First in state, third in nation 10-year transportation program based on asset management The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have approved RIDOT’s 10-year transportation plan – a first for Rhode Island and only the third long-range plan of its type […]readmore
Newport City Councilor At-Large John F. Florez today announced that he is introducing an Ordinance to the Newport City Council that would promote public safety by making it illegal to exchange anything between a person standing in a roadway and an occupant of any vehicle. Councilor At-Large Florez said that the language of the Ordinance […]readmore
Providence, Rhode Island – October 13, 2016 – Decof, Decof & Barry, P.C., a leading personal injury law firm in the New England area, is proud to announce that Mark B. Decof,Esq.,the firm’s principal shareholder and senior trial lawyer, has been chosen as the 2017 Personal Injury Plaintiff «Lawyer of the Year» in Providence, Rhode […]readmore
Providence – Police identified the victim as 34-year-old Jonathan Zapata. They have a suspect in custody. DeShawn Anderson was taken into custody and charged murder. The homicide took place Wednesday afternoon on Hartford Avenue in Providence.readmore
Esha Sarai As Haiti continues to count its dead and assess damage following devastating Hurricane Matthew, doctors and public health officers warn the risk of cholera must urgently be addressed. Unprecedented flooding, particularly in the hard-hit southwestern peninsula, has contaminated already-scarce safe drinking water, drastically increasing the risk of a cholera outbreak. Once contracted, dehydration […]readmore
VOA News /AP HAMILTON, BERMUDA — Authorities in Bermuda closed schools and government offices Wednesday as the British territory prepared for a direct hit from Hurricane Nicole. The Category 2 storm was expected to strengthen a bit before striking the island Thursday morning. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Nicole was located about 270 […]readmore
Wayne Lee A new report by two prominent rights groups calls for the decriminalization of possession and personal use of all illicit drugs in the United States, concluding that enforcement of drug laws has unjustifiably ripped families apart, fueled racial discrimination and failed to cut widespread drug abuse. The report, titled «Every 25 Seconds: The […]readmore
VOA News A U.S. Department of Justice report has found many indications of bias against minorities within the San Francisco Police Department. The report, which also found that most of the deadly force incidents by the department involved minorities, was released Wednesday following the killing of a young black man and other fatal shootings. The […]readmore
VOA News The chief executive officer of the second largest U.S. bank will step down in the aftermath of a scandal over its sales practices. San Francisco-based Wells Fargo Bank announced Wednesday that John Stumpf has resigned effective immediately and will be replaced by chief operating officer, Tim Sloan. Stumpf will also relinquish his title […]readmore
WARWICK, RI – Governor Gina Raimondo along with Scott Jensen, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, joined the faculty, staff and students of New England Institute of Technology’s Shipbuilding/Marine and Advanced Manufacturing Institute (SAMI) at a celebration to commemorate the 150 students who have completed an intensive 300 hour machinist training […]readmore