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Peep Inside Taylor Swift's $17 Million Rhode Island Mansion [Pics]

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:17:37 +0000

Everyone can stop boo-hooing Taylor Swift and her much-maligned love life once they get a peek at her newly acquired, palatial Rhode Island estate, on which she plunked down $17 million in cash! She doesn't need a to cry a river over a future ex when she can just sit by the ocean and write a song about him, thanks to this crib.

Taylor Swift Buys $17 Million Rhode Island Mansion…In Cash

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:17:26 +0000

That old phrase “Mo’ money, mo’ problems” doesn’t apply in the case of Taylor Swift. The ’22′ singer just bought a $17 million mansion in Rhode Island and she paid for the abode with cash. No loans, no bank back and forth and no nonsense! Swift, who made real estate gawker headlines recently for purchasing [...]

Newport, RI Restaurant Week is Back

Neal White — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:36:47 +0000

Every few months restaurants in different towns and cities get together and offer great deals to customers for a week. This week it’s Newport’s turn for restaurant week! What a great way to visit one of your favorite restaurants or be a little daring and try a place you may not have in the past [...]

New Bedford Man Charged With Nightclub Murder

JR — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:31:02 +0000

Back in August of 2012, Providence police found 38-year-old Jamal Cruz Of Wareham In the parking lot of the Monet Lounge night club. He had been shot and he died a short time later at Rhode Island Hospital. Now, a grand jury has indicted 24 year-old Terrel Barros of New Bedford on a murder charge. [...]

Teacher Arrested In Florida With 15-Year-Old Former Student

JR — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:03:55 +0000

A providence elementary school teacher has been accused of taking a 15-year-old former student with him to Miami Beach without the permission of her parents. 56-year-old David Jones was arrested for “interference with custody,” which makes it a crime to entice any minor or any incompetent person from custody of parents, guardians, or any public [...]

Voice Of Station Nightclub Fire Recorded Four Years After Tragedy

Scott Reiniche — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:34:49 +0000

Hard to believe its already been 10 years since that horrible event unfolded within seconds on this night back in 2003. It certainly was one of the most sad scenes I’ve even seen. One of the victims who perished on that horrible evening was 18 year old Nicholas O’Neiil. He was the youngest of the [...]

No Jail Time For Men Who Defaced New Bedford Historic Sites

JR — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:10:13 +0000

The two men from Rhode Island who tagged historic downtown buildings were in New Bedford District Court Today. 25-year-old Reddick Vaughn and 35-year-old Shawn Marrow were ordered to pay $3,900 in restitution and do community service. The men pleaded guilty to tagging at least 11 historic properties in the city with graffiti back on October [...]

Providence Teen Bites-Off Part Of Mom's Nose

JR — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:10:04 +0000

Police say a 15-year-old girl bit off part of her mother’s nose and pushed her grandfather down the stairs on Christmas Eve as they attempted to keep her from grabbing a knife. The report says 37-year-old Annalilia Caballero had part of her nose severed and 60-year-old Roberto Caballero suffered head injuries. Both were taken to [...]

Providence Cop Dances While Directing Traffic

Billy Teed — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:27:43 +0000

Rhode Island is a quirky little state and Christmas in Rhode Island is no different. The exquisitely decorated mansions in Newport. A red nose on the big blue bug that sits atop a Providence exterminator’s building on I-95. And a traffic cop, doing disco and salsa moves in the middle of rush-hour traffic. Yes, you [...]

Husband and Wife Get DUI on the Same Night

Billy Teed — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:18:27 +0000

Something odd happened in Rhode Island..I know, you are just as shocked as I was. Rhode Island State Police say a husband and wife both face charges of driving under the influence after they were stopped separately on the same night. Police say 43-year-old Stephanie Souza, of Warwick, was stopped in Cranston on Friday, and [...]