PROVIDENCE, RI— The Providence City Council Committee on Finance tonight approved a tax stabilization agreement with Vision Development Inc. that brings a $56 million new construction project to downtown Providence. The Canal Street Project marks the city’s first concrete and steel commercial development in years and is expected to generate at least 100 construction jobs […]readmore
Colonel Michael Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, announces the arrest of Robert Burley, age 34, of 2015 Broad St (Apt 106), after an investigation into a domestic stabbing which occurred in the City of Cranston. On May 9, 2017 at approximately 1:33 AM, the Cranston Police Department was contacted by the Warwick Police, […]readmore
Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey: «The firing of FBI Director Comey today, while he was in the midst of investigating the President’s ties to the Russian government, is deeply disturbing and raises […]readmore
Nine men will graduate from innovative job-readiness program at Roger Williams University’s Providence campus on Wednesday evening PROVIDENCE, RI – Nine men will graduate on Wednesday, May 10, from «Pivot the Hustle,» an innovative program that helps Rhode Island inmates turn their lives around and head toward productive careers. Roger Williams University’s School of Continuing […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On May 6, 2017 at approximately 8:00pm, members of the Central Falls Police Department’s Special Investigative Unit (SIU) apprehend 28-year-old Delfino Catalan Vargas while he was parked in the area of Bagley Street and Lonsdale Avenue after receiving information that he was distributing narcotics from his vehicle in the vicinity of nearby […]readmore
Providence, RI – The American Lung Association in Rhode Island is supporting LUNG FORCE during National Women’s Lung Health Week (May 7 – 13) by turning local landmarks turquoise in an effort to raise awareness and defeat lung cancer. LUNG FORCE is a fast-growing initiative uniting the nation against lung cancer, the #1 cancer killer […]readmore
JAMESTOWN, R.I. – The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) announced today that it will begin a significant structural rehabilitation project on the Newport Pell Bridge. As an iconic and vital asset to the State of Rhode Island, it is incumbent upon RITBA to maintain and preserve the bridge to extend its life. To […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – The Public Safety Director Search Committee will begin interviews with candidates this week. The Public Safety Director will provide strategic leadership for the Department of Public Safety, which includes police, fire and the City’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA), and work to implement best practices, identify improvements, and provide high quality services to Pawtucket’s […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI- On May 5, 2017 at 13:52 hours, police responded to 180 Washington Street, Coastway Credit Union, for a report of a robbery. Upon arrival police learned that a subject had entered the bank demanding money and after two attempts, was given an undetermined amount of money with a dye pack and fled on […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Senator Erin Lynch Prata, Secretary-Treasurer of RI AFL-CIO Maureen Martin and Secretary-Treasurer of United Food and Commercial Local Domenic Pontarelli today held a roundtable discussion about the Governor’s proposal to raise the minimum wage from $9.60 to $10.50 per hour. They were joined by local union workers, all […]readmore