A roaring, three-alarm fire that broke out before dawn on Friday destroyed a home on Lincoln Avenue in Cranston, and damaged several neighboring houses, leaving several pets dead but no residents or firefighters were injured.… MORE
Tag Archives: Cranston
3 arrested, large amount of fentanyl seized in raids
Police have arrested three people and seized more than 41 kilograms or about 90 pounds of fentanyl in court-authorized raids at homes in Providence and Cranston. … MORE
Patient self-harm at psych hospital prompts staff retraining
Officials at a state-run psychiatric hospital in Rhode Island say they’ll retrain staff on security measures after a patient swallowed a shaving razor.… MORE
Graves of some who died at RI institutions lie under highway
The thousands of drivers who use a Rhode Island highway on their way to work every day probably have no idea they are passing over the graves of some people who died in the late 1800s and early 1900s at state institutions.… MORE
Charges in battle over panhandling ordinance dismissed
A legal battle over attempts by Rhode Island’s second-largest city to ban panhandling is coming to a close with the dismissal of charges against six advocates for the homeless. … MORE
Man gets 30 years in prison for killing girlfriend’s son
A 74-year-old Rhode Island man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting his girlfriend’s son. … MORE
Residents displaced in apartment collapse assured of housing
Thirty nine families remained out of their apartments Thursday after a second floor walkway collapsed on Tuesday, the city declaring the Broad Street complex “unlivable.”… MORE
Fire chief accused of domestic violence pleads not guilty
The Seekonk fire chief was arrested after police were called to his home on a report that he was assaulting someone, breaking things and was intoxicated. … MORE
Woman charged for feeding rats that exacerbated rodent issue
A woman was charged with allegedly violating a Rhode Island city ordinance against feeding wild animals.… MORE
Cranston police shut down suspected illegal massage parlors
A monthslong investigation into numerous reports of suspicious activity at six massage businesses in Cranston has resulted in 11 arrests and uncovered evidence of human trafficking and prostitution. … MORE
