Providence Police and Fire Departments to kick off the holiday season with the Providence Department of Public Safety’s 1st Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. There will also be a special performance by the Central High School Choir and a visit from Santa Claus. Tomorrow, November 30th at 10:00 a.m. at the Providence Public Safety Complexreadmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On November 27, 2016 information was received that David Deleon (19) who was wanted by the Providence Police Department in connection to a homicide was hiding out within the third floor apartment of 108 Hedley Avenue. As a result, detectives and members of the patrol bureau responded to the aforementioned location where […]readmore
By Karen Lee Ziner Journal Staff Writer CRANSTON — For more than a decade, Latino Public Radio has served Rhode Island’s Spanish-speaking community, currently 150,000 and growing. The nonprofit, 24-7 station provides bilingual news and information, including health, educational and financial programming, and culturally targeted entertainment. But the station, 1290 AM WRNI, is facing a […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Secretary Elizabeth Roberts announced that Rhode Island has partnered with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to leverage nearly $130 million in federal funds over the next five years to further transform our healthcare system to support better care and healthier Rhode Islanders. These […]readmore
BOSTON – November 28, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced more than $3.9 million in grant awards to 13 communities to protect over 900 acres of land through the Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND) Grant Program. The grant program, which is overseen by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) Division […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Majority Whip Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) today hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new recreation center at Pleasant View Elementary School. Ryan was joined by Mayor Jorge Elorza, Council President Luis Aponte, Superintendent of Providence Schools Christopher Maher, leaders from Providence Public Schools and the Providence Recreation Department, representatives […]readmore
Jamie Dettmer VOA NEWS KILIS, TURKEY — The much fought over front lines in Aleppo separating Syrian rebels in the eastern districts from the mixed forces of President Bashar al-Assad surrounding them have begun to shift dramatically — that’s hardly surprising given how outmatched the fight has become both in terms of manpower and the massive […]readmore
VOA News Cubans lined up Monday to pay their respects to Fidel Castro at Revolution Square in Havana as the country begins a week-long goodbye to the island’s revolutionary leader, a man many loved and many loathed. Memorial services began early Monday after 21-gun salutes sounded simultaneously in the capital and in the eastern city […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to reverse President Barack Obama’s warming of relations with Cuba, the clearest indication yet that the historic restoration of ties is under threat. «If Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the U.S. as a whole, I will […]readmore
VOA News President-elect Donald Trump renewed Sunday his unsubstantiated allegations of vote fraud in the election he won earlier this month. He wrote in Twitter that he would have defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the nationwide popular vote «if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.» Four hours later, he called into question […]readmore