Bristol and Newport fire departments win new port security grants WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced a total of $309,125 in two Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) investments for the towns of Bristol and Newport that will help their fire departments expand […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI (August 28, 2018)—The eastern half of the country is baking under hot and humid weather with heat advisories posted and many schools closing due to the hot weather. While temperatures will drop for a few days later this week, the hot weather is predicted to return in that first week of September. The […]readmore
Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces that the 10th annual Kids, Cops and Classroom campaign collected thousands of dollars’ worth of backpacks and school supplies that will help students throughout the state start the school year with the supplies they need […]readmore
Newport, RI: The Hope Recovery Community Center of Newport County of Parent Support Network of Rhode Island invites the community and all partners to the Art in the Park event to help raise awareness together on this 4th International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31, 2018. This event is one of several taking place across the state of Rhode […]readmore
The death of Senator John McCain after a year-long battle with brain cancer has drawn an outpouring of condolences from every corner of the globe, some of the most poignant and diverse of which came from southeastern Europe, where the Arizona Republican’s unique brand of personal diplomacy forged bonds with democratic leaders and irritated illiberal […]readmore
VOA/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — After Saturday’s death of U.S. Sen. John McCain, the White House flag was lowered to half-staff, and returned to full height Monday — provoking consternation and confusion. Later Monday afternoon, it partly descended the pole again. Throughout each tug of the rope, White House officials say they were strictly following protocol, […]readmore
VOA News A group of current and former U.S. officials from across the political spectrum is set to take part in Saturday’s memorial service for Senator John McCain, one of the last in a string of services honoring the longtime lawmaker who died Saturday at the age of 81. The service at the National Cathedral […]readmore
VOA/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — The tentative new U.S. trade deal with Mexico is a win for both countries, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer believes, creating more jobs for workers and farmers alike. Final details have yet to be worked out in the trade deal announced Monday, and Canada could join it yet in a broad […]readmore
VOA News Florida authorities say three people, including the gunman, are dead after a mass shooting at a mall in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Earlier media reports put the death toll at four, but Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said those reports were incorrect. Jacksonville, Florida Nine other people suffered gunshot wounds in the shooting, Williams said, […]readmore
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s spokesperson said one suspect is dead at the scene of the shooting. It’s unclear if there is a second suspect, but deputies are searching the area. The shooting took place in the Jacksonville Landing area, which is located along the St. Johns River and is described as an area with «a wide variety […]readmore