Carol Guensburg WASHINGTON-Pressure is growing for the Obama administration to formally determine whether the Islamic State group is committing “genocide” against Christians, Yazidi and other religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East. The U.S. State Department faces a Thursday deadline set last year by Congress, whose lower House of Representatives on Monday will vote […]readmore
Michael Bowman At any moment, President Barack Obama could name his pick to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last month. Reports from the White House say the president has narrowed his list of potential nominees as the vetting process enters a final phase – even as Senate […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI: Los estudiantes latinos pueden solicitar becas estudiantiles superiores a $1.500.000 en la Rhode Island Foundation. Este dinero ayuda a los estudiantes a pagar sus gastos educativos, como matrícula, tasas y libros. «Cada una de estas becas estudiantiles hace realidad los sueños tanto de quienes donan el dinero como de quienes lo reciben,» dijo […]readmore
Cranston – Colonel Michael J. Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, in partnership with the United States Department of Homeland Security RI Human Trafficking Task Force announces a multi-agency operation involving members of the Cranston Police Detective Division Special Victims Unit; along with Home Land Security Investigations, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Rhode Island State […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On March 7, 2016 at approximately 2:00pm the Central Falls Police received a “911” call of an ensuing breaking-in at 13 Parker Street. The caller stated that three teenagers had smashed the side window of the house and gained entry into the 1st floor apartment. Responding units surrounded the dwelling at which […]readmore
Rhode Island – Friday morning at approximately 6:50AM, security personnel from Twin River Casino as well as the Lincoln Police attempted to approach an unknown male within the casino regarding suspected cheating activity. The subject, upon seeing the personnel approaching, fled from the casino, ran across the casino parking lot and entered the adjacent wood […]readmore
Rhode Island – On Thursday, March 10, 2016 at approximately 10:30 p.m. Troopers from the Rhode Island State Police Lincoln Woods Barracks responded to reports of a motorcycle crash on Route 195 East at the Taunton Avenue exit in the City of East Providence, RI. The preliminary investigation revealed that a Harley Davidson motorcycle was […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by local education leaders, took a tour of the technology program at Edward R. Martin Middle School in East Providence. Raimondo visited the school’s Google classroom and spoke with students about computer science and technology. «Computer science is the new basic skill,» Raimondo said. «Programs like the […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on the announcement of the state’s latest economic data. «We still have a tall hill to climb to turn this economy around. However, we have momentum. Just yesterday, Citizens Bank announced that it will renew its investment in our state with a new […]readmore
March 10, 2016 — PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Spring is just around the corner, and one sure sign is the start of Daylight Saving Time. This coming weekend, we’ll “spring forward” by turning clocks ahead one hour. It’s also an ideal time to spring into action for home safety, by changing the batteries in our carbon […]readmore