PROVIDENCE, R.I.-The Providence City Council Finance Committee Thursday introduced and passed an ordinance that establishes greater taxpayer protections on a $40 million infrastructure bond question slated for the November ballot. A late submission of a bond request by the Elorza administration stated the administration was seeking both a 20-year $40 million infrastructure bond at a […]readmore
On July 28, 2016, at 2:00 PM, Troopers from the Rhode Island State Police Hope Valley Barracks and Officers from the Hopkinton Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 95 South in the Town of Hopkinton. Initial investigation revealed that the tractor trailer was traveling on Route 95 south in the […]readmore
Voz de América El papa Francisco visitó un santuario venerado por los polacos y alabó a su fallecido antecesor Juan Pablo II como un hijo de Polonia: «humilde pero poderoso». El Pontífice está en el segundo día de una visita de cinco al país europeo asistiendo a las celebraciones de la Jornada Mundial de la […]readmore
VOA News WikiLeaks released 29 audio recordings Wednesday that it said were taken from Democratic National Committee servers. The voicemails, apparently copied from email accounts of seven DNC members, included party associates upset by Bernie Sanders influence on the Democratic Party. Reports say one caller did not want the Vermont senator to speak at the […]readmore
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, is pleased to announce the graduation ceremony of 26 new troopers from the Rhode Island State Police Training Academy. The Commencement Ceremony will take place on: Friday, July 29, 2016 12:00 p.m. Rhode […]readmore
Providence – La mañana del jueves el dueño de un restaurante chino encontró un hombre muerto dentro de en un vehículo que estaba estacionado frente a su negocio. Los detectives confirmaron el arresto de una persona. El asesinato ocurrió en la avenida Bellevue esquina calle Cranston. Familiares y amigos de la victima están reunidos en […]readmore
John W. Hinckley, Jr., de 61 años, no significa más un peligro para él u otros, dijo el juez federal en Washington que ordenó su liberación. John W. Hinckley, Jr., será liberado de un hospital psiquiátrico del gobierno más de 35 años después que intentó asesinar al presidente Ronald Reagan e hirió a otros tres […]readmore
BOSTON – EPA and R.I. Dept. of Environmental Management (RIDEM) expect to begin field work on Monday, August 1, 2016, to decommission and remove above-ground piping that is part of an inoperable soil vapor extraction (SVE) system at the Stamina Mills Superfund Site in North Smithfield, R.I. This project is expected to take about 2-3 […]readmore
ENON, Ohio, July 27, 2016 - Speedway LLC (Speedway), the nation's second-largest chain of company-owned and -operated gasoline and convenience stores with approximately 2,770 stores in 22 states, is looking to hire more than 1,250 employees across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Speedway […]readmore
La fiscalía acusó a la policía de haber llevado a cabo una investigación parcializada que impidió inculpar a los oficiales. Fiscales estadounidenses retiraron todos los cargos pendientes contra los tres agentes de policía que aguardaban juicio por la muerte del detenido negro Freddie Gray en Baltimore. La fiscalía acusó a la policía de haber llevado […]readmore