Stores Closing + Worms Jumping + KKK Case Was Social Media Stunt: RI Week In Review

Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around Rhode Island Patch sites last week.

1. Major Clothing Retailer In Rhode Island Closing 150 U.S. Stores
2. Invasive Jumping Worms Spreading Across US, Including In RI
3. West Warwick Cops Crack Curious KKK Case
4. El Niño Summer Forecast: How Hot And Stormy Will It Be In Rhode Island
5. 3 Rhode Island Hospitals Earn ‘A’ Grades In New Hospital Safety Ranking
6. Popular Retailer Plans RI Comeback After Closing All Stores
7. Body Pulled From Providence River Identified
8. Popular National Restaurant Chain Closes Sole Rhode Island Location
9. East Greenwich Woman Imprisoned For Stolen Valor Denied Early Release
10. Sinking Barge Grounded Off Narragansett Refloated But Danger Remains: USCG

Here are some other posts Patch readers in Rhode Island may have missed:

• Health Officials Monitoring Hantavirus Cruise Passengers: What To Know In RI
• AG Blanche Apologizes To RI Judge Who Released Detainee Wanted On Murder Charge In DR
• Rhode Island's Only Water Park Shuts Down
• Narragansett Man Charged With Sexual Assault: Cops
• Woonsocket Man Charged With Transferring Child Pornography: Police
• Sunday Afternoon Stabbing Outside St. Timothy's Church Leaves 1 Wounded: Warwick Cops
• 3 Nigerian Nationals Charged In Rhode Island With Online Romance Racket
• New Seafood Restaurant At TF Green Airport Cleared For Takeoff
• Sinking Barge Grounded Off Narragansett: Coast Guard
• West Warwick Cops On The Case Of The Mystery KKK Guy

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