Rhode Island – Hundreds of people came Friday to South Providence, where Luis V. Gutiérrez – a congressman from Illinois and a national leader in the immigration reform movement – led in a poignant demonstration, to request the cooperation of House Republicans in Washington to approve the immigration bill , which could include a path […]readmore
Rhode Island – Authorities in Rhode Island canceled the Amber Alert they issued on Thursday for the disappearance of Daniel Britt 6 years of Woonsocket who was found unharmed in the home of relatives in a suburb near Seattle in Washington State. His mother, Andria Britt is in custody. Alerta Amber Cancelada Rhode Island – […]readmore
Rhode Island – A new report on traffic stops in Rhode Island shows that minorities are more likely to be stopped by the police than whites in most communities , but are less likely to be fined. Northeastern University researchers reviewed nearly 154,000 traffic stops made by 39 law enforcement agencies last year between January […]readmore
Rhode Island – A jury in the Superior Court of Kent County issued a guilty verdict in three of the five counts of embezzlement and one count of conspiracy against former state Sen. Timothy Patrick McDonald. McDonald was accused of embezzling more than $ 160,000 in real estate transactions. He faces up to 20 years […]readmore
Rhode Island – A grand jury indicted Mark Yu, 36, with two counts of murder and two for failing to report their deaths, for the murder of his parents in North Providence. Authorities allege that the victims Young Yu, 60, and Yeon Yu, 61, died from blunt force trauma at the family residence in July […]readmore
Massachusetts – Police responded early Thursday morning to a 911 call and arrived at the corner of Myrtle and Cedar Grove in New Bedford where they found an man injured by a gunshot wound and was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital where he later died. Authorities identified the deceased as 23 Patrick Alves of New […]readmore
Mass. – Police are investigating after they found the bodies of Sharif Goode, 22, and Mabilia Maranhao, 22, in a Brock Avenue residence Wednesday afternoon. Those close to the case say that the dead were a couple and lived in a place called Goode. According to the authorities it seems to be a murder-suicide, but […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Federal, state and local leaders are expected to attend a rally Friday for comprehensive immigration reform hosted by Congressman David N. Cicilline, (D-RI) and his guest, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), Cicilline’s office said.readmore
REVERE – Thursday, January 16, 2013 – Governor Deval Patrick today signed Executive Order No. 548 establishing a cross-Secretariat Task Force on School Safety and Security. This task force will be charged with developing a model school safety and security plan that school districts can adapt and implement to ensure that students and educators are […]readmore
Buttonwood Park Zoo Makes In Defense Of Animals’ 2013 List Of “Ten Worst Zoos For Elephants” – Grabs Fourth Spot San Rafael, Calif. – In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization, released today its list of the Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants for 2013. This marks IDA’s ten-year anniversary of exposing the […]readmore