Child unintentionally left on school bus in Narragansett
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — An investigation is underway after a 6-year-old student was unintentionally left alone on a school bus in Narragansett last week, 12 News has learned. Narragansett...
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Poplar Point Lighthouse shines again after 100+ years
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A light has returned to Wickford, blinking at boats in Narragansett Bay for the first time in more than 100 years. Poplar Point Lighthouse was first built in 1831,...
View Article2 rescued from water in Westerly
WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — Two people were rescued from the water in Watch Hill on Friday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m., members of the Watch Hill Fire Department, the Westerly Ambulance Corps, Inc. and...
View ArticleRI Beach Erosion Commission considering solutions as state loses 2 feet of...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — With powerful storms battering local beaches, a newly-formed commission is trying come up with solutions for the urgent problems erosion is creating for Rhode Island's...
View ArticleTaylor Swift's Watch Hill home undergoing renovations
WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — Taylor Swift's beloved Holiday House has sat quietly on a Watch Hill beach for decades — but it's back in the spotlight as it undergoes extensive renovations. The seaside...
View ArticleDEM to restock 13 RI water bodies with trout, salmon
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Freshwater anglers may have better chances of catching salmon and trout next week. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will be restocking 13 water...
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RI family donates 67 acres to create new wildlife refuge
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Near the Great Swamp Management Area in South Kingstown now lies the new Eleanor & Maurice H. Gordon Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is named in honor of the Gordon...
View ArticleNorth Kingstown man sentenced for sexually assaulting minor
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A North Kingstown man will spend 17 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a minor between 2019 and 2020, R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Friday. Daniel...
View ArticleYawgoo Valley Ski Resort thriving in the cold weather
EXETER, R.I. (WPRI) — For the first time in roughly six years, Yawgoo Valley Ski Resort's mountain is nearly 100% open. That's because it's finally cold enough for the Exeter resort to make and...
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URI honors MLK's legacy through Talent Development Program
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — It's been almost 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic visit to the University of Rhode Island. On Oct. 5, 1966, the civil rights icon spoke to a crowd of...
View ArticleFind a warming center near you as bitter cold sets in
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The temperatures are well below freezing this week with the wind making it feel like the single digits at times. This cold weather is especially dangerous for seniors,...
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Social media helps photographer find couple in chance engagement photos
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — When Beth Fitzpatrick snapped a few pictures of a couple getting engaged on the beach, she didn't know how special those photos would become to the pair of strangers. "I...
View ArticleRI manufacturer: Potential Trump tariffs already affecting business
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — With a view of the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, crews along Quonset's coastline are preparing a vessel that's expected to arrive in Maine's waters this summer. "It's the...
View Article4 rescued from sinking boat after crash near Block Island
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) — Four people were rescued Thursday night after two fishing boats crashed off the coast of Block Island, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Sector Long Island...
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'Bulldog Boutique' providing free clothes to Westerly students in need
WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — Westerly High School's new student boutique is a small space with big dreams. Ocean Lombard has made perfecting the Bulldog Boutique her priority. "Growing up my mom owned a...
View ArticleBird flu found in southern RI farm flock
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has confirmed the presence of bird flu in a noncommercial farm flock in southern Washington County. On Friday,...
View ArticlePHIL's Main Street Grille closing after 85 years
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A beloved South Kingstown restaurant is closing for good this weekend after 85 years in business. PHIL's Main Street Grille announced on social media Friday that its...
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New Quonset seaglider facility to create hundreds of jobs
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Electric passenger vehicles created for regional travel over coastal waters are soon going to be built in Rhode Island. Federal, state and local leaders were at Quonset...
View Article2 snowy owls found dead in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — Two snowy owls have been found dead within the past week, one in Rhode Island and the other in Massachusetts. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) told...
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Charlestown officers rescue 'distressed' owl
CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — In what's being described as a "hoot-worthy rescue," Charlestown officers saved a distressed barred owl Monday morning. (Courtesy: Charlestown Police Department) Officers...
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