PROVIDENCE, RI – Troopers from the Rhode Island State Police Commercial Enforcement Unit earlier today conducted a mock truck inspection for about 100 landscape contractors from throughout New England to help promote compliance with motor vehicle laws and safety regulations. Troopers Bergeron and Pasley conducted the inspection during the Northeast Hardscape Exhibition at the Rhode […]readmore
JAMESTOWN, R.I. – The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) would like to announce the completion of the full rehabilitation of the Newport Pell Bridge steel superstructure. This project started in 2009 and cost nearly $100 million dollars to complete. It included an environmentally conscious, commercial blast removal of the existing protective coatings and […]readmore
SCITUATE, RI – Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces that members of the Rhode Island State Police Scituate Barracks and members of the Major Crimes Unit arrested a Woonsocket man in connection with a fatal car crash that occurred on Interstate […]readmore
«Here we go again» said Lynch, referring to the most recent Republican effort to mislead people. «Creating facts, intentionally misleading people and ignoring the truth may have worked for the Trump campaign, but Rhode Islanders are smarter than that» said Lynch. «After suffering through decades of Republican and Republican-lite governors in RI, Governor Raimondo is […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the demotion of Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief political strategist, from the National Security Council’s principal’s committee: «Steve Bannon had no business being on the National Security Council to begin with. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered the Rhode Island flag to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings in honor of former Senate President Pro Tempore William A. Walaska. The flag will be lowered beginning Thursday, April 6 and return to full staff at sunrise on Monday, April 10. […]readmore
On April 6, 2017 at 12:13 am the Pawtucket Police Department responded to a reported motor vehicle accident in the vicinity of 350 Walcott Street, Pawtucket. Upon arrival officers found a single car accident. The car had struck a pole and the car split in half. Officers found two fatalities on scene and a third […]readmore
The Internal Revenue Service reminded Rhode Island Taxpayers today that they may be one of the estimated 2,900 state residents missing out on unclaimed federal income tax refunds totaling more than $2,906,000. Nationwide the total amount is over $1 billion for approximately 1 million taxpayers who did not file a 2013 federal income tax return. […]readmore
“For over 20 years, Senator William Walaska worked tirelessly in the State Senate advocating for the citizens of Warwick and a strong business climate across the state. Most recently, he helped countless Rhode Islanders by sharing his own story and helped to pass legislation that expanded coverage for experimental uses of prescription drugs. Those of […]readmore
Providence, RI: More than three dozen high school students – newly arrived in the U.S. from Africa, the Middle East and Central America — are receiving intensive English Language Learning instruction, core academics and support services at a new, innovative program launched by Providence Public Schools. On Monday, April 3, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, […]readmore