John Perik
Reporter at WJAR-TV (Cranston, RI)
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1 week ago |
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WESTERLY, R.I. (WJAR) — Multiple Westerly homes are damaged from rocks flying from a nearby quarry during blasting. Town officials said it happened on Ashaway Road Thursday morning during a scheduled blast. The town tells NBC 10 that at least four incidents have been reported, and some include rocks smashing through roofs, damaging lawns and hitting the road. Holes inside the roof of a home. (Shawn Lacey)“It’s like a meteor fell from the sky,” said Nate Harrington of Westerly.
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2 weeks ago |
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3 weeks ago |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Two people were arraigned Friday in connection to a shooting and police chase in Providence Thursday night. Providence Police sad officers responded to reports of shots fired near Shiloh Street. Authorities say no one was hit by a bullet, but the two suspects, identified as 20-year-old Orlando Torres, and 28-year-old Anthony Reed, did flee from police. A person almost hit by a car during the chase Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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4 weeks ago |
turnto10.com | John Perik
NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — A suspect arrested in connection to a stabbing in Newport appeared before a judge on Thursday. Hezekiah Mendoza, 39, of Providence, is accused of stabbing a man at a home on Dudley Avenue in Newport Wednesday night. Police said the Mendoza fled in a 2004 red Honda CR-V with California plates. The victim, a 35-year-old man was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was stable. Newport police responded to the same house on Dudley Avenue for a stabbing in February of 2022.
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4 weeks ago |
turnto10.com | John Perik
TAUNTON, Mass. (WJAR) — The remains of a Taunton-born Korean War veteran and prisoner of war were returned home on Wednesday. The body of Private First-Class Joseph Travers was recently identified last year through chest and dental x-rays. A veteran spoke with NBC 10's John Perik. (WJAR)“It turns out that his skeletal remains are almost completely intact,” said Ally Rodriguez, Taunton’s Director of Veteran Services. Travers enlisted in the army in 1951 amidst the Korean War.
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