WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led members in the House and Senate to send a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) urging for an immediate extension of the June 30th deadline for Puerto Rican families currently participating in […]Load more...
Colonel Michael Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, announces the arrest of Kimberly Ruggiero, age 40, of 52 Stevens Rd, Cranston, RI and Carolyn Bird, age 46, of 49 School Street, East Providence, RI for violating the state’s social host laws. A third suspect Joseph Kirtlink, age 24, of East Greenwich, RI was also arrested for […]Load more...
East Greenwich, RI – Dr. Douglas H. Sherman, Jr., Senior Vice President and Provost at New England Institute of Technology, is pleased to announce the following student(s) who have achieved Dean’s List status for the quarter ending June 02, 2018. Students must achieve a GPA of 3.6 or higher on a maximum scale of 4.0 […]Load more...
Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrest of a fourth suspect in the ongoing investigation into allegations that current and former employees of Flint Audio Video illegally accessed and shared nude photos found on customers’ cell phones, computers and other […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I.– Mayor Jorge Elorza announced a lawsuit today as part of the City’s ongoing campaign to combat the mounting and devastating effects of the opioid epidemic. The suit, filed by the City against several opioid manufacturers and distributors, asserts a rising death toll, burgeoning black market, and financial burdens on the City caused by […]Load more...
Waterparks to Open Friday, June 29 & Saturday, June 30, 12PM-7PM, Pools to Open July 2, 12PM-5PM for Summer Season PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced that City of Providence’s neighborhood waterparks will open ahead of the summer schedule on Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30 from 12:00PM to 7:00PM due […]Load more...
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junio 28, 2018
WASHINGTON—This year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate the 242nd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and our nation’s birthday, by welcoming more than 14,000 new citizens in nearly 175 naturalization ceremonies between June 28 and July 10. The Independence Day activities will kick off with a naturalization ceremony at the Bexar […]Load more...
VOA News/Steve Baragona When kidnappers assaulted a woman on a Guatemala City street and ripped her infant daughter from her arms, DNA testing came to the rescue. A positive match helped reunite mother and child after the baby turned up abandoned at a church with no identification. In addition to identifying kidnap victims, DNA tests […]Load more...
VOA News/Masood Farivar WASHINGTON — The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the key swing vote on the U.S. Supreme Court, gives President Donald Trump a coveted opportunity make the second high court appointment of his term and sets the stage for one of the most consequential confirmation battles in decades. During his 30 years on the […]Load more...
VOA News/Marissa Melton «I know quite a few people that, if the World Cup wasn’t in Russia, would have gone this year,» said Joe White, co-founder of Three Lions Pride, an LGBT group cheering for England’s team at the World Cup. He and his co-founder, Di Cunningham, have been in Russia for the competition, showing […]Load more...