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    RI education board approves arming university cops Video included

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    Rhode Island will allow campus police officers to carry guns on Rhode Island college campuses. More>>

    Town asks court to block Sakonnet Bridge tolls Video included

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    The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority moves ahead with the installation of toll-collecting equipment. More>>

    I-Team: Coast Guard questions boater's story

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    Police say they've found evidence that makes them question a Freetown man's story about how he fell off his boat. More>>

    RI schools would be able to scrap 180-day mandate Video included

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    The state Senate passes a bill that would give school districts more flexibility in scheduling classes. More>>

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    Reconstruction begins on a Narragansett restaurant severely damage by Hurricane Sandy. More>>

    • Local News

    • Friday, May 24 2013 10:48 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:48:47 GMT
      The man accused of trespassing near the Westerly home of singer Taylor Swift is due in court later Friday. Lucas Vorsteveld, 22, was arrested on Lighthouse Road nine days ago. Celebrity website TMZ reported
      The man accused of trespassing near the Westerly home of singer Taylor Swift is due in court later Friday. Lucas Vorsteveld, 22, was arrested on Lighthouse Road nine days ago. Celebrity website TMZ reported
    • The Massachusetts Senate has given final approval to its version of the state budget, setting the stage for negotiations with the House over the $34 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
      The Massachusetts Senate has given final approval to its version of the state budget, setting the stage for negotiations with the House over the $34 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
    • Friday, May 24 2013 8:28 AM EDT2013-05-24 12:28:45 GMT
      East Providence's police chief will be back on the job Friday. Joseph Tavares has been reinstated. Last month Tavares had been was placed on administrative leave. The budget commission had been investigating
      East Providence's police chief will be back on the job Friday. Joseph Tavares has been reinstated. Last month Tavares had been was placed on administrative leave. The budget commission had been investigating
    • National

    • Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."
      A truck hauling a too-tall load hit an overhead girder of a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants...
    • New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is co-hosting NBC's "Today" on Friday morning as part of a campaign to proclaim that the state's shore is ready for business seven months after being devastated by Superstorm...
      New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" to tell a national audience the state is...
    • An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage.
      A sheriff says an earthquake in far northeastern California did not cause any injuries, but did cause moderate damages, including to a water tank.
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    • Thursday, May 23 2013 2:45 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:45:26 GMT
      The Red Cross is asking for your help in the wake of a devastating tornado in Moore, Okla.
      The Red Cross is asking for your help in the wake of a devastating tornado in Moore, Okla.

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