Greenville News

Payday came early for Paul Rylander of Greenville, who won $65,000 on the "Ultimate Payday" Instant Ticket Sunday.

An 81-year-old woman was killed Friday night after she was hit by a passing vehicle on Route 295, according to Cranston police.

Souhail S. Elkhoury, 57, Greenville, R.I., was charged Wednesday with two counts of illegal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of distributing a controlled substance within 1,500 feet of a school and illegal sale of a controlled substance.

Two high-profile incidents this month have drawn new attention to a danger that safety officials have warned the public of for decades: carbon monoxide.

Eric Duquette, of Smithfield, was named to the fall semester dean's list at the University of Rhode Island where he is a student in the pharmacy program.