Esha Sarai VOA News As the United States prepares to mark 15 years since the start of the U.S.-led offensive in Afghanistan next month (October 7), American lawmakers are questioning the continuing military and humanitarian spending aimed at trying to end the war and stabilize the government. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressed […]readmore
Providence, RI- After an extensive investigation and reconstruction of the Peter Pan bus fatality which occurred in Kennedy Plaza, there will be no criminal charges brought against the bus driver, Matthew J. Reidy of Taunton, Massachusetts. On August 24th at approximately 8:15 a.m. Michelle Cagnon, age 30 of Cumberland, was struck by a bus being […]readmore
Raimondo with Rhode Island veterans at the opening of the Office of Veterans Affairs new headquarters. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo ushered in a new era for Rhode Island veterans with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Office of Veterans Affairs’ new headquarters and resource center today in Warwick. She was joined by Director […]readmore
ROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on Rhode Island’s latest jobs and unemployment data: «Eleven hundred more Rhode Islanders are employed this month than last month, and more Rhode Islanders are working today than at any point since June 2008. We need to keep doing more, but this is […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza joined elected officials and a vast coalition of community members, business owners, social service providers and interfaith community representatives to announce increased investment and support for citywide health and safety. «The issues we are addressing today are not unique to Providence. They are complex and multifaceted, but by coming […]readmore
Dayton Native Follows Flight Dreams in US Navy By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Martin, Navy Recruiting Command For as long as they have walked the Earth, people have dreamt of taking to the skies and gazing upon all the wonders that the world has to offer. In 1891, German engineer Otto Lilienthal capitalized […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow to open the Rhode Island Office of Veterans Affairs’ new headquarters and resource center. She will be joined by Kasim Yarn, the state’s first Director of Veterans Affairs, and other leaders to celebrate Rhode Island’s continued commitment to increasing opportunity for veterans.readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza will join elected officials from the city and state level, representatives from community and social service organizations, public safety officials, representatives from the interfaith community and members of the business community at large to announce increased investments and support for citywide health and safety.readmore
RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION/ SAFE STREETS TASK FORCE, PROVIDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT, RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE/ UNITED STATES MARSHALS VIOLENT FUGITIVE TASK FORCE AND THE COVENTRY POLICE ARREST IRVING FENNER AS A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE MURDER OF SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICER TIMOTHY BRACKEEN […]readmore
LPR NEWS PODCAST 1 Raimondo Announce Third-Grade Reading Goals PODCAST 2 Three out of four third graders will read at grade level by 2025; third-grade reading goal first in a series of strategic goals to be announced before the end of the year PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Citing a series of initiatives and programs focused on […]readmore