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A grand jury in Connecticut has returned an indictment charging the husband of a Rhode Island state representative with credit-card fraud and identity theft.Henry Fellela Jr., 61, of Johnston, is accused of stealing credit cards from Connecticut residents between September 2018 and March of this year, and using the cards to make thousands of dollars in purchases at retail stores. Fellela had been on supervised release after serving a federal prison sentence for credit-card fraud, [...]

PROVIDENCE — A youth baseball coach on Wednesday admitted to traveling to Rhode Island to have sex with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old boy.Christopher Merchant, 33, of Canterbury, Connecticut, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count each of travel in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sex with someone he believed to be a [...]

PROVIDENCE — The three men accused of taking an innocent family hostage during a botched home invasion in South Providence were ordered held without bail on multiple felony charges Wednesday.Providence police Maj. David Lapatin said detectives are also investigating whether the men are connected to multiple home invasions throughout Providence, Cranston and [...]

FALL RIVER — After canvassing the Hebrew cemetery on McMahon Street, police said Wednesday 59 gravestones were defaced with anti-Semitic language and swastikas, more than double the number initially believed.The Fall River Police Department continues to investigate the anti-Semitic writings as a hate crime. Investigators found additional [...]

MASHPEE, Mass. — Under a suspension of the rules, the U.S. House of Representatives will look to fast-track a bill aimed at ending a legal challenge to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s reservation, according to sources close to the process.The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act could be taken up by lawmakers as early as Monday, the sources said. The bill was reintroduced in January by Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., after foundering in the previous [...]

WEST WARWICK — The police are seeking the public’s assistance in an investigation of damage to the West Warwick Firemen’s Memorial caused by a car crash on Saturday.The memorial at 106 Cowesett Ave. was struck by a silver Nissan Murano, Sgt. John Gardiner said Wednesday in a news release.Investigators identified the make and model based on paint and vehicle parts found at the scene, Gardiner said.Gardiner said investigators haven't yet determined if [...]

RICHMOND — One of two men wanted in connection with an incident involving a 16-year-old girl was arrested Tuesday evening, according to the police.Dominic H. Walmsley, 48, of 55 Meadowbrook Lane, Apartment 4, South Kingstown, was transferred to the custody of the Richmond police after he was arrested by the South Kingstown police around 6 p.m. Tuesday, police said.Walmsley was wanted in connection with a Jan. 17 incident in which a 16-year old girl was approached by two [...]

Clark Murray Jr., of 8 Gale Court, will be charged with homicide, North Providence police say, in connection with the death of Clark Murray Sr., of the same address.

At a site where plans for a brewery went up in smoke, a Pawtucket organization hopes to sprout a "food hub" where food and farm-related businesses will work together to boost local and regional food production.

PROVIDENCE — A former barista at Starbucks in Barrington is suing her longtime employer, alleging that the company ignored her complaints about a customer's persistent sexual harassment and abuse.Kimberly Hashway, a freelance photographer from Seekonk, filed suit last week in U.S. District Court against the Seattle-based coffee giant. Hashway accuses her former employer of failing to intervene as regular customer Nicholas Bianco made lewd comments and gestures and stared at her [...]