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1 day ago | newsnationnow.com | Kate Wilkinson |Sarah Doiron

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — For Noah White, attending Pawtucket Red Sox games was about spending time with his father. The Providence native told NewsNation affiliate WPRI that he fondly remembers frequenting McCoy Stadium with his dad as a child. White and his father were even there to witness the end of the longest professional baseball game in history on June 23, 1981. The historic game against the Rochester Red Wings began on April 18.

3 days ago | wpri.com | Sarah Doiron |Shiina LoSciuto |Ryan Welch

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) - Did you know that Rhode Island is home to an exclusive aircraft simulator that attracts pilots from around the world? The Weapons Systems Trainer-Reconfigurable, situated within the Quonset Point Air National Guard Base, provides intensive training for pilots learning to fly C-130Js, which are described as the military's most utilized transport aircrafts.

1 week ago | wpri.com | Melanie DaSilva |Sarah Doiron |Derwin Worrell

BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) - For more than seven decades, Mike Iacovelli has put his heart and "sole" into fixing shoes. But now, the beloved Bristol shoe repairman is "hanging up his shingle - so to speak.""I'm getting old. I'm 82," Iacovelli said. "It's time for me to move on."Iacovelli was 12 years old when he first started working alongside his uncle at Mello's Shoe Service in 1955.

1 week ago | wpri.com | Elizabeth Turley |Sarah Doiron

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) - Fall River police have released the name of the officer who was taken into custody early Tuesday morning after he drunkenly forced his way into a stranger's home. The Fall River Police Department's Professional Standards Division revealed Thursday that the officer in question's name is David Silvia. The investigation began after the Fall River Police Department received a call from a resident who claimed a man was banging on the front door asking for a woman by name.

1 week ago | wpri.com | Sarah Doiron

LINCOLN, R.I. (WPRI) - Is anyone missing ball python? Lincoln Animal Control is searching for the snake's owner after it was found in the middle of Angell Road Wednesday. Ball pythons are commonly kept as pets due to their docile nature and are legal to own in Rhode Island. Anyone with information on the snake's owner is asked to contact Lincoln Animal Control by calling (401) 333-0950. Download the WPRI 12 and Pinpoint Weather 12 apps to get breaking news and weather alerts.