NEWPORT, Rhode Island, USA (May 7) – Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA) edged overall Volvo Ocean Race leaders Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) by just three minutes and 25 seconds to win Leg 6 to Newport after an enthralling duel over the past 24 hours. The result cuts the Emirati boat’s lead over the […]readmore
Newport – Today’s the day! After 17 long and tiring days sailing north from Itajaí, Brazil, the fleet is moving ever closer to Rhode Island – and the excitement is growing by the hour! The American flags are out in force to welcome these boats to the only North American stopover of the 2014-15 edition – […]readmore
The past 24 hours have been swift for the six boats competing in the Volvo Ocean Race and the leader’s estimated time of arrival is now expected tonight, between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. tomorrow morning. The Volvo Ocean Race Newport Race Village at Fort Adams State Park will remain open past the scheduled 7 […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Rhode Island Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed and Director of the Department of Environmental Management Janet Coit today officially opened the new public pier at Fort Adams State Park. Construction on the pier began in April 2014 to improve public access to Narragansett Bay. “Increasing public access […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI- Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Paré and Fire Chief Clarence A. Cunha joined at City Hall this afternoon for a promotional ceremony of twenty-four members of the Providence Fire Department. “The Providence Fire Department is simply as fine as they come. I congratulate all of the firefighters being […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will open the new linear park on the historic Washington Bridge in Providence on weekends beginning Saturday, May 2; this to allow the public to take advantage of the spring weather and enjoy the new bike path as soon as possible. The park will […]readmore
The skies are dreary, the air is chilly and downpours are on the way, but the runners have hit the road for the 119th running of the Boston Marathon. Enveloped as it was last year in a heavy security blanket of multiple armed law enforcement agencies, the National Guard and bomb-sniffing canines, the world’s oldest […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Last week, Congress passed a bipartisan bill to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as for community health centers. This is great news for thousands of children in low and moderate-income households in Rhode Island who will have health coverage through RIte Care as a result. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor today released the following statements regarding the proposal to build a minor league baseball stadium in Providence. «The PawSox are an important institution in Rhode Island and our goal is to keep them in the state,» said Raimondo. «The idea of a stadium […]readmore
Fall River – Arron Hernandez’s verdict is guilty of Murder of First Degree. Jury also found Arron Hernandez guilty of firearm and ammunition charges. Hernandez is charged with killing Odin Lloyd in June 2013. Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee. He was shot six times in an industrial park near Hernandez’s home. Hernandez’s mother, Terri, […]readmore