East Haven Murder Suspect Arrested in Middletown

(MIDDLETOWN, R.I.) -- Police arrested a murder suspect in Middletown Tuesday.

Middletown police arrested Zachary Lepelusa, 24, of Milford, Conn., after a car chase. He will be arraigned on first-degree murder and kidnapping charges in Newport Wednesday.

The victim has been identified as Antoinette Venditti, 35, of East Haven, Conn. Vendetti's body was found on Hanging Rocks Road in Middletown.

The investigation is ongoing. It is unclear if the police have any motives in the murder.

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Providence Superintendent Resigns

(PROVIDENCE, RI) -- Providence Superintendent Thomas Brady announced his resignation at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. The resignation will going into effect July 15th, 2011. He did not give a reason for the resignation.

The Providence School Board and Mayor Angel Taveras have announced plans to conduct a national search for his replacement.

Brady has been superintendent since 2008.

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Pawtucket Couple Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

(PAWTUCKET, R.I.) -- A Pawtucket couple is dead following an apparent murder-suicide on Monday.

Police say Maria Turmel, 32, was found dead around 3 p.m. Monday at a home located at 63 Charlton Avenue. Turmel’s body was reportedly found with multiple stab wounds. Investigators then began looking for the woman’s husband, Antonio Dossantos, 35, and eventually found him dead at a home in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Police believe Dossantos killed Turmel and then took his own life.

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Over Two Dozen Sickened by DeFusto's Salmonella Pastries

(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) -- Thirty-three people were sickened with salmonella from baked goods from Johnston's DeFusco's Bakery.

Rhode Island Health Department officials believe the baked goods were distributed at over a dozen locations around the state. The Johnston facility was closed.

The outbreak is believed to have been from pastries being stored in containers that originally held raw eggs.

The Health Emergency Information Line, 401-222-8022, is being opened Tuesday for emergencies, and will stay open until Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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Officials: Detected Levels of Radiation Don't Pose Health Risk

(BOSTON) -- State health officials say radiation from the Japanese nuclear reactors has shown up in rain in Massachusetts, but not at levels that would pose a risk to people's health.

Officials say Massachusetts is the latest state in the U.S. to have detected elevated levels of radiation in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan and has damaged its nuclear power plant.

The radiation was detected in rainwater earlier this week, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Health officials say that although drinking water will be monitored closely, the public has nothing to worry about.

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