RI – Esta Tarde: Una probabilidad de lluvias y tormentas eléctricas, principalmente después de 2pm. Algunas de estas tormentas podrían producir viento borrascoso, lluvia intensa, y relámpagos frecuentes. Mayormente soleado, la máxima alrededor de 95. Índice de Calor de hasta 105. Viento del oeste de 5 a 10 mph. La probabilidad de precipitación 30%. Nuevas […]readmore
Secretary Gorbea sends postcards urging eligible Rhode Islanders to register to vote PROVIDENCE, RI – Eligible Rhode Islanders who have not registered to vote yet will receive a postcard this week from Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea urging them to register so they can vote in elections this fall. The postcards provide information to […]readmore
The organizers of the Providence Flea have canceled the market today due to the excessive heat. In light of the Excessive Heat Warning–which was upgraded this morning from a heat advisory–and our concerns for the safety of our patrons, vendors and staff, the Flea is canceled today. Please check the news for tips on how […]readmore
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS…AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE […]readmore
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) will welcome U.S. Congressman John Larson to East Providence next Tuesday, August 16th, at 3:30pm for a discussion with seniors and retirees on the future of Social Security. This Sunday marks the 81st anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law, an […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President and CEO Eric S. Rosengren at AS220 in Providence to celebrate the seven Rhode Island cities and towns that won design grants as part of the Working Cities Challenge. The winners include teams from Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Newport, […]readmore
Advertencia de calor para Nueva Inglaterra Lluvias y tormentas eléctricas probable, principalmente después de 5pm. Algunas de estas tormentas podrían producir lluvia intensa. Parcialmente soleado, la máxima alrededor de 93. Índice de Calor de hasta 100. Viento del oeste de 10 a 14 mph. La probabilidad de precipitación 60%. Nuevas cantidades de lluvia menos de […]readmore
Colonel Michael Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, announces the arrest of Bunroth Chhun, 41, of 185 Budlong Rd, Cranston, RI, after an investigation into the report of an unattended child in a motor vehicle. On August 11, 2016 at approximately 2:23 pm, Officers from the Cranston Police Department responded to the parking lot […]readmore
PAWTUCKET, RI — One year after Governor Gina M. Raimondo and General Treasurer Seth Magaziner worked with General Assembly leaders to establish new green finance programs at the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), the agency is providing $17.2 million in financing to six communities, with a robust pipeline of future demand. The initial round of […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On August 11, 2016 members of the Central Falls Police Special Investigative Unit, Detective Bureau and the Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, executed a court authorized search warrant at 606 Dexter Street, second floor. Upon arrival, Detectives came in contact with the renter of the […]readmore