Rhode Island Social Blog

A local radio host’s son was hurt when an alleged drunk driver hit him head-on in Exeter Saturday morning, but his injuries were not life-threatening.

The DMV opened a new branch in the
Westerly Town Hall Friday.

A senior at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy has been arrested after allegedly hitting three pedestrians with his car in Bourne, Massachusetts early Friday morning.

After a long journey down the East Coast, a rare calico lobster now officially calls Rhode Island home.

Students at a North Kingstown elementary school honored members of the military and their families this week.

The FBI  is reviewing the case of a Connecticut man, who died hours after he was arrested by Westerly police.

When soldiers come home, they’re starting to need a lot more help with emotional stress, and now community health care providers are getting an idea of life on the front lines.

The Department of Environmental Management announced that three state beaches in South County will be open weekends from 9
a.m. to 6
p.m.

The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council has reversed a previous decision and will now allow a retaining wall to be built along
Matunuck Beach Road to prevent further beach erosion.

The
U.S. Coast Guard rescued an injured fisherman off Block Island Wednesday morning.  The New Bedford-based fishing boat
Explorer sent out a call for help just before 8
A.M. Wednesday, after a crew member suffered a head injury due to a broken wire.