CRANSTON – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today held a special medal ceremony in his Cranston office honoring World War II Army Veteran, Mr. Nicola Mainelli, 98, of Providence, with the military awards he earned but never received following his World War II service. Born in Providence, Mr. Mainelli was 24 years old when he joined […]readmore
Please note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Efrain Blanco (age 32) 101 Althea Street Providence, RI P1-2016-0221A The Providence County Grand Jury reported out an indictment charging Efrain Blanco with murder. […]readmore
Providence – Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Miguel Wynns (age 20), of Providence, pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to possession of a firearm without a license, possession of a controlled substance (heroin), possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (heroin), and delivery of a controlled substance […]readmore
Cranston, RI – The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) is alerting all Rhode Islanders that the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Newport and Washington Counties to be in effect Saturday morning, January 23, until Sunday morning, January 24. «My number one priority as Governor is keeping everyone safe, and […]readmore
PENTAGON—As Defense Secretary Ash Carter calls for continued U.S. «boots on the ground» in Iraq and Syria to defeat the Islamic State (IS) group, the public is still trying to figure out the current role of U.S. troops deployed there. The United States currently has about 3,550 service members in Iraq, with about 2,750 of […]readmore
Note: Names in this article have been changed. Eight-year-old Maria wears her hair braided and has bright pink shoelaces on her sneakers. But what she did Wednesday was quite grown-up. It was 6:30 a.m. when Maria heard knocking at the door of her suburban American home as she was getting ready for school. The second-grader […]readmore
Jeff Seldin Over the waning weeks of 2015, about 500 key Islamic State (IS) officials and commanders packed up and slipped away, leaving their posts in Syria and Iraq. The move, according to a U.S. official familiar with the intelligence, was not part of any sort of retreat. Rather, it appeared to be a calculated […]readmore
Central Falls – Víctima de violencia domestica, Sherry Price de 48 años fue atacada por su novio el sábado 9 de enero. La policía está en la búsqueda de Percy Abbott de 53 años sospechoso de la golpiza que le causo la muerte a Sherry. El jefe de la policía de central Falls James Mendonca […]readmore
Southern New England could be hit with a major winter storm this weekend and National Grid is prepared to respond to any power interruptions that might occur. Weather forecasts are still tentative, but conditions appear favorable for the development of an off-shore storm that could dump as much as six or more inches of snow […]readmore
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) joined other federal and local government agencies across the country in reminding people to prepare for impending severe weather. As much of the Eastern half of the nation prepared for severe weather, including blizzard conditions and accumulating snow, the SBA encouraged small business owners to follow these […]readmore