URI loses to Mercer 17-10 in FCS Playoffs
MACON, Ga. (WPRI) -- URI's historic season that saw them make the FCS playoffs for the first time since 1985 has come to an end. They lost in Georgia on Saturday afternoon against Mercer University in...
View ArticleFirst responder Christmas parade held in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON, R.I. (WPRI) -- The Hope Valley-Wyoming Fire District were in the Christmas spirit on Saturday afternoon. Around a dozen of their firetrucks were decked out in holiday decorations while...
View ArticlePedestrian hit by car in South Kingstown
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A pedestrian was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after being hit by a vehicle in South Kingstown. The incident happened on Main Street, in the Wakefield section...
View ArticleLawsuit: Real estate firm charged excessive application fees
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is suing a national real estate management corporation for illegally charging application fees and discriminating against...
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Car crashes into woods off I-95 in Exeter
EXETER, R.I. (WPRI) — An investigation is underway after a car crashed into the woods off I-95 North in Exeter on Thursday. The Exeter 2 Volunteer Fire Department posted on Facebook that they...
View ArticleURI police hold annual 'Stuff-A-Cruiser' toy drive
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) -- The University of Rhode Island's Department of Public Safety kicked off its annual "Stuff-A-Cruiser" toy drive on Saturday. The toy drive, which first began in 2015,...
View ArticleCamel stuck on its side in South Kingstown gets rescued
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) -- South Kingstown firefighters rescued a camel on Sunday that was stuck on its side. The Union Fire District said the camel is back up on its feet and safe. Crews were at...
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South Kingstown fire sends firefighter to the hospital
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a house fire on Amos Street in South Kingstown on Monday. Union Fire District Chief Steve Pinch said...
View ArticleGong Cha delays grand opening of Narragansett location
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — The bubble tea franchise Gong Cha has pushed back the grand opening of its new location in Narragansett to Dec. 21 and 22. The event was originally scheduled for Dec. 14...
View ArticleFirefighter bodycam gives inside look at battling house fire
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — South Kingstown firefighters released bodycam footage of what they faced earlier this week while battling a two-alarm house fire. The Union Fire District team responded...
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Dead whale washes ashore in Charlestown
CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A dead whale was found Tuesday at Quonnie Beach in Charlestown. The town said Mystic Aquarium has assessed the situation and will conduct a necropsy. After the whale is...
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