The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says the two shooters in last week’s California massacre were radicalized before they met online and started discussing jihad and martyrdom about two years ago. FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, were radicalized […]readmore
The initiative kicks off a year-long celebration of the Foundation’s 100th anniversary next year including a special program to award $500,000 in grants for community activities in every city and town in 2016 PROVIDENCE, RI -- To kick off a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1916, the Rhode Island Foundation […]readmore
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims in San Bernardino and their families. This was the 352nd mass shooting in our country this year. It came just five days after a gunman in Colorado Springs wounded nine people and killed a police officer, an Iraq war veteran, and a mother of two children. More […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: December 02, 2015 The two suspects killed one man, one woman, were armed with assault rifles and handguns, dressed in «assault-style» clothing. At least 14 people were killed and 17 others wounded on Wednesday when three gunmen burst into a handicapped training center in San Bernardino, California and started shooting. […]readmore
Providence, RI – Providence Police are searching for the driver and vehicle shown in the attached photographs and video that was involved in a hit-and-run accident that occurred on November 29, 2015 at 1705 hours at the intersection of Broadway and Marshall Street claiming the life of an elderly woman and injuring her granddaughter while […]readmore
Updated VOA News At least 14 victims dead and 14 injured are reported at the press conference from a shooting at a handicapped training center in San Bernardino, California, an hour east of Los Angeles. There are fatalities, but it is not yet clear how many. The local sheriff’s department says as many as three shooters […]readmore
VOA News December 02, 2015 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan introduced their new baby daughter to the world Tuesday along with a $45 billion initiative to improve the lives of those in her generation and those that follow. Presented as a letter to Max, who was born last week, Zuckerberg and […]readmore
Jeff Seldin U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday the Iraqi government was briefed in advance of Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s announcement that teams of U.S. special operators could be in Iraq in a matter of weeks. The “specialized expeditionary targeting force» will consist of approximately 200 special forces personnel, according to officials familiar […]readmore
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $18.2 million to the State of Rhode Island to help finance improvements to water projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment. The funds will be primarily used to upgrade sewage plants and drinking water systems, as well as replacing aging infrastructure, throughout […]readmore
Pawtucket – Food Network’s Top 5 Restaurants hosted Geoffrey Zakarian and Sunny Anderson, recently aired their show on November 30th, highlighting Pawtucket’s Modern Diner as one of the top five diners nationwide. The Modern Diner has been a staple of the Pawtucket community since 1941 where it was delivered to 13 Dexter Street. It […]readmore