Can of Alcohol Mistaken for Juice Found in Georgia Student’s Lunchbox, South Fulton Police Issue Warning to Parents
SOUTH FULTON, GEORGIA — A can of alcohol was discovered inside a student’s lunchbox, prompting South Fulton police to remind parents to double-check what…
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Man Clings to Moving Cars in Sacramento, California Before Arrest, Dragged Across Pavement as Vehicle Reaches 40 MPH
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA — A man was arrested after he was seen clinging to multiple moving vehicles in a dangerous roadside incident, with one car…
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Rhode Island Calls in Help as Crews from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Vermont Arrive to Battle Nearly Three Feet of Blizzard Snow
RHODE ISLAND — After a powerful blizzard dumped nearly three feet of snow across parts of Southern New England, Rhode Island is now relying…
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Massive Fire at Ohio Farm Kills Around 6,000 Hogs as Thick Smoke Billows for Miles
OHIO — A massive fire tore through a farm in Ohio, leaving approximately 6,000 hogs dead and sending thick plumes of smoke into the…
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New York Hospital Welcomes Its Largest Baby on Record Just Hours After Delivering One of Its Smallest at Cayuga Medical Center
ITHACA, NEW YORK — A maternity unit in upstate New York experienced an unforgettable day after delivering two newborns just hours apart — including…