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From the heart of Broadway all the way down Thames Street, a cacophony of police sirens, blaring bagpipes and thumping drums filled the air, and thousands of green-clad spectators lined the streets for the 63rd annual Newport St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday.

Harriet Diamond spent two years sculpting her work that's now on display at Imago Gallery, "Driven From Their Homes." She said that thoughts of her own experience as a mother were a great part of what motivated her.

The annual event on Saturday at the University of Rhode Island's campus in South Kingstown was part of Brain Week RI, with events around the state highlighting neuroscience research in Rhode Island.

In a season of hits and misses, chalk last night’s outing up among the misses.

COVENTRY -- Police say they arrested three people early Sunday morning on drug charges after they responded to a disturbance on Mill Street where witnesses say they saw a man brandish a firearm before fleeing the scene.In recent weeks, police say they had been investigating reports of fentanyl distribution from the same house at 66 Mill St. Sunday morning they removed three people from the house and placed them in custody on charges of disorderly conduct.After getting a [...]

Sunny Sunday with a high near 43, northwest wind 8 to 11 mph. A nice day for West Warwick's 60th annual St. Patrick's Day parade, it steps off at 1 p.m.Clear Sunday night with a low around 24, wind 5 to 7 mph.Increasing clouds Monday, with a high near 45 and a low around 25. Quiet weather pattern continues through at least mid-week according to the [...]

PAWTUCKET -- A local man is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on robbery and larceny charges stemming from the armed robbery of a Cottage Street hair salon last week, police say.Dustin French, 31, of 20 Annette Ave., turned himself into the Rhode Island State Police Lincoln barracks on Friday and arrested on a warrant alleging he robbed the oMa Hair Design, 251 Cottage St. on March 12.French is charged with four counts of first degree robbery and one count of larceny [...]

CRANSTON -- A vigil is planned for Sunday evening for Lauren Ise, a Cranston woman who police say was killed in her Bay View Avenue apartment Wednesday by an ex-boyfriend.The vigil will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Hugh B. Bain Middle School, 135 Gansett Ave., Cranston.Police have [...]

Among the hearings held in the Senate's 10 committees that go unrecorded is the Senate Finance Committee, which vets the state budget. The House Finance Committee's Room 35, by contrast, is equipped with permanent, mounted cameras.

March is National Women's History Month and www.Benefits.gov is celebrating "Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment." As part of the celebration this year, www.Benefits.gov is recognizing women veterans for their service over the years.According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, women are the fastest-growing group within the veteran population today. One way for all of us to honor them is to document their stories. The Veterans History Project, a program of the Library of [...]