Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 16th of July.
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🏘️ Community
On July 5th, off-duty captain Charles Boisseau of Warwick Police spotted a fire outside a Cranston home on Whispering Pines Drive and quickly called 911 twice before re-entering the burning house to rescue the homeowner's wife and three young children—local officials later honored his bravery at a ceremony attended by Cranston and Warwick leaders.
💼 Business
Rhode Island Hospital and the United Nurses and Allied Professionals reached a tentative agreement on a new contract on July 3 that includes retroactive raises, step and COLA increases, and market competitive benefits—hospital officials said it will go to a ratification vote tomorrow.
🚨 Crime
A part-time Warwick Schools custodian, Luis Calcano Acevedo, turned himself in on Monday, July 14 on a warrant for stealing 10 Chromebooks from Robertson Elementary School—surveillance video showed him taking the devices and he was later released on $3,000 personal recognizance after appearing at 3rd District Court.
ICE agents in Providence arrested Ivan Rene Mendoza-Meza—a self-admitted MS-13 gang member with three prior fentanyl trafficking charges in Rhode Island—who is from Honduras and now faces removal from the U.S.
🏈 Sports
Gov Dan McKee met with an investor on July 11 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion to discuss relocating the Connecticut Sun to Providence — the Mohegan Tribe confirmed that no team representatives have visited the arena.
The WNBA will soon expand, and Providence will face stiff competition from Boston as officials review the opportunity.
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