Ken Bredemeier Last updated on: December 17, 2015 5:04 PM The friend and neighbor who supplied the guns to the couple who massacred 14 people in a California office two weeks ago has been arrested, according to authorities. State and federal officials tell two major newspapers – The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post […]Load more...
ISLAMABAD—The Islamic State group has launched an FM radio channel in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. Local journalist Anaat Khan said the channel has been active for almost a month and can be heard in the provincial capital Jalalabad. Local Provincial Council Member Zabihullah Zmaray said the broadcast lasts two hours daily from 6-8 p.m. and […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on the announcement of the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. «Since January, the Rhode Island economy has added over 6,000 jobs. These numbers are encouraging, but we still have a long way to go to create high-wage, high-skill, family-supporting jobs. As we look […]Load more...
The Rhode Island State Police, Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General, Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, and the United States Attorney’s Office were at John Rollins Recreation Center in Providence to kick off the Kids, Cops & Christmas event. The Rhode Island State Police, the Rhode Island Police […]Load more...
The students of D»Abate Memorial School was so excited this morning because they got a visit from the Gingerbread Express. This was their 26th annual Gingerbread Express. NEARI fund this special program, The Gingerbread Express which links their members and friends with public school students who may be facing a bleak, gift-less holiday season. Each of these […]Load more...
Governor Gina Raimondo Supports Charitable Event for Local Foster Families
Governor Gina Raimondo with the Director of the Department of Children, Youth and Families and Foster Forward to distribute Hasbro toys to foster families in Rhode Island. Also, present were two players Tommy Cross and Brandon De Fazio of the Providence Bruins and Ocean State Job Lot to help support the event and spread some […]Load more...
Laurelmead Residents Collaborate with RISD/Brown students design health-related products and
PROVIDENCE, RI ( December 15, 2015)- Residents at Laurelmead Senior Living Cooperative attended their second meeting with RISD Industrial Design students and a student from Brown University and reviewed both products and data that help seniors live healthful and productive lives. “ The collaboration between our residents and the students from RISD and Brown has […]Load more...
Pamela Dockins December 15, 2015 MOSCOW—Saying the first two rounds of talks on a political transition in Syria are a “strong beginning,” Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States and Russia have the ability to make a “significant difference” in Syria’s crisis. He commented Tuesday at the start of talks with Russian President […]Load more...
Jurors didn’t believe Philip Chism’s claims of hearing commanding voices that told him to stab 24-year-old Colleen Ritzer to death two years ago in a Danvers High School bathroom. Chism’s defense attorneys had presented an insanity defense, describing him as a severely mentally ill 14-year-old who was in the throes of psychosis when he killed […]Load more...
Providence Elementary School Receives $20,000 ‘Play 60’ Grant from New
PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza joined Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft, Rhode Island Dairy Farmer Melissa Breene Jordan, and Brandon King of the New England Patriots as George J. West Elementary Schools was awarded a $10,000 ‘Hometown Grant’ in partnership with the NFL and the Rhode Island Dairy Farm Families as well […]Load more...