The Rhode Island Attorney General's office confirms prosecutor Devon Flanagan, whose arrest for trespassing went viral this week, will be placed on unpaid leave starting Monday.

Coastal Rhode Island is under a high surf advisory and flood advisory as Hurricane Erin continues to send big waves to the Ocean State.

A Rhode Island prosecutor is under review after police body camera footage recorded her warning officers that they would regret arresting her

The officers responded to a call from a restaurant regarding an “unwanted party.” Flanagan has been charged with willful trespass, and her friend is being charged with disorderly conduct, willful trespass,

While being arrested for trespassing, Devon Flanagan, an assistant attorney general in Rhode Island, told officers, "You're gonna regret this."

A special assistant attorney general in Rhode Island whose arrest for alleged trespassing was captured on video has been placed on unpaid leave, NBC affiliate WJAR is reporting.

The callers claim to be from the "Rhode Island Office of Taxpayer Assistance," which doesn't exist within the R.I. Division of Taxation.

Rhode Island's $32 million grant for low-carbon transportation materials, awarded in 2024, has been rescinded by the Trump administration. The funds were part of a larger $1.2 billion program from the Biden-Harris administration, later canceled under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."