Rhode Island – Rhode Island Health officials say 7 more people died from drug overdose in 5 days, bringing the total deaths so far this year to 45. Dr. Michael Fine, Director of the Department of Health of Rhode Island, announced the deaths on Wednesday during a community meeting on the prevention of overdose held […]Load more...
Rhode Island – Warwick resident, Leonard O’Neill 58 years has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for the crime of possession of child pornography. O’Neill pleaded guilty to the charges last October. Court documents show that in 2012 authorities seized from the O’Neill residence nearly 20,000 images of child pornography showing minors having […]Load more...
Simón Díaz, a Latin-American Folklore Icon The news saddened the world of folklore. Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez, better known as «Simón Díaz» or «Uncle Simon», died in the early hours of Wednesday, February 19, at the age of 85, after struggling for years against the syndrome of Alzheimer’s disease. It was a sad week, in […]Load more...
RI – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that on Friday, February 21, 2014, members of the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Gregory Lombardi, Jr., age 20, of 61 Gesler Street, Apartment 31, Providence, Rhode Island, for the alleged […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET, RI – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) today applauded President Obama’s decision to exclude chained CPI (Consumer Price Index) from his Fiscal Year 2015 budget proposal. Yesterday, Cicilline led a letter signed by 116 of his colleagues pressing the administration to drop this change in how the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) is calculated. Cicilline has been […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET, RI – In an effort to promote innovation and engage students in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM), U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) today urged Rhode Island students to compete in his first annual House Student App Challenge. The winning app will be displayed at the U.S. Capitol and featured on the U.S. House […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell today announced the appointment of Kelly Mahoney as policy director for his campaign. Mahoney brings more than 10 years of policy development experience to the campaign. “I’m thrilled to have Kelly join our team. She brings a wealth of experience in policy formulation to the campaign […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE,RI- Dari Garcia, was arrested on January 24, 2012, when he was 21 years of age, by the Providence Police Department Narcotics and Organized Crime Bureau for various narcotics violations. The case was resolved on June 5, 2012 in Superior Court where Garcia received ten years, two years to serve, and eight years suspended. On […]Load more...
Pawtucket, RI – Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island continues a free Wellness Lecture Series featuring a diverse menu of health and wellness programs in Spanish at Progreso Latino, Inc. The series offers the expertise of physicians and other health care professionals. All of the lectures will take place from 10 to 11 am at Progreso […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Brotherhood of Corrections Officers (RIBCO) today endorsed Aquidneck Island businessman Guillaume De Ramel in his campaign to become Rhode Island’s next Secretary of State. RIBCO, started in 1971 to ensure the safety of workers inside of the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston, has 1200 members. “As Corrections Officers, our members see […]Load more...