PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — One year after a shocking accident injured several acrobats in front of thousands of spectators, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus is back in Rhode Island. This ...

Acrobat Samantha Pitard performs a heel hang from the lyra (aerial hoop) during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Legends pre-show (right). She was a part of the stunt that collapsed mid-show on ...

PROVIDENCE — The Ringling Bros. circus will replace all metal clips used in its shows before reopening later this week after one of the clips snapped during a performance Sunday, sending a suspended ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- One of eight circus acrobats who plunged about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging act witnessed by thousands says she'll perform the stunt again. "For me, you gotta get ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One of eight circus acrobats who plunged about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging act witnessed by thousands says she’ll perform the stunt again. “For me, you gotta get ...

WARNING: This video may be disturbing to some viewers. (CNN) — The curtain drops to reveal women hanging by their hair. Leotards are in perfect place — toes pointed, smiles on. The music kicks in on ...

WEBVTT FOR THE BOOSTER, FAMILIES. FAMILIES. A LONG AND EMOTIONAL ROAD TO RECOVERY FOR SEVERAL YOUNG WOMEN INJURED WHEN THE CIRCUS ACCIDENT HAPPENED THAT SENT THEM PLUMMETING TO THE GROUND. YOU HAVE ...

LOS ANGELES — Before Roberto Valenzuela launched into his daredevil acrobatic act in the upper reaches of the Circus Vazquez big top, ringmaster Jesus Vazquez issued his standard warning to the ...

LOS ANGELES — Before Roberto Valenzuela launched into his daredevil acrobatic act in the upper reaches of the Circus Vazquez big top, ringmaster Jesus Vazquez issued his standard warning to the ...

Samantha Pitard is the first acrobat to be released from the hospital. May 7, 2014 -- One of the eight circus acrobats who plunged to the ground during a hair-hanging act said she is not sure if she ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — One of eight circus acrobats who plunged about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging act witnessed by thousands says she'll perform the stunt again. "For me, you gotta ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One of eight circus acrobats who plunged about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging act witnessed by thousands says she’ll perform the stunt again. ‘‘For me, you gotta get ...