Betsy Medeiros, of Middletown, was arrested on Chase Road in Portsmouth, R.I. around 12:31 a.m. after officers discovered her inside her disabled vehicle and after she failed field sobriety tests, according to police. She was charged with driving under the influence of liquor, 0.15 or greater, officials said in a statement.

PROVIDENCE – Police in Rhode Island arrested 108 drivers for driving under the influence during the New Year's holiday period, a number the president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association finds "deeply concerning.

The days leading up to, during and after New Year’s were quite busy for officers across the Ocean State. Patriots owner Robert Kraft says he put Jerod Mayo in 'untenable situation,' vows to correct course The Magnetic Pole Shift That Could Plunge Us Into Chaos Massachusetts U.

Tanner Badgley was parked by the road with her hazards flashing, waiting for a tow. A drunk driver speeding home from a strip club hit her truck at 90 mph.

Sean Higgins had a post-indictment arraignment hearing, where he rejected a plea deal that would have seen him spend decades in prison.

Sean Higgins, the driver suspected of fatally striking brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, appeared in a New Jersey courtroom Tuesday.