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LINCOLN — An 80-year-old man was robbed and injured at Twin River Casino Thursday afternoon, according to a news release. Police said the victim had been sitting near the suspect, identified as Richard Settipane, 21, of North Reading, Mass. Settipane asked the victim for a cigarette, then reached over and grabbed $600 in cash from the victim and fled the area. The force knocked the elderly man over causing him to strike his head and face against a gaming machine.Twin River [...]

NORTH PROVIDENCE -- A driver struck a A North Providence police SUV, then took off in a hit-and-run crash early Friday morning, according to police.The officer didn’t suffer any injuries in the crash just off Mineral Spring Avenue on Tuscola Avenue. The police SUV was damaged, but not totaled in the crash. The damage was considered minor.Police still haven’t caught the hit-and-run driver, who was in a passenger car. 

PROVIDENCE -- The heavy rain from overnight has moved away but scattered showers are likely for much of the morning.Expect a high near 46 degrees in Providence and wind gusts up to 25 mph., according to the National Weather Service.There's a chance of rain showers tonight and then snow showers are likely overnight. The temperature will drop to about 33 degrees.For Saturday, expect clouds until mid-morning then clearing with a high near 45. A north wind will gust up to 38 [...]

NEW BEDFORD — A Bristol County Superior Court judge is expected to decide on a temporary injunction on Friday regarding the 10 citizen lawsuit challenging Jasiel Correia II’s ability to maintain the office of mayor after last week’s recall election. The recall election on March 12 was set to be certified by 5 p.m. Friday by the Board of Elections and the City Clerk that would clear the way for Correia to be sworn into office. The 10 residents named [...]

Adib Khanafer's phone rang Friday as he was performing surgery at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand. That wasn't unusual. He was the on-call vascular surgeon for the weekend. He was expected to be ready for anything. But the tone and urgency in the nurse's voice made it clear something was amiss. "Where are you? How far are you?" she asked him. "You need to be here. We need you now." The 50-year-old left the elective surgery he was [...]

PROVIDENCE -- Expect a mostly cloudy day with a high near 49 degrees before rain moves in tonight and continues into Friday, the National Weather Service says."A coastal storm impacts the region tonight into early Friday morning with periods of rain, heavy at times, and gusty winds," the weather service says in its forecast discussion. "Steady rain tapers off to showers/drizzle Friday."Rain is likely early Friday and then there's a chance of showers after noon. Otherwise, it [...]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The main suspect in a deadly tram shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht will be charged with offenses including multiple murder or manslaughter with a terrorist intent, prosecutors said Thursday.Investigations so far into Monday's shooting that left three dead and three seriously injured indicate that the shooter acted alone, prosecutors said in a written statement.The main suspect, identified by police as Gokmen Tanis, a 37-year-old man of [...]

JOHNSTON -- A Johnston firefighter's home was destroyed in a fire Wednesday night in Glocester, fire officials said.Nobody was injured in the blaze on Phillips Lane, but the family's dog died and the house was deemed a total loss.Chief Richard Waterman of the Harmony Fire Department said firefighters were alerted at about 9 p.m. by a neighbor. By the time he arrived, the house was fully involved in flames, Waterman said.About 40 to 50 firefighters were on scene [...]

Receiving endorsements are Mike Veri, Sue Cienki and Ken Mendonca, who has since dropped out of contention.The list does not include former Rep. Robert Lancia and Rebecca Schiff, who had the backing of Cranston Mayor Allan Fung.

MARICOPA, Ariz. (AP) — A woman who operated a popular YouTube channel featuring kids is facing allegations she used pepper spray to discipline her seven adopted children, and locked them for days in a closet at their home outside Phoenix, authorities said Wednesday.Machelle Hobson's children had no food, water or access to a bathroom whenever they were sequestered in a closet, according to a police report.Officers who went to the house last Wednesday reported that [...]