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Crews installing Sakonnet Bridge tolls

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority is installing an electronic toll system on the new Sakonnet River Bridge that Authority Chairman David Darlington said will likely be in place by the weekend.

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    Friends, family welcome Heather Abbott home

    A Newport woman who had part of her leg amputated following the bombing at the Boston Marathon is back in Rhode Island.

    Party for Heather Abbott in Newport

    A Rhode Island woman who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings is preparing to attend a welcome home party at Rosecliff Mansion in Newport.

    Photos: Relay For Life Aquidneck Island 2013

    The Rhode Island Relay For Life circuit kicked off with the Aquidneck Island event in Middletown, RI on May 17, 2013.

    Relay for Life inspired by woman's loss

    The ninth annual Aquidneck Island Relay for Life, benefiting the American Cancer Society, is this weekend, and the passion for the fight against cancer is

    Extra security at Portsmouth HS

    There will be extra security at Portsmouth High School Thursday after the school was forced to evacuate following a threat on Wednesday.

    RWU close to sailing center funds goal

    Roger Williams University is close to meeting their financial goal in order to build a new sailing center.

    Portsmouth seeks new ferry operator

    Residents of Prudence Island are looking for a new ferry operator, after the company that currently runs ferries said service would stop on Dec. 1.

    Cops: Heroin, weed, guns found in woman's apt

    Police found heroin, marijuana, multiple firearms and more than $2,000 in cash in a 60-year-old Portsmouth woman's home.

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