RI CRIME

NBA skills trainer Robert McClanaghan arraigned in R.I. on Boston rape, drugging charges

As a basketball trainer, McClanaghan worked with NBA stars such as Steph Curry and Kevin Durant. 2:07 p.m.

RI EDUCATION

Sponsor of R.I. law requiring trauma training in schools decries delay

State Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vasssell accuses the R.I. Department of Education of dragging its feet: “I am frustrated because I know how much our kids need these changes right now.” 5:09 p.m.

‘I really thought I was going to die;’ Advocates call on R.I. to create domestic violence court

From 2016 to 2020, there were 26 domestic violence-related homicides in Rhode Island. In more than half of those cases, the perpetrator had previous involvement in domestic violence-related court cases. 1:59 p.m.

RI CRIME

R.I. State Police crack 1980s cold case, thanks to forensic genealogy

A 66-year-old Indiana man faces first-degree sexual assault and first-degree child molestation charges in the Exeter, R.I., rape case. 1:42 p.m.

RI CRIME

‘40 years later, I got some justice’: R.I. Representative Sherry Roberts sees stepfather sentenced for abuse

On Wednesday, nearly 40 years to the day that she first went to the police, Roberts witnessed a judge sentence her former stepfather, Harry Edwards of South Kingstown. 5:43 p.m.

RI COURTS

Providence police officer Jeann Lugo acquitted in assault case

Though the patrolman was off duty and did not identify himself as a police officer when he punched his political opponent, Jennifer Rourke, during an abortion-rights rally in June, a judge ruled that Lugo’s actions were “justified” because he was trying to maintain “public order.” 1:22 p.m.