The Week in RI: Honoring Vets, SWAT Raid, High School Assault

Saturday, May 25

Toll System Goes Up on Sakonnet River Bridge; Fees to Start in July

Commuters traveling from Portsmouth over the Sakonnet River Bridge on Route 24 drive underneath the tolling gantry for the first time Friday morning - but they won't be charged until this summer.

Sunday, May 26

Cranston Man Crashes Stolen Car after Chase

A Cranston man is facing charges of eluding a police officer in a high speed chase and other charges after he allegedly crashed a Cadillac on Manton Avenue in Providence.

Monday, May 27

Remembering Fallen Vets on Their Day

"Give me liberty or give me death."

Retired Navy Capt. James J. Quinn used Patrick Henry's famous words from the American revolution to emphasize the meaning of Memorial Day during Monday's ceremony next to the Barrington Honor Roll on the lawn in front of Town Hall.

Tuesday, May 28

Supplemental Tax Bills In Limbo Pending Word on Union Talks

Senate and House versions of a supplemental tax bill raising an extra $2.5 million this year, added to the future tax base, remain on the respective chambers' desks pending good news on union talks from the Budget Commission.

Wednesday, May 29

An 18-year-old Newport man was arrested on a warrant following a SWAT team search of his home.

Elijah Devon Weeden, 18, of 90 Girard Ave. Apt. 148, Newport, was arrested on a bench warrant following a search warrant at a Festival Field apartment. The Newport Police Vice Unit received a tip that Weeden was dealing crack cocaine and possessed a hand gun.

Thursday, May 30

The story of what happened to a , after school is chilling, as the boy's mother recounted it.

Friday, May 31

More Than 700 Civilian Naval Employees Told to Stay Home

The government is issuing furlough notices to more than 700 civilian Naval employees as part of the national sequester.