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Reflecting on New England’s worst animal cruelty case one decade later Original

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By Jusolyn Flower Verified, Barbara Ron Verified
| WPRI-TV (Providence, RI) Verified
WESTPORT, Mass. (WPRI) — This month marks 10 years since hundreds of animals were found living in deplorable conditions on a Westport property, prompting the largest animal cruelty investigation in New England’s history. In July 2016, authorities discovered around 1,400 dead and injured animals — including dogs, cats, cows, horses, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens and rabbits — on a 70-acre plot of land off American Legion Highway.
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Man gets more prison time for East Providence shooting, chase Original

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By Shaun Towne Verified, Barbara Ron Verified
| WPRI-TV (Providence, RI) Verified
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Florida man will spend more time behind bars for a chaotic incident in East Providence in late 2023. Joshua Pavao, 46, of Kissimee, was sentenced last year to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal gun charges. At a hearing on Friday, Pavao changed his plea to no contest for state charges of drive-by shooting, carrying a pistol or revolver without a license or permit, and duty to stop in an accident resulting in injury, all of which are felonies.
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Rhode Island apelará decisión de FEMA de negar ayuda federal por histórica tormenta de nieve

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By Barbara Ron Verified
| WPRI-TV (Providence, RI) Verified
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island apelará la decisión de la administración Trump de negar una declaración federal de desastre tras la histórica tormenta de nieve de 2026, un fenómeno que dejó cerca de tres pies de nieve en gran parte del estado y provocó daños estimados en $19 millones.
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