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Rhode Island set to relaunch customer portal following cyberattack
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced a plan Thursday to relaunch the HealthyRhode customer portal associated with the RIBridges system. According to WJAR, McKee said a phased relaunch of the services that were part of the RIBridges data breach will begin Friday. Users who get their health coverage through Medicaid, Healthsource RI, SNAP benefits and more will get emails from...
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1 critically injured in Maine apartment fire caused by improper disposal of smoking materials
A man was critically injured in a house fire in Ellsworth, Maine, on Wednesday morning that is believed to have been caused by the improper disposal of smoking materials. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said Ellsworth firefighters responded to a structure fire at the Meadow View Apartments in Ellsworth shortly before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found a...
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Man with machete shot by police on Maine bridge early Tuesday morning
A man with a machete was shot by police on a Maine bridge early Tuesday morning after they said he refused to drop his weapon. Topsham police said the regional dispatch center covering their town received a call around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday from 33-year-old Joseph Mendez thanking them for their service. He also told the dispatcher that they would be...
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Deadly house fire under investigation in Lebanon, Maine
Authorities are investigating a deadly fire that broke out on Friday morning in a large single-family home in Lebanon, Maine. Lebanon Fire and EMS said they received a 911 call around 11:40 a.m. Friday from a passerby reporting a fully engulfed house fire at 117 Smith Road. Numerous area fire departments responded to the scene. A heavy column of smoke...
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Man found dead in pickup truck off I-95 in Maine
Police are investigating after a man was found dead in a pickup truck alongside Interstate 95 in central Maine on Thursday morning. State police troopers responded to I-95 south in Sidney around 7 a.m. Thursday for a report of a motor vehicle crash. A Nissan pickup truck had reportedly gone into the trees int he median of the highway. Upon...
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RI State Police fire 2 troopers who shared video of death on Snapchat
Rhode Island State Police announced Thursday that they have terminated two troopers after they shared a disturbing video of a deadly pedestrian crash on social media. The troopers, both part of the 2024 academy class, were fired for violating division rules, regulations and policies, state police said. “We are deeply disappointed that these recently hired Troopers displayed such poor judgment...
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Arrest made in shooting incident stemming from fight at Maine steakhouse
Police say they have made an arrest in connection with a shooting last month that stemmed from a fight that broke out at a steakhouse in South Portland, Maine, last month. South Portland police said 21-year-old Jonathan Hanson, of Buxton, was arrested Wednesday in Buxton. He was one of two suspects in a Dec. 18 incident in the Maine Mall...
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Off-duty Vermont police sergeant attacked with meat cleaver, kitchen knife
An off-duty Vermont police sergeant getting ready to start his shift was attacked by a man with a meat cleaver in the lobby of his own police department this week. Burlington police said the incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when the off-duty sergeant arrived for work at the Burlington Police Department on North Avenue. He was in plain clothes,...
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RI state troopers face discipline for sharing video of death on Snapchat
Rhode Island State Police say they are considering disciplinary measures after troopers allegedly shared a disturbing video of a deadly pedestrian crash on social media. Video obtained by WJAR showed a traffic camera recording of 21-year-old Alex Montesino being struck and killed by a car while crossing Interstate 95 in Providence last October. The clip reportedly passed through the hands...
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Maine man arrested for shooting stepbrother in the leg
A 41-year-old man has been charged with shooting his stepbrother in the leg on Tuesday in South Portland, Maine. South Portland police said they responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at 616 Westbrook Street around 4 p.m. Tuesday. Arriving officers found a 30-year-old man who had suffered a gunshot to his lower leg. Police immediately applied a tourniquet,...
