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The prosecutor said that Louis "The Coin" Colavecchio "is effectively unable to enjoy life without conceiving new criminal ventures."

TIVERTON — Potbelly pigs Jack and Diane, who were neglected and seized from a Scituate farm this spring, are living the good life at West Place Animal Sanctuary, where they have fresh fruits and vegetables, housing and an unlikely friendship with a Muscovy duck.The duck, called Mama, has adopted the pigs for unknown reasons and won’t leave their side.“She just decided she’s living with them,” said sanctuary founder Wendy Taylor. “We [...]

In separate case, another teenage man is charged with jumping from a ferry in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

PROVIDENCE -- A boat insurance adjuster at Boat US testified Wednesday that Nathan Carman placed a claim just weeks after his boat sank in September 2016 with his mother possibly on board during a tuna fishing expedition.

Trump spoke in the context of a controversy over Israel’s decision to bar two Muslim congresswomen from an official visit to the country.

Rhode Island and its gambling partners are trying to squash a Republican-backed constitutional challenge to legal sports betting while hitting the airwaves to build excitement for the launch of mobile wagering.Lawyers representing the state Lottery and casino company Twin River argue in recent Superior Court filings that the case should be dismissed [...]

MIDDLETOWN — State police have charged a Middletown man who they say attempted to engage a 14-year-old boy in sexual activity.According to police, Korey Morris, 43, of 2 Village Lane, was arrested on four counts of indecent solicitation of a child and five counts of dissemination of indecent material to a minor, after an investigation determined that Morris had solicited a person he believed to be a 14-year-old Rhode Island boy to engage in sexual activity.Police said [...]

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse this week defended a Supreme Court amicus brief he wrote that's drawn outrage from conservative lawyers and politicians who call it a political attack on the court."There is way too much anonymous money operating to influence our Court. The Court, the parties in cases, and the public all deserve better," Rhode Island Democrat Whitehouse tweeted Wednesday in response to a [...]

"It's not up to my standards. It's not as clean as we expected, and the physical condition is worse than what people have reported."

R.I. Democrat in U.S. House backs impeachment investigation of president, saying the facts need to be known and that Congress could fill in gaps in Mueller report.