Hannah Cotter Journalist

06/02/2025

Students rallied outside Milford High School in support of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes, who is still in ICE custody tonight after being arrested while driving to volleyball practice this weekend.

ICE says Gomes wasn’t their intended target… His dad was.

Students walked out of Milford High School on Monday to show their support for a classmate who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the weekend.

05/29/2025

Attorney General Peter Neronha unveiled a plan Wednesday to confront Rhode Island’s health care crisis ⬇️

The plan includes legislation, litigation, research, and strategic partnerships aimed at delivering both immediate relief and long-term reform.

05/19/2025

My best friend is 5 today!

So grateful for my sweet Dylan! 🩷🥳✨

05/14/2025

John O’Keefe’s niece took the stand on day 15 of witness testimony in Karen Read’s second murder trial. We also heard from several investigators and a forensic scientist who testified about her analysis of evidence and damage on the back of Read’s SUV ⬇️

A defense attorney in Karen Read’s second murder trial questioned a state police forensic scientist who examined Read’s vehicle a few days after her boyfriend’s death.

05/09/2025

The new pope likely played a role in the appointment of Providence Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, who is set to be installed later this month.

How Rhode Island church leaders are reacting to the election of Pope Leo and all of the changes happening locally:

Monsignor Anthony Mancini from the Diocese of Providence said he was shocked to learn that Pope Leo XIV is from the United States, calling it a great honor for the country and the Catholic Church.

05/08/2025

Opening statements were heard Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of pulling the trigger in a deadly 2019 New Bedford shooting that left one teenager dead and another paralyzed.

The defense is pointing fingers at one of the state’s key witnesses.

https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/trial-underway-for-suspect-in-deadly-2019-new-bedford-shooting/

05/02/2025

A 25-year-old Swansea man is out on bail after being accused of filming a teenage girl changing into a bathing suit in a Target fitting room.

A clean shaven John Williams had no comment for reporters outside of court.

A 25-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly filmed a teenage girl while she was changing in a fitting room at the Target in Swansea.

04/30/2025

Jen McCabe took the witness stand on Tuesday in Karen Read’s second murder trial, recounting John O’Keefe’s last night alive and the search for him the next morning.

A cellphone expert also answered questions under cross examination about McCabe and O’Keefe’s cellphone data, including the infamous “hos long to die in cold” Google search, and the temperature and movement of O’Keefe’s phone.

Digital forensics expert Ian Whiffin was back on the stand Tuesday to answer cross-examination questions in the Karen Read murder trial.

04/19/2025

People living in a Westerly neighborhood say their homes and properties were damaged by rocks after a scheduled blast at a nearby quarry. Luckily, no one was hurt.

Alex McColl was at the golf course Thursday afternoon when he suddenly received a strange call from his brother.

04/12/2025

Prosecutors dismissed a longstanding drug trafficking case from 2017 after defense attorneys accused a former New Bedford police detective of “egregious misconduct.”

Three co-defendants’ cases were also dropped.

https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/misconduct-by-new-bedford-police-leads-to-dismissal-of-drug-trafficking-case/

04/11/2025

12 News has confirmed several Pawtucket firefighters have been placed on paid administrative leave, due to a situation the mayor referred to as “alarming.” However, city leaders are being tight-lipped about what happened and how many are involved.

https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/blackstone-valley/pawtucket-firefighters-placed-on-leave-amid-investigation/amp/

04/10/2025

Heartbreaking. Fray Luis Rosario, who owns two Federal Hill restaurants, has sadly been identified as one of the victims in the Dominican Republic nightclub tragedy.

https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/federal-hill-restaurant-owner-dies-in-dominican-republic-nightclub-collapse/