PSA 🚨 It’s Ryan Welch’s BIRTHDAY!! Please help me wish him a happy birthday! This guy is amazing..funny…THE TOTAL PACKAGE!! It’s an honor to be by his side while he captures history on the daily 🎥 he deserves only the best. I love you friend ❤️

J. Michael Downey, the president of Rhode Island Council 94, AFSCME, AFL-CIO since 2005, has passed away. He was 70 years old. trib.al/BlSVY6L

All of my CBS news friends…we working late tonight 😂😂😂 🏌️‍♂️⛳️🏌️

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Talk about a high stakes situation: A 1,300-pound bull caused a multi-car crash and charged at police officers after escaping from a Raynham farm on Monday. wpri.com/news/local-new…

The deputy chief of special investigations at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections has been arrested for alleged crimes involving minors. Crosby tells reporter "it's a misunderstanding," WPRI 12 Ryan Welch wpri.com/news/local-new…

A RIDOC spox tells me Crosby is on paid administrative leave as this investigation moves forward WPRI 12

VP Candidate Gov. Tim Walz arrives with his motorcade and boards his plane at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport to depart the state after a campaign fundraiser in Newport this afternoon. WPRI 12

No one captures a plan like my guy Ryan ✈️🛩️🌎

UPDATE: Tickets are still available for Sunday's Washington County Fair. trib.al/v7SQDSB trib.al/DWjNU6m

An 80 year old Coventry woman was kidnapped and left to die in the woods in Smithfield. She shockingly survives and treks through the woods for help. Meet the man whose steps she ended up on, who calls for help. He just so happened to be home at the right time. Shiina LoSciuto WPRI 12

A treat over Newport this morning! The Italian Air Force, Frecce Tricolori, gave a few colorful passes over Fort Adams, The Newport Bridge, and The Naval College. The stop in Newport is to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Giovanni de Verrazzano's landing here in 1524. WPRI 12

Even the Italians were splashing through some puddles on their way out of Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport this afternoon, a few hours later than their originally scheduled departure. WPRI 12 Pinpoint Weather 12

“So let this be a lesson… not even a Ferrari is fast enough to escape from the law..,” said Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Two RI men allegedly steal a Ferrari from Cranston before going on a joyride…one of them is arrested in FL. The other suspect stayed in RI. wpri.com/news/local-new…

Field reporters don’t really see each other since we’re out the door asap….after we were both on WPRI 12 people starting asking me if we planned to match 🫶😂 Great minds think alike..and also i have the exact same shoes as Hannah Cotter and almost wore them today too 🎀💗😂

Jerod Mayo makes it official that Jacoby Brisett will start the year at QB. Adds that the organization is “100% behind Jacoby… We feel like Jacoby gives us the best chance to win.” The press conference lasted less than 90 seconds #NEPats WPRI 12

Just two minutes from touch down to take off, as crews refill a helicopter with larvicide to go drop over mosquito disease prone areas of the state. A well oiled operation here at Richmond Airport, with the chopper coming by every 10 minutes or so to refill! Shiina LoSciuto WPRI 12

We’re on scene in Providence where police are investigating a portion of Elmwood Avenue. Neighbors tell us they heard at least one gunshot go off but injuries are unclear WPRI 12 Traffic is moving now but detectives are still here. wpri.com/news/local-new…

I'm told by police two customers and the clerk of a gas station got into a fight outside but no one was shot. One of the customers fired a gun into the pavement. Two people are now in custody. wpri.com/news/local-new… WPRI 12

Alan Shawn Feinstein, an educational philanthropist known for encouraging and rewarding good deeds, has died at 93. wpri.com/news/local-new…