Car vs. storefront, Teen prostitution site, Bristol murder, and more

Take a look at some of the top stories this week from around the East Bay

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A car jumps a curb and slams into a Hope Street storefront in the middle of a busy afternoon. A second murder suspect is arrested after the death of a Bristol grandmother. A young girl's photos show up on a prostitution website.

These are just some of the top stories around the East Bay this week listed below. Click the headlines for a look at the full story.

UPDATE: No charges after car smashes through Bristol storefront

All of Route 114 in downtown Bristol was closed to traffic Monday afternoon after a car jumped the curb and slammed into an empty storefront on Hope Street. Fortunately, no one was injured

‘Elvis, King of Bristol’ falls silent

It has been nearly 40 years since the King of Rock ’n Roll was silenced, but his spirit has lived on in Bristol all these years through the town’s own “Elvis,” Michael Paiva. Sadly, the “King of Bristol’s” voice has also been silenced, but his indomitable spirit lives on in the family, friends and community he left behind.

Full Channel: We won’t sell your private Internet data

Full Channel TV’s Internet customers in Barrington, Bristol and Warren don’t have to worry about their private browsing data being sold, despite a recent congressional vote that makes it legal for service providers to sell that sensitive data.

Barrington girl's Instagram photos turn up on escort service website

A Barrington resident stopped by the police station on Thursday, March 30, after she learned that photos of her 15-year-old daughter had been used by an escort service website.

Fire rips through Barrington house

Fire ripped through the house at 40 Riverside Drive in Barrington on Wednesday afternoon, April 5, but no one was home at the time.

In Warren, seven heroin overdoses so far this year

Warren’s first known heroin overdose of 2017 came just four days into the new year. Called to a Thompson Street apartment at 5:57 p.m., Warren rescue crews found a 56-year-old man lying on the floor. He was unresponsive, and crews immediately suspected that he’d overdosed on heroin or a similar opiod.

Portsmouth Police: Keep an eye out for coyote with leg trap

Someone in Portsmouth has been setting illegal, inhuman steel leg traps around town. Police are investigating.

BREAKING: Second murder arrest in death of Bristol woman

Police have arrested a second person in connection with the death of a Bristol woman in February, Police Chief Josue Canario announced Monday afternoon. Selena Martinez, 21, of 34 Sowams Drive in Bristol, the site of the killing, is charged with first-degree murder.

Two more Portsmouth football players sign commitment letters

Two senior members of the Portsmouth High Patriots football team have recently signed commitments to play for colleges next year.

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