Police have described how they exchanged fire with a gunman who carried out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, frantic to get wounded worshippers at Pittsburgh synagogue to safety as they shot and neutralized the suspect. Several officers took the stand on Friday, the fourth day of the prosecution’s case against Robert Bowers. The 50-year-old truck driver’s lawyers have acknowledged he shot and killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, but are working to spare his life. Police testified about a chaotic sequence that featured booming gunshots, flying glass and a haze of smoke before Bowers finally surrendered.
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Work resumes on Vineyard Wind after union protest causes six-day delay
A picket by the International Longshoremen’s Association halted construction on America’s first major offshore wind farm for nearly a week. The union accused the project’s developer, Vineyard Wind, of falling short of promises to build a diverse, local workforce.
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Mystery solved: Why leftover RI Statehouse marble was buried on the West Side of Providence
There was an unusual discovery a few years ago on the West Side of Providence — marble leftover from the construction of the Rhode Island Statehouse in the 1890s. Now, you will soon have a chance to buy a piece of this local history.
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Former Fall River cop convicted of covering up excessive force with false reports
On Wednesday, a Bristol County jury found Michael Pessoa, a former patrolman who spent 19 years on the Fall River Police Department, guilty of assault and battery and three other criminal charges.
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New bill would allow e-bikes access to bike paths, lanes in Rhode Island
Opponents are concerned about the danger to bikers and pedestrians – but supporters say it’s a much-needed change that will increase safety and accessibility all around.
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New Bedford longshoremen’s union extends protest against offshore wind developer
The protest has already stalled construction for five days on the nation’s first major offshore wind farm.
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Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII accounted for, authorities say
Military authorities say an Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during World War II has been accounted for almost eight decades later. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says 25-year-old 2nd Lt. James Litherland of South Williamsport will be buried in Williamsport. In February 1944, Litherland was co-piloting a B-17F Flying Fortress that was struck by anti-aircraft fire after a bombing raid in France. His remains weren’t identified until more material was recovered from the crash site in 2018. Military authorities say dental and anthropological analysis and DNA evidence was then used to identify the remains as those of Litherland.
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Construction halts on Vineyard Wind as longshoremen protest lack of local workers on jobsite
Assembly work for the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm shut down today in New Bedford because of a protest over diversity and local hiring on the job site.
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A decade in the making, parts for America’s first major offshore wind farm arrive in New Bedford
A barge carrying massive turbine components for Vineyard Wind One arrived in New Bedford’s harbor Wednesday afternoon. It was a symbolic step forward for a historic seaport where leaders have spent more than a decade fighting for an early role in America’s emerging offshore wind industry.
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Woonsocket to buy the `Dignity Bus’ homeless shelter after deal with state fell apart
The City of Woonsocket plans to buy a $150,000 bus retrofitted with beds for people who are homeless after Rhode Island’s deal to buy the “Dignity Bus” from a Florida-based nonprofit fell through. The Woonsocket City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to enter into a contract with The Source, a Christian-based nonprofit, for a […]
