Convicted Child Molester Richard Gardner Probation Violation Dismissed
On Monday a Superior Court judge dismissed a probation violation against Gardner Gardner was arrested earlier this month by Cranston Police at his Providence residence for giving a false address…
Rhode Island Foundation awards $480,000 in grants for animal welfare
Podcast grants for animal welfare PROVIDENCE, RI (Nov. 16, 2018) – The Rhode Island Foundation announced today that nearly two dozen animal welfare programs across the state will share nearly $480,000…
Facebook Unable to Identify Who Was Behind Network of Fake Accounts
VOA News Facebook said Tuesday it had been unable to determine who was behind dozens of fake accounts it took down shortly before the 2018 midterm elections. “Combined with our…
Former West Virginia Coal Mines Turned into Carbon-sucking Forests
VOA News/Steve Baragona ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA — Mist rises from the ripped-up and muddy earth as moist soil meets chilly morning air. This field deep within in West Virginia's Monongahela National…
Mattis to Visit US Southern Border Wednesday
VOA News/Carla Babb PENTAGON — Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is due to visit the southern border Wednesday, where thousands of American troops have been deployed to support border patrol agents.…
California’s Deadliest Fire Leaves 48 Dead, Hundreds Missing
VOA News Search teams in the state of California found more bodies Tuesday in areas ravaged by the most destructive wildfire in the state's history, bringing the overall death toll…
Red Cross Offers 25 Ways to Safely Cook and Travel this Thanksgiving
Cooking fires increase on Thanksgiving; Millions expected take to highways to visit loved ones PROVIDENCE, RI (November 14, 2018) — Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and millions of people will…
TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGE SCHEDULED FOR WASHINGTON BRIDGE WESTBOUND
Changes are necessary as part of Washington Bridge Rehabilitation Project The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced a traffic pattern change for a section of the Washington Bridge,…