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CVS has hired at least 15 manufacturers over the last decade and has seen 133 recalls of its store brand drugs, a report says.

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Daphne Higginbottom​ received the award after completing her project​ "Healthier Animals."

Nine free concerts are scheduled, the majority at the North Kingstown band shell at the Town Beach, including the fireworks night on July 3

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Also: Local police honor guard presents colors at Red Sox game; boat fire spreads to two homes; Cranston school bond question on the ballot.

As farms in Rhode Island were abandoned, forests began to grow back, allowing the black bear population to regenerate in recent decades.

"We swapped sirens for stadium cheers and had a blast," North Kingstown police say about the experience presenting colors at Fenway Park.

One of the ferrets is white with pink eyes and the other is brown and gray with blue-black eyes.

An Ocean State spokesperson says the donated bikes will be distributed with the help of partners such as the American Legion, VFW, and more.

Congrats to the NKHS student Willow Hauver. Her piece titled Shichi-Go-San will now be flown to Washington DC!

James Burke's prize was $50,000 more than usual because the Rhode Lottery added additional money for its 50th anniversary celebration.

The roadwork is part of a $35.8 million state transportation project to replace the 55-year-old Tower Hill Road Bridge in North Kingstown.

This is the fourth consecutive year Ocean State Job Lot has been an honoree, earning the company the "Gold Winner" distinction.

North Kingstown police say the scammers told victims they were police officers and need to pay them in gift cards to clear a warrant.

Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to recognize our community's outstanding 2024 graduates.

Free concert at St. Bernard Church in North Kingstown also supports the VA

Eight Rhode Island high school seniors were among 650 students nationwide to make it to the next round.

Also: Store sells seven winning lottery tickets in one day; RI senior living communities named among best in U.S.; Navy chorus benefit show.

North Kingstown police say Ramon Pica, 42, of Providence, told officers he was going to place a bomb in his supervisor's car.

Residents can drop off tablets, pills, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs, along with vaping devices.

A single-engine plane crashed in the bay in North Kingstown, leading to a rescue of two people.

Rhode Island residents are not living in the path of totality. But we won't miss out on the celestial sensation, either.