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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island education officials have approved allowing the state's public higher education institutions to arm campus police. The state BoardRead More

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is reopening its beaches for Memorial Day weekend. The state will open Scarborough North, Roger Wheeler, East Matunuck andRead More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Members of Brown University's governing body have asked the school to develop a "robust response" to climate change but taken noRead More

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man accused of shooting his estranged wife and her male friend in a pizza parlor parking lot hasRead More

UNDATED (NBC) — You can buy almost anything on the online classified website Craigslist. You can purchase a car, a pet, furniture, and if you'reRead More

MATTAWAMKEAG, Maine (AP) — A train carrying crude oil has derailed in eastern Maine, but there are conflicting reports on whether oil is leaking. PanRead More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A young seal somehow wandered up a steep embankment and crossed four lanes of traffic to make an unexpected appearance atRead More

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Warden Service says it will not charge a 17-year-old skier who was missing for two nights near Sugarloaf MountainRead More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An international organization has given its seal of approval to the Maine lobster fishery designating it as sustainable, Maine Gov. PaulRead More

HOWLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police say a man wanted in connection to a recent missing-persons case has killed himself after a standoff alongRead More