A multi-million-dollar civil lawsuit filed Thursday accuses police officials in Ferguson, Missouri of violating civil rights in the central U.S. town during largely peaceful protests in recent weeks. Five plaintiffs are seeking $40 million in the federal suit that alleges local police used excessive force, assaulted and unlawfully detained demonstrators after the death of Michael […]readmore
JPMorgan Chase & Co is investigating a possible cyber attack and working with law enforcement authorities to determine the scope, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday morning. The bank was taking additional steps to safeguard sensitive or confidential information, though it did not see unusual fraud activity at this time, company spokeswoman Trish Wexler said. […]readmore
President Barack Obama on Thursday pointedly pinned blame for the violence roiling eastern Ukraine on Moscow, as Russian armored vehicles backed by artillery strikes reportedly surrounded a strategic border town. The seizure of Novoazovsk, which sits astride a major highway leading from the Russian border through southern Ukraine to the Crimean peninsula, appeared to involve […]readmore
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) – Cranston Mayor Allan Fung on Thursday named the officer who is second in command of the Rhode Island State Police as his choice for police chief. If the City Council gives its approval, the man currently second-in-command at the Rhode Island State Police will become Cranston’s new police chief. “I am […]readmore
Warwick, RI – The Keeping Kids Safe Project by S.I.P. Kids, a national child safety organization who tours the country providing free FBI quality digital fingerprints for children, is coming to Warwick to host a free child safety fair. “Police officials say time is crucial in the recovery of missing children. One major problem that […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island secretary of state’s office has unveiled a new application, designed to assist voters from mobile devices such as cellphones and tablets. Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis says the app known as RI VIC helps Rhode Islanders learn their voter status, find out where to vote, research district information, […]readmore
BOSTON – An EPA settlement will require that a Rhode Island chemical manufacturing company take multiple actions designed to minimize air emissions and protect air quality near the facility and in the surrounding community. The company, Mereco Technologies Group, Inc., has agreed to settle EPA claims that the company neither complied with the National Emission […]readmore
President Barack Obama made a statement Thursday on the situation in Ukraine, saying he spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and that the two agree «Russia is responsible for the violence in eastern Ukraine.» «The new images of Russian forces inside Ukraine make that plain for the world to see,» Obama said. Obama said he […]readmore
El Mano a Mano Solomon vs Elorza LPR NEWS DEBATE AG27 Podcatsreadmore
Providence, Rhode Island– The hour-long radio debate between candidates Michael Solomon and Jorge Elorza was held at the LPR’s studios in Cranston and hosted by LPR’s moderator, Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, MD and Wendy Schiller, professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Brown University […]readmore