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Drake Maye accounted for five touchdowns as the Patriots beat the Raiders 45-17 in Foxborough for their second win in a row. https://www.wpri.com/sports/drake-maye-accounts-for-5-tds-as-patriots-roll-past-raiders-45-17/
Patriots take 21-7 lead at the half against Raiders
https://www.wpri.com/sports/patriots-new-england-nation/patriots-hit-by-another-injury-blow-as-mack-hollins-lands-on-ir-ahead-of-raiders-game/
Watch now on WPRI 12+: Democratic incumbent Seth Magaziner and Republican challenger Vic Mellor face off ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. @timwhiteri.bsky.social @tednesi.bsky.social
Pope Leo XIV announced he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodular lesion on his lung, in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-pope-leo-xiv-says-he-will-undergo-surgery-to-remove-a-nodule-on-his-lung/
Watch now on WPRI 12+: North Kingstown's Nick Stafford and head coach David Giorgi join the show to talk about the senior's 315 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns in the Skippers' 27-21 win over Cranston West.
Watch now on WPRI 12+: John Byers, a computer science professor at Boston University and the executive director of its AI Development Accelerator, describes how the technology is being used by students and professors.
A man killed eight people including a pregnant woman, children and other relatives at his home in Pennsylvania before taking his own life, according to authorities.
Popular frozen pizza brand Celeste will soon disappear from store shelves after 57 years.
Story: https://www.wpri.com/business-news/popular-frozen-pizza-brand-discontinued-after-nearly-60-years/
A Fairhaven man and his two daughters are without a home after a fire tore through it Saturday evening.
Details: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/3-displaced-by-fairhaven-house-fire/
A Coventry man broke a world record on Saturday after growing the first pumpkin ever weighed at over 3,000 pounds. https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/east-bay/coventry-man-grows-first-recorded-pumpkin-over-3000-pounds/
Over two dozen dogs held in a shelter in Alabama arrived in Massachusetts on Friday as local shelters in the path of Hurricane Isaias evacuate. https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/mspca-takes-in-30-dogs-from-alabama-ahead-of-hurricane-isaias/
The owners of Track 15 are facing a lawsuit from a woman who was injured after an outdoor heater at the food hall exploded last year. https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/woman-sues-track-15-over-outdoor-propane-heater-explosion/
Providence Superintendent Javier Montañez joined 12 News for a conversation about the district's state assessment results and what's changed since the state's takeover ended. https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/community-focus/community-focus-providence-superintendent-javier-montanez/
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said the eastbound lane of the Braga Bridge in Fall River will be temporarily closed due to a crash.
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/massdot-eastbound-lane-of-braga-bridge-temporarily-closed/
UPDATE: Coast Guard locates overdue vessel in Virginia
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/coast-guard-looking-for-information-on-overdue-vessel/
One person is dead following an officer involved shooting in Stoughton, Mass. early Saturday morning.
https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-mass/
The Coast Guard said the overdue vessel, Slow Ride, is a 44-foot white trawler, with blue stripes and dinghy on its roof.
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/coast-guard-looking-for-information-on-overdue-vessel/
Watch now on WPRI 12+: Christopher Riely, a forestry extension specialist at URI, joined us to talk about leaf peeping.
Watch now on WPRI 12+: Christopher Riely, a forestry extension specialist at URI, joined us to talk about leaf peeping.
The rivalry between two of Rhode Island’s top high school football teams took center stage Friday night.
Game highlights, scores and more on this week's #Blitz12: https://www.wpri.com/sports/high-school-football/friday-night-blitz-high-school-football-rivalry-renews-this-season/