Rhode Island

Director M. Night Shyamalan will be shooting a movie in Rhode Island this summer.

A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges tied to accusations he enticed a 12-year-old girl into sex and then tried to hire someone to murder her so she couldn’t tell anybody, the Department of Justice said Thursday.

The next round of demolition on Rhode Island’s Washington Bridge is scheduled to begin on Monday, NBC affiliate WJAR-TV reports. After previous rounds of demolition caused concern and confusion on social media, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation is announcing its plans this time. The state will demolish the old Gano Street off-ramp starting Monday, with a second controlled demolition...

Four people were found dead in a Rhode Island home Friday, authorities said, noting all had suffered from gunshot wounds. NBC affiliate WJAR reported that the bodies were discovered in a house on Cheyenne Trail in West Greenwich. Chief Richard Ramsay of the Greenwich Police Department said authorities were waiting for information from the medical examiner’s office, according to WJAR....

Two people from Connecticut have died after a car crash in Rhode Island on Christmas Eve, according to police. Police said the crash happened just after 3 p.m. on Hartford Pike in Foster, Rhode Island. Authorities saw two vehicles with heavy front-end damage in the eastbound lane. A car traveling westbound crossed over into the opposite direction of traffic to…

It may have seemed like a swarm of locusts bringing about the end of the world, but it was actually a swarm of dragonflies that took over Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island this weekend. Joanne Vandal, of Enfield, was on the beach when the swarm began. “It was like a black cloud and what started as a couple hundred, was…

Two people were rescued after a helicopter crashed into a pond in Rhode Island Tuesday morning, according to police. The crash happened just after 8 a.m. in Worden Pond in South Kingstown. Two people were inside the helicopter at the time of the crash and were rescued by civilians who responded by boat, WJAR reported. The pilot, Jeff Codman, 54,…

A Guilford man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for allegedly coercing and threatening children, primarily boys, to send him sexually explicit photos of themselves, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Christopher Michaelson, 39, of Guilford, is accused of sexually assaulting a boy in Rhode Island several years ago. Guilford police said Burrillville, Rhode Island detectives asked for…

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Rhode Island on Tuesday and toured the Washington Bridge along with other infrastructure projects across the state. Buttigieg attended a groundbreaking for the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project and met with workers to hear how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is increasing job opportunities in the state. After touring the Washington Bridge, Buttigieg spoke with...

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced Thursday that the westbound span of the Washington Bridge must be replaced. “Today we’re announcing that we will be replacing the bridge,” he said, “but also accountability and the day of reckoning for those who are responsible for the position we’re in and the position the people of the State of Rhode Island...

A whale was stranded in a pond in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, on Thursday, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The whale was reported stranded at about 7 a.m. in Potter Pond, Sarah Callan, manager of the Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Program, told WJAR. She said the animal is alive and is believed to be a juvenile fin whale. Rescuers told…

The hiker was attacked on Friday and bitten on the leg while walking in the woods in Johnston, according to police.

A large, endangered shark washed up on a beach in Watch Hill, Rhode Island on Wednesday.

A Florida man is facing over 100 charges after a shooting and high-speed chase in East Providence, Rhode Island, on Friday afternoon. According to WJAR, 43-year-old Joshua D. Pavao, of Kissimmee, Florida, is charged with 106 counts of possessing a large capacity feeding device, two counts of license or permit required for carrying a pistol, discharge of a firearm from…

The former White House aide succeeds former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.

A Rhode Island man has been arrested after police say he accidentally shot his 4-year-old son in the head Tuesday at their Cranston home. Authorities responded to 911 calls around 10:15 a.m. reporting that a child had been shot at a residence on Queen Street. Police say the boy was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery…