By Thomas J. Morgan
A year ago today:
Cara Rintala, 45, a Narragansett native, pleads not guilty to a charge of strangling her wife, Annamaria (Cochrane) Rintala, 37, at the couple's home in Granby, Mass.
5 years ago today:
An overheated steam pipe sparks a smoky fire in the basement of a building on the grounds of Rhode Island Hospital, prompting the evacuation of about 100 people from the Ambulatory Patient Center, which houses mostly doctors' offices and labs.
25 years ago today:
A robber uses an unusual disguise to rob a milk store in West Warwick. Police charged Kevin P. Caswell, 22, with the holdup. A witness said that the suspect "was dressed up with twigs and leaves and looked like he was in the Army."