West Warwick News

Herman E. Smith III, 37, of 50 George Ave., Apt. 1, was charged Sunday with possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics within 1,500 feet of a school, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license or registration, misuse of markers, failure to have minimum insurance and driving an unregistered motor vehicle.

Beth A. Caeica, 42, of 680 Washington St., Coventry, pleaded no contest to shoplifting.

Full-day kindergarten may be a possibility in Coventry as Governor Lincoln Chafee signed legislation earlier this week allowing state aid to be provided to those Rhode Island cities and towns that have not implemented the day-long program starting in 2017.

The Portsmouth Town Council tonight will issue a commendation to the Portsmouth Fire Department's Lt.

WE'LL HAVE THEM, TOO: Three new Warwick Cumberland Farms stores will look like this Johnston store and regional headquarters on Route 6. Paul Freeman knows Rhode Islanders are chemists.

Rhode Island cities and towns that have not implemented all-day kindergarten programs but are working to implement them by the next school year will get a big boost in the form of state aid in the 2016-2017 school year.

A West Warwick man was ordered held without bail after being charged with the murder of his estranged wife on Mother's Day.

Twelve bows were stolen during a break-in at a Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management facility and the agency says some of them may have been sold on Craigslist.

A local man was charged with impersonating a police officer and unlawfully possessing a weapon.

Police say their conditions are serious but non-life threatening. The Jaws of Life were used to extract one person.

Rescue efforts are underway in West Warwick after a car crash. Units from West Warwick and Cranston are on the scene.

The decision to hire a special prosecutor to look into the 38 Studios debacle was overwhelmingly defeated by the House Finance Committee last Thursday, and District 26 Representative Patricia Morgan is extremely disappointed.