The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Frito-Lay is recalling select Jalapeño Flavored Lay’s Kettle Cooked potato chips and Jalapeño Flavored Miss Vickie’s Kettle Cooked potato chips due to the potential presence of Salmonella in the seasoning. The recalled products were distributed through retail stores, vending machines, and other channels throughout […]readmore
SCITUATE, RI - Rhode Island Public Safety Officials are seeking the cause of a disruption in calls to the state's E-911 emergency telephone system that impacted calls for emergency service for about an hour tonight before functionality was restored and the system was fully operational again. The 911 lines were never fully inoperable. When people […]readmore
SCITUATE, RI - The Rhode Island Emergency 911 is fully operational after technical issues interrupted communications for earlier tonight. Officials are still investigating the cause of the problem, which prevented people from being able to communicate with E-911 dispatchers for about an hour. Rhode Island State Police Capt. John Allen said officials from the Department […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI– The Providence City Council Committee on Ordinances tonight approved a measure that aims to give police officers greater latitude in addressing the city’s growing challenges with illegal use of dirt bikes and ATVs. In recent months, the city has seen an alarming uptick of these vehicles being used on city roads and in […]readmore
Providence-Newport Ferry Returns for 2017 Season New this year includes longer operating schedule, more rides, and through-ticketing via Amtrak PROVIDENCE, R.I.-April 21, 2017-- The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced the return of convenient ferry service between Providence and Newport. Last year thousands of people took advantage […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On April 23, 2017, at 1:40AM officers were dispatched to 4 King Street for a report of a shooting that had occurred. The caller advised dispatch a male had been shot in the basement area of the building. Arriving officers located a male subject later identified as Mael Vasquez (20) sitting on […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on Rhode Island’s latest jobs and unemployment data: «Rhode Island’s unemployment continues to trend downward, our labor force is growing, businesses are giving Rhode Island a fresh look and thousands more people are working today than two and a half years ago. Because […]readmore
Student-led organization will collaborate with New Bedford NAACP Branch and New Bedford NAACP Youth Council. All three units meet tonight for the first time The Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People approved the charter of a new student-led UMass Dartmouth Chapter of the NAACP. The approval in February […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Raymond A. Hull (D-Dist. 6, Providence, North Providence) is congratulating the Providence United under-10 girls’ soccer team for their recent win at the Global 5’s Massachusetts Regional Tournament. With their tournament win, the team has been invited to participate in the Global 5’s National Tournament to be held in New Jersey […]readmore
Providence City Council President Luis Aponte issued the following statement in response to news that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island intends to relocate employees to East Providence: «I am extremely disappointed in this news and will seek an immediate meeting with the president of Blue Cross Blue Shield to discuss the company’s recent […]readmore