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Probe tests teens about online dangers

Eyewitness News conducted an eye-opening investigation into online dangers. Working with local parents, we set out to see what kids are really doing online.

Toy recall after two choking deaths

Nearly two million toy dart gun sets have been recalled after two reported chocking deaths.

Parents unaware sex offender in area

A sex offender notification mishap has parents in one local community angered. Many residents in East Providence were unaware that a level three sex offender

RI sex offender sent back to prison

A Warwick man on probation for failing to register as a sex offender has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for propositioning two teenage girls on a beach

Suspicious man approaches Swansea boy

Swansea police are investigating after a 12-year-old boy told them a suspicious man offered him a ride to school Wednesday morning.

Sex offender busted for child porn

A Level 3 sex offender in Fall River is now facing child pornography charges after police said they found a large quantity of elicit DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes in

RI seeks to close sex offender loophole

The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee has endorsed a bill lawmakers say would close a loophole that allows sex offenders to roam free while awaiting or

Convicted sex offender sentenced

A convicted sex offender is going back to prison because he failed to register as a sex offender after moving to Rhode Island from Massachusetts.

Parents outraged over sex offender

Parents in Warwick are outraged over a level-three sex offender living near schools. But police are now trying to calm their worries.

Violations in RI school cafeterias

How healthy and clean is your child's cafeteria? An exclusive investigation uncovers some disturbing things that may be served up on your children's tray.

Sex offender loophole exposed

A sexual predator is just days from getting out of prison and he'll never have to register as a sex offender.

Sex offenders on the border

The Target 12 Investigators go undercover. Revealing why you could be in the dark about sex offenders living nearby. The problem: sex offenders living on the border of two towns.

Child Watch: Cafeteria Inspections

Now an exclusive report from the Eyewitness News Investigators. How healthy and clean is your child's cafeteria? An exclusive investigation uncovers some

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