WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » rhode island http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Wed, 22 May 2013 16:26:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Man Arrested Near Taylor Swift's Rhode Island Mansion http://wbsm.com/man-arrested-near-taylor-swifts-mansion/ http://wbsm.com/man-arrested-near-taylor-swifts-mansion/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:52:50 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=79268 A man was arrested early Wednesday morning near country music singer Taylor Swift's mansion in the Watch Hill area of Westerly.  

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]]> http://wbsm.com/man-arrested-near-taylor-swifts-mansion/feed/ 0 Seaboard Properties Rhode Island Citizens Bank Teller Sentenced for Embezzlement http://wbsm.com/bank-teller-embezzlement/ http://wbsm.com/bank-teller-embezzlement/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:44:39 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=77812 A former teller at a North Attleborough bank has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for embezzling almost $378,000 from elderly customers.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/bank-teller-embezzlement/feed/ 0 Facebook New Rhode Island Marijuana Law In Effect http://wbsm.com/new-ri-marijuana-law-now-in-effect/ http://wbsm.com/new-ri-marijuana-law-now-in-effect/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:48:38 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=66185 Possession of up to one ounce of marijuana is no longer a criminal offense in Rhode Island. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-ri-marijuana-law-now-in-effect/feed/ 0 Getty Images No Longer Going To Be Illegal To Posses Small Amounts of Marijuana in Rhode Island http://wbsm.com/no-longer-going-to-be-illegal-to-posses-small-amounts-of-marijuana-in-rhode-island/ http://wbsm.com/no-longer-going-to-be-illegal-to-posses-small-amounts-of-marijuana-in-rhode-island/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:12:06 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=65792 As of Monday, it will no longer be illegal to be found in possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/no-longer-going-to-be-illegal-to-posses-small-amounts-of-marijuana-in-rhode-island/feed/ 0 Getty Images Massachusetts and Rhode Island Lottery Results http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-and-rhode-island-lottery-results/ http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-and-rhode-island-lottery-results/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:22:28 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=62160 Think you hit it big? Well you better check your numbers before you go out spending a bunch of money you might not have. Get the complete lottery results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-and-rhode-island-lottery-results/feed/ 0 Getty Images Brown To Host Christie Fundraiser Friday http://wbsm.com/brown-to-host-christie-fundraiser-friday/ http://wbsm.com/brown-to-host-christie-fundraiser-friday/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:33:25 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=59843 Ex-Senator Scott Brown will host New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Friday in a fundraising event that could have some presidential overtones.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/brown-to-host-christie-fundraiser-friday/feed/ 0 Patricia Drury,flickr Voice of Station Nightclub Victim Recorded Four Years After Tragic Fire in Rhode Island http://wbsm.com/voice-of-station-nightclub-victim-recorded-four-years-after-tragic-fire-in-rhode-island/ http://wbsm.com/voice-of-station-nightclub-victim-recorded-four-years-after-tragic-fire-in-rhode-island/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:18:59 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=57698 Dave and Joanne Kane know the endless pain first hand. Their 18 year old son, Nicholas O'Neill, was the youngest victim to perish in the tragic Station Nightclub disaster in Rhode Island, ten years ago, on February 20, 2003.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/voice-of-station-nightclub-victim-recorded-four-years-after-tragic-fire-in-rhode-island/feed/ 0 Getty Images Is Time to Start Treating Marijuana like Alcohol? http://wbsm.com/is-time-to-start-treating-marijuana-like-alcohol/ http://wbsm.com/is-time-to-start-treating-marijuana-like-alcohol/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:16:48 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=54113 On Wednesday, a Rhode Island State Representative will introduce legislation aimed at regulating, controlling and taxing marijuana!

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]]> http://wbsm.com/is-time-to-start-treating-marijuana-like-alcohol/feed/ 0 Candian Veggie,flickr Vinny Paz Arrainged For Rhode Island Bar Incident http://wbsm.com/vinny-paz-arrainged-for-rhode-island-bar-incident/ http://wbsm.com/vinny-paz-arrainged-for-rhode-island-bar-incident/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:40:11 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=51694 Former boxing champion Vinny Paz pleaded not guilty Monday to vandalism and disorderly conduct charges at his arraignment.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/vinny-paz-arrainged-for-rhode-island-bar-incident/feed/ 0 backgroundnow, flickr Homeless R.I. Man Arraigned in New Bedford http://wbsm.com/homeless-r-i-man-arraigned-in-new-bedford/ http://wbsm.com/homeless-r-i-man-arraigned-in-new-bedford/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:40:28 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=45806 A homeless Rhode Island man has been arraigned in New Bedford District Court after violating his terms of bail.

According to the Bristol County DA's office, 21-year-old Dylan Harris was arrested in Dartmouth as the result of an investigation after area residents expressed concern over Harris's presence near a Dartmouth school

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