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
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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
She’s going for an early dismissal. Diane Sawyer will sign off from ABC’s «World News» Wednesday ending a five-year run as one of the nation’s most watched news anchors. The move came a day earlier than originally planned and caught many by surprise. «See you tonight for my last night anchoring,» Sawyer tweeted . “Great […]readmore
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Hurricane Cristobal moved slowly toward Bermuda after drenching Atlantic and Caribbean islands with heavy rains, causing flooding that officials blamed for at least five deaths. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the hurricane would likely avoid a collision with the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, but it was generating life-threatening […]readmore
The U.S. military says it lauched further air attacks Wednesday against Islamic State militants near Irbil and the strategic Mosul Dam in Iraq. The United States Central Command [CENTCOM] said in a statement that U.S. forces launched three airstrikes using fighter, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft to support Iraqi security force operations. «The strikes were […]readmore
AP/Curtis Family Nancy Curtis (left) and her son, Peter Theo Curtis, reunited in Boston on Tuesday. An American writer released this week from two years in the captivity of insurgents in Syria is doing well and is excited to be free, his mother said on Tuesday. «In the days following my release on Sunday, I […]readmore
He once said he was glad he got blown up because the resulting agony led him to meeting the love of his life, who is also his best friend. Boston Marathon bombing survivor James Costello walked down the aisle Saturday with nurse Krista D’Agostino, in a wedding that came about through donated services from local […]readmore