A Westport man was the first person to be charged with delivering a controlled substance resulting in death by Newport police Friday. The charge, more commonly known as Kristen’s Law, was signed into ...

A driving force behind Kristen’s Law is speaking out. "She mentioned that she had a hole inside of her -- a hole in her soul or her heart," Sue Coutu said of her daughter, Kristen. "That's how she ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed a controversial measure to prosecute drug dealers for the deaths of customers who overdose, allowing judges to sentence the dealers to up to ...

On February 17, 2014, 29-year-old Kristen Coutu injected herself for the last time. Coutu was found dead in her car in Cranston, Rhode Island, around 11 p.m. What she apparently had thought was heroin ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A Massachusetts man is the first person charged under a new Rhode Island law that allows life sentences for drug dealers who sell drugs that lead to fatal overdose. Newport police ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — State Representative Aaron Regunberg joined several medical professionals and people in recovery Monday in voicing concerns over proposed legislation that would create ...

A Massachusetts man is the first person charged under a new Rhode Island law that allows life sentences for drug dealers who sell drugs that lead to fatal overdose. Newport police say 54-year-old Cary ...

In the small town of Moosup, a big effort is underway to bring attention to early breast cancer screening. Kristen Coutu, 50, has been a runner for 10 years. But after she was diagnosed with LCIS, ...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Latest on debate over a proposal in Rhode Island to punish drug dealers for fatal overdoses (all times local): 7:15 p.m. A bill has passed in the Rhode Island House of ...

It was raining in Portsmouth that September night in 2018, so Keith Gillette and Andrew Paiva waited inside Clements Marketplace for the dealer to arrive. Around 7:30 he pulled up in a car. Paiva ...