BOSTON (AP) — The operator of a light rail train that struck the rear of another train in the Boston area in July had turned the speed controller to full power, according to a federal report released Tuesday, and the regional transit agency said it is moving to fire the person.

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NTSB: Train that rear-ended another was on ‘full power’

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — West Warwick police say they're investigating the death of a young boy over the weekend.Around 9 a.m. Saturday, police responded to a Petti Drive home for a report of an unresponsive 5-year-old who had been pulled out of a swimming pool.The first officers to arrive administered first aid before the child was taken to Kent County Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to police.

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Boy, 5, dies after being pulled from pool at West Warwick home

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) – West Warwick Police Department has disclosed the death of a 5-year-old boy after he was pulled- unresponsive- from a swimming pool on Saturday.The department says they were called around 9 a.m. to a home on Petti Drive. On the scene, officials began CPR to the boy, before he was transported to Kent County Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.DCYF has been notified of this incident.

West Warwick PD disclose drowning of 5-year-old in swimming pool

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-The Providence Fire Department’s labor union is urging RIDOH to reconsider the vaccine mandate that is set to go into effect on October 1.In a statement on the union’s Twitter page, the union said that the fire department could lose 10% of its workers if the mandate isn’t adjusted.Should that scenario happen, firefighters would have to take on an additional workload, according to the statement.

Providence Fire Department's labor union urges RIDOH to reconsider vaccine mandate, could lose 10% of staff

WARWICK, RI — The new Gamm Fellowship Program for emerging artists of color has announced three fellows hailing from Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and the University of Rhode […]

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Gamm Fellows Announced for 2021-2022 Season - WarwickPost.com

PROVIDENCE, RI — Health care workers in Rhode Island have an Oct. 1 vaccination deadline, but it may be November before patients can expect all staff in hospitals and facilities […]

RI Sets Health Care Staff Vaccination Deadline - WarwickPost.com

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The federal government has designated over $1 billion dollars in federal tax money to Rhode Island, and now it's up to the state to figure out how to spend it.State lawmakers convened for their first task force meeting Tuesday night to make sure guidelines and federal laws are being followed when proposals are pitched."This is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, we could probably agree," said Rep.

RI ARPA Task Force convenes to ensure state spends $1B properly

Mostly cloudy, warm and muggy early this morning. Today will stay mostly cloudy with above average temperatures, expect mid to upper 70s this afternoon. It will be breezy later today with some gusts around 20-25MPH from the south. Can’t rule out a few morning sprinkles, but overall the majority of the day looks dry. Tonight stays mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s.Overcast for most of Thursday.

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