The Rhode Island State Police and the Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General assisted by the Richmond Police Department and Hopkinton Police Department are investigating a police pursuit and serious injury crash that occurred after 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2016. The preliminary investigation revealed the following information: At 6:03 p.m., the Richmond […]readmore
ROVIDENCE, RI La secretaria de estado Nellie M. Gorbea les recuerda a los ciudadanos de Rhode Island que tienen hasta este domingo 27 de marzo para inscribirse como votantes en la primaria de preferencia presidencial que se celebrara el 26 de abril. Aun cuando la fecha límite cae un domingo, las juntas electorales de cada […]readmore
Havana, Cuba - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse applauded the House's passage today of the Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act, which extends key foreclosure protection to those who serve. Whitehouse authored the legislation, which was unanimously approved by the Senate in December. The bill now awaits the President's signature to become law. "Some of the […]readmore
Providence, RI– Providence Police are searching for the subject in the attached photo for a bank robbery which occurred on March 19th at the Citizens Bank located inside the Stop and Shop located at 333 West River Road, Providence. The suspect is described as a white female, 5’3”, skinny build, wearing a black hooded […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Due to expected winter storm conditions Providence Public Schools and afterschool activities are canceled for Monday, March 21, 2016. A citywide parking ban will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 21, and will remain in effect until further notice. Residents with overnight parking passes are advised that they cannot park on […]readmore
Washington, DC-The shooting death this past Sunday of Prince George's County (MD) Police Officer Jacai D. Colson was horrific and shocking on many levels. Just consider the facts. The attack that took Officer Colson's life occurred at a police station on a Sunday afternoon. He was the thirteenth officer nationwide killed by gunfire in 2016-more […]readmore
Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON—Intelligence officials are taking a close look at what an American Islamic State (IS) fighter is telling Kurdish media; parts of his account raise as many questions as answers. Mohamad Jamal Khweis, the 26-year-old from Alexandria, Virginia, spoke just days after he claims to have fled from the IS-held city of Mosul. Kurdish […]readmore
VOA News The top suspect linked to the November 13 terror attacks in France has been arrested in Belgium, a Belgian minister said Salah Abdeslam was arrested by Belgian police during a raid Friday in the Molenbeek area of Brussels. Belgian immigration minister Theo Francken confirmed the arrest in a tweet that said «We got […]readmore
Cranston Police Department’s K9 Zeus, a purebred Czechoslovakian Shepherd, will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Zeus’s vest is sponsored by a fund raiser hosted by Max Hempe, Troop 1of Kingston, RI BSA and will be embroidered with the sentiment […]readmore
Providence, Rhode Island – 18 March 2016 – GE said that it continues to make progress with the assembly of the first part of towers that will be used to support the wind turbines that will comprise the Block Island Wind Farm. This project, which will use state-of-the-art GE wind turbines, is America’s first offshore […]readmore