PAWTUCKET – As Rhode Island families get ready for the start of the 2016-2017 school year, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) is encouraging students who reside or attend school in the First Congressional District to take part in the 2016 Congressional App Challenge by designing an app for mobile, tablet, or personal computers on […]Load more...
RI – Reporters ask the Governor about Curt Schilling, “So Curt Schilling is in the news again; he said he wants to run for elected office. What is your initial thought on that? Governor responds “He will have to make that decision. Schilling who left Rhode Island taxpayers on the hook for a $75-million state-loan […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo signed into law legislation passed this year that supports Rhode Island workers and small businesses. The bills aim to assist employees in collecting wages from nonpaying employers and position the state to track data on microbusinesses in order to understand and meet their needs. The signing ceremony was held […]Load more...
RI – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces the arrest of a Woonsocket woman for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Drugs while traveling the wrong way on Route 295 North, in the Town of Johnston. Troopers arrested Jadali Burgess, age 21, […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On Tuesday, Governor Gina M. Raimondo held a signing ceremony for a series of bills passed this year which recognize the contributions of Rhode Island’s veterans and expand opportunity for those who served our nation. The bills include legislation that allows private employers to provide a hiring preferences for veterans and protects jobs […]Load more...
Providence – Four men were stabbed Monday morning in Providence, The police asked for the emergency closing of the club. The board of licenses had an emergency meeting on Monday, and unanimously voted to close the nightclub for 72 hours while police further investigated the incident. One of the victims was stabbed multiple times remained […]Load more...
RI – On August 6, 2016, at 1:35 AM, Troopers from the Rhode Island State Lincoln Woods Barracks and Officers from North Providence Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 146 North in the Town of North Providence. The investigation revealed that a BMW was traveling on Route 146 North in the […]Load more...
Rhode Island Foundation offers $25,000 grants to local artists
Foundation will give three visual artists $25,000 to devote a year to their craft PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island visual artists who dream of spending a year working on their craft have until Aug. 18 to apply for $25,000 fellowships from the Rhode Island Foundation. The grants are considered to be among the largest no-strings-attached […]Load more...
RI – On August 6, 2016, at 1:35 AM, Troopers from the Rhode Island State Lincoln Woods Barracks and Officers from North Providence Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 146 North in the Town of North Providence. Initial investigation revealed that a BMW was traveling on Route 146 North in the […]Load more...
RI – On May 23, 2016, at approximately 12:07 AM, Troopers from the State Police Wickford and Hope Valley Barracks responded to a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles on Route 95 South in the Town of East Greenwich. The investigation revealed the following: A black Toyota Camry, operated by Dejae T. Pizarro, age 23, […]Load more...